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Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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Books
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*** Book, 'South Australia Illustrated.' by George French Angas 1822-1886 first edition, pub. 1846 1847, London. Containing 60 coloured plates. ***
*** Book, 'Peking the Beautiful.' Herbert C White, pub. Shanghai 1927. In original cardboard box, embroidered blue silk cover. Provenance: George Halla, Czech Republic Consul to New South Wales, 1948; thence by descent. Private Collection, Sydney. ***
*** Book, Aubrey Beardsley, illustrator) Le Morte D'Arthur, J.M Dent 1893, publisher). Limited edition 1500 copies. Gilt embossed cloth covers, profusely illustrated by Beardsley. ***
*** Book, 'Modern Australian Aboriginal Art, by Rex Battarbee. 1951 limited edition 79/130, signed by the author & ten Hermannsburg artists, including Albert Namatjira. With slip case. ***
*** A Humument. Tetrad press, London 1970. One of an edition of 100, with signed justification, every loose leaf signed and including hand inscribed extra leaf, ' a page for Ann with love from tom Phillips', Comes in gift inscribed box, 'A miscellany of… ***
*** Volume Etchings 'The Works of James Gillray', 'The Works of James Gillray. From The Original Plates with the Addition of Many Subjects Not Before Collected.' Printed for Henry G. Bohn, York St, Covent Garden. (c. 1849). 1 volume elephant folio (631 x 484… ***
*** Book, 'Creative Effort.', by Norman Lindsay, Art in Australia, Sydney, 1920. No. 116 of 120. Containing original hand-signed etching, 'Creative Effort', (15 x 9 cm), a dedication from the author. ***
*** Book: 'Picasso's sketch book'. Limited edition in exact facsimile. 250 copies. Published by Thames and Hudson/Abrams, 1960. Original glassine wrappers, and 16 page introductory book. ***
*** Volume Etchings 'The Works of William Hogarth', 'The Works of William Hogarth. From The Original Plates Restored by James Heath, Esq. R.A. with the Addition of Many Subjects Not Before Collected.' Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, Paternoster Row, by G… ***
*** Volumes, 2, 'Norman Lindsay,' by Lin Bloomfield. 'Norman Lindsay Oil Paintings, & Watercolours 1889-1969.', pub. odana editions 2006 & 2003. deluxe limited ed. #140/500. Each signed by the author, with tipped-in photograph & slipcase. ***
*** Two Volumes: 'The Poems of W. B. Yeats.' in slipcase. Pub. By MacMillan & Co., 1949. Hand signed by W. B. Yeats # 54/350. Includes prospectus. Endpapers foxed, otherwise good. ***
*** Book, 'Pictorial Book Plates' by P.Neville Barnett. Privately printed 1931. Deluxe edition 95/100. Many tipped in book plates including signed originals by Adrian Feint, Norman Lindsay, Lloyd Rees etc. Missing Sydney long frontispiece ***
*** Book, 'The Art of Frederick Mccubbin', published 1916 by the Lothian book Publishing Co. Limited Edition #734/1000. Hand signed by McCubbin ***
*** Book, Visiones Apocalypticae. Title page at rear of various biblical engravings bound into one volume. 150+ engravings. ***
*** Book: 'Earth Hold,' by Jennifer Rankin and John Olsen 1978, the deluxe edition, bound in leather. Includes an original signed John Olsen etching 'Banksia,' limited to 150 copies. Book and etching 34/150 ***
*** Book: 'Verve,' Matisse de La Couleur, 1945. Original wrappers (split to spine), and all plates intact. ***
*** Book, 'John Allcot marine Artist,' limited edition #305/500. Hand signed by Rodney Allcot, pub. The Allcot Trust. With slipcase. ***
*** Book, 'An Alphabet,' by William Nicholson, published William Heinemann, London 1898 (mould to title page, 'A' page and slightly to the 'B' page); and 'A Naval Alphabet' by John Hassall, including Title page, 'R' and 'V'. Four items ***
*** Wynfield, David Wylkie (1837-1887) (2) Portrait of Frederick Walker Ara (2). Walker was a member of the St. Johns Wood clique. Also, book 'Princes of Victorian Bohemia,' by Juliet Hacking. Pub. Prestel, 2000. 24 x 19 cm. & 22 x 17 cm. (photographs) ***
*** Mariners magazine by Capt. Samuel Sturmy. Mathematical arts and tables of logarithms, third edition by John Colson. Titled & engraved title in facsimile, 1679. ***
*** Pair May Gibbs story books of 1916. 'Gum-Nut Babies' & 'Gum-Blossom Babies.' Inc. original envelope. Both booklets inscribed 1917. Printed by Penfold & Co, Sydney. Original string binding. 22 x 14.5 cm ***
*** 'The Arabian Nights Entertainments' series of books, illustrated in twelve volumes with gilt embossed covers, including 'The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night,' translated from rabic by Captain Sir Rf Burton, published by Height S Nichols Ltd in 1898,… ***
*** Book: 'The holy bible,' published by Thomas Baskett, Oxford 1747. ***
*** 1851 Great Exhibition Illustrated Catalogue. 3rd edition of 3 volumes which has been originally bound into 2 large volumes. Quarter calf binding with marbled boards. Many engravings & full page lithographs. Top hinges broken but interior fairly clean &… ***
*** Unknown British photographer’s large photo album. Being volume 2 holding several hundred photographs of tours in Europe dated from the 1870s through to 1913. Albumin photograph. 40 x 31 x 6 cm ***
*** Books (2), 'Australian parrots', volumes I & II. By Forshaw/Cooper. Boxed collector's issue of second (revised) edition, Limited edition #772/1000 signed by authors. ***
*** Book, 'The Arthur Streeton, Catalogue' published Arthur Streeton 1935. Limited Edition of 500. Hand signed by artist ***
*** Book: 'Pen Drawings by Norman Lindsay'Published by Arthur Mcquitty & Co. Sydney, 1924. Edition of 500, signed by Norman Lindsay. ***
*** Books (5), Disney Mickey mouse. Which are complete & original. No missing pages and no repairs. 'Mickey mouse story Book,' 1931. London, Dean & Son Ltd. 62 pages, soft pictorial covers; 'Mickey mouse & mother Goose,' 1936. London & Glasgow, Collins. Hard… ***
*** Book, 'William Dobell', by James Gleeson. Published 1964 Thames and Hudson. Hand signed by artist and author ***
*** 'Paintings and Statues From the Collection of President Sukarno of the Republic of Indonesia.' Published Japan, 1964. 5 Volume set of Hardback Books ***
*** Book: 'John Olsen, the Land Beyond Time.' Deluxe edition. Limited to 500 special leather bound copies signed by the artist, and the authors Mary Durack, Geoffrey Dutton, Vincent Serventy, Alex Bortignon and Mary Durack. ***
*** Mark Foys 1960s scrapbook and jubilee book, 'The Romance of the House of Foy,' 1935 ***
*** Book: 'The holy bible,' published by Thomas Kelly, London, 1815. Rebound in Sydney by T Corbett. ***
*** Book, 'The Art of Elioth Gruner.' limited edition #465/600, signed by artist. Pub. Art in Australia ***
*** Books, (11) 'Rationale of Judicial Evidence,' by Jeremy Bentham, pub.1827. 11 volumes, some with loose and stained boards ***
*** Book: 'Painter's Journal' written and illustrated by Donald friend. Published by Sydney Ure Smith, 1946. Loosely enclosed is an original pen sketch by Donald friend of two men fencing. ***
*** Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States. An Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, Cosmopolitan book Corporation, New York, 1929, signed 'Calvin Coolidge,' limited edition No. 712 of 1000. in slip case ***
*** Book, 'The Arthur Streeton Catalogue.' Melbourne,1935. Quarto, gilt-lettered purple cloth (a little sun faded), 141 pp, numerous tipped-in colour and black and white plates, essays by J. S. Macdonald, Irwin Macdonald and Lionel Lindsay. Limited to 500… ***
*** Book. 'The Lives of the Primitive Fathers,' by William Cave. Printed by Richard Chiswell, 1677. This copy for Reverend Roger Kay ex St John's College, Cambridge (d.1731) ***
*** Book: 'Made in Australia,' 1938. 270 glossy pages of Australian industries. Also, three Tasmania tourist booklets, and Java travel brochure. 33 x 36 cm (largest) ***
*** Book: 'The Odyssey of Homer,' illustrated by W.Russell Flint. Pub. Medici Society, 1924 # 201/500. Original wrapper and papers foxed. Interior tight and clean. ***
*** Books, (2) 'History of India,' by James Grant, published Cassell, Petter, Galpin. Vol. I and II ***
*** Book: 'Lysistrata by Aristophanes'. In English, translated by Jack Lindsay. Four plates by Norman Lindsay, & other illustrations. Half morocco & blue cloth. Published by Fanfrolico Press, London,1926. Edition 37/725 ***
*** Hiroshige, Utagawa fifty three Stations of the Tokaido. Modern folio with book and 55 prints. Print 21.5 x 33.5 cm ***
*** Book: 'The life and work of Sydney long,' by Joanna Mendlessohn, the deluxe edition, bound in leather on special paper limited to 275 signed copies. ***
*** Book: 'Ex Libris - Keith Wingrove,' by Robert Littlewood. Pub. Littlewood press, Melbourne, 1996. Edition 65 of 150. Many tipped in book plates. ***
*** Book: 'Hommage a George Braque Derriere Le Miroir' Essays and artwork by Giacometti, Picasso, Heidegger, man ray and many others. Published by Aime M'ght, 1964. ***
*** Book: 'Mao and China's 10 Year Anniversary, 1959.' 545 pages, many tipped in plates on the Revolution and Cultural items. 39 x 32 cm ***
*** Dorothea Mackellar. Australian Poet. Crystal inkwell from her estate together with the book a Peck O'Maut, by Patrick R. Chalmers, Methuen, London, 1925, from her library with her ink signature: 'Dorothea Mackellar' to front end paper. Purchased at Estat ***
*** Book, 'The Life and Work of Sydney Long.' by Joanna Mendelssohn. Ltd. Ed #50/275 published 1979, Copperfield Publishing. Signed by the author. In original carton ***
*** Book, 'John Olsen', by Deborah Hart. First Ed. 1991 Craftsman house. Hand signed by artist, dated 1999 ***
*** Book, 'Australian jewellery 19th and early 20th century,' by Anne Schofield and Kevin Fahy. Pub. David Eall pair of ess 1990. Ltd edt. Of 2000 copies. ***
*** Book 'Wood Engravings.' by L. Roy Davies, pub. Odana Editions. No. 58/104. Signed by the author ***
*** Book: 'Ovide illustrated by Picasso Les Metamorphoses' facsimile limited edition (no.1328a) on Bellerive paper by production Edito-Services S.A. Geneva N.D. ***
*** Book: 'Jackson's silver and gold marks of England, Scotland and Ireland.' etc ***
*** Book: 'The Life of the Bee,' Maurice M'terlinck. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold. Pub. George Allen & Co. 1st illustrated edition 1911. Spine tanned, covers bumped and marked. Interior clean and unhandled. ***
*** Book: 'Verve', Matisse issue 1948. Drawings and paintings from Vence 1944-48. Original wrapper. ***
*** Books, 'Tom Roberts 1856-1931: A Catalogue Raisonne.', Volume one, text & volume two, plates. By Helen Topliss, pub. Oxford University Press, 1985. ***
*** Book, 'Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures,' published William Heinemann, 1923, with dust jacket ***
*** Book, 'Chinese Domestic furniture,' Gustave Ecke. Pub. Tuttle & Co. & Hong Kong University press, 1963 - a facsimile of the original 1944 book published in Peking. ***
*** Book: 'Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie,' May Gibbs. First edition. Pub. Angus & Robertson Sydney. No date. Inscribed Keith McLeod (McLeod of the Bulletin family). Clean, lightly handled copy with front board and preliminary pages loosening. ***
*** Book. (Antonio ZATTA). UKraine/Crimea. Prospetto degli affari attuali dell'Europa ossia Storia della guerra presente fra le varie potenze belligeranti. Vol 2. (Lugano) Venezia 1788, 8vo, Zatta and Figli. Frontis-pieces Giuseppe II (Emperor Joseph II) and… ***
*** Book: 'Verve' Vol. 2 No. 8 Matisse etc. 1940. Reproductions by Bonnard, Rouault, Braque, Matisse Derain etc. Matisse wrapper. Wartime issue in English. ***
*** Book: 'L'Oeuvre Grave de Vuillard,' author Claude Rogen-Marx. Published by Andre Suret, Paris, 1948. Edition of 2500. ***
*** Book: 'Albert Tucker,' author Christopher Uhl. Published by Landsdowne press, 1969. Leather bound edition of 250, 114 p.p. 27 x 23 cm ***
*** Book: 'Hours of Gladness', by M M'terlinck. ***
*** Books, (8) 'Biggles,' stories by W.E.Johns, including 'Biggles in the Blue,' 'Biggles goes to school' etc ***
*** Book, 'Endemic flora of Tasmania,' part II. Pub. The Ariel pair of ess, London, 1969. Deluxe edition in leather, inscribed by Margaret stones, with slipcase. ***
*** Book: 'Frank Hinder lithographs'1978. Signed by the Artist. Published by Odana Editions. Book: 'Frank Hinder lithographs' Published by Odana Editions, 1978. Signed by the Artist. ***
*** Book: 'Fred Williams 1927-1982,' author Patrick McCaughy. Published by Murdoch books, revised edition 1996, 374 p.p. 33 x 26 cm ***
*** Book: 'What bird is that' Neville W. Cayley. ***
*** Books, (3) 'Cartoons By Claude Marquet,' commemorative volume published The Worker Trustees, 1920; and 'On the Hop! Selection Australian Drawings of Livingston Hopkins (2)' published Bulletin Newspaper, 1904 ***
*** Book, 'A natural History of the birds of New South Wales,' by Lewin. Pub. Queensberry Hill pair of ess. Facsimile reprint. Limited edition #323/500. Leather bound with slip case, including two proof plates. ***
*** Book, 'A natural History of the birds of New South Wales,' by Lewin. Pub. Queensberry Hill pair of ess. Facsimile reprint. Limited edition #99/500. Leather bound with slip case, including two proof plates. ***
*** Book, 'Kamilaroi and other Australian Languages,' by Rev William Ridley, pub. Thomas Richards, NSW. Govt Printer 1875. ***
*** Book: 'Norman Lindsay Etchings Catalogue Raisonne,' by Lin Bloomfield, Odana Editions, 1999. ***
*** Book: 'Brought to Light II,' Contemporary Australian Art from Queensland, 2007. Signed by 9 artists including Imants Tillers, Gareth Sansom, etc. ***
*** Book: 'English Goldsmiths and Their Marks,' by Charles James Jackson. Published by Dover Publications, 1964. 747 pages ***
*** Book: 'Silver in Tudor and Early Stuart Times.' ***
*** Book: 'The Holy Bible,' published in 1875 by James Duffey and Sons, Dublin. ***
*** Book, 'Herman Pekel. An Impressionist's Journey.' pub. By Delshan Art gallery. ***
*** Book, 'Fred Williams Etchings' published Rudy Komon gallery. First edition 1968. Signed by Fred Williams, with dust jacket ***
*** Book: 'Jeffrey Smart Drawings and studies 1942-2001.' signed by Jeffrey Smart. ***
*** Books, (5) 'Phil May's Sketch-Book,' published Chatto and Windus, 1897 and 1903, 2 volumes, both with loose boards; and 'Phil May in Australia,' published Bulletin Newspaper,1904 (3), all three with loose boards ***
*** Book, 'John Coburn, the spirit of colour,' Lou Klepac. Sydney: the Beagle pair of ess, 2003. Quarto, yellow boards in illustrated dustjacket, 216pp. Illustrated. A fine copy. ***
*** Book, 'The New Guide to Masonry and Plastering.' Ed. H.R. Scott Burn; 160 plates etc; pub John G Murdoch, circa 1900. Binding worn. ***
*** Book, 'Worcester porcelain,' by R L Hobson. Pub. Bernard Quaritch, 1910. Some wear to lower right of handcut paper. ***
*** 'Wembley Ware, a Collectors Price Guide,' by Paul Bisby, 2nd edition, 2007, signed and numbered '475/500' ***
*** Book: 'The Tokaido Fifty Three Stations by Hiroshige,' containing woodblock images. Label to cover: 'Uchida Art Co. Ltd, Kyoto Handicraft Centre.' Woodblocks ***
*** Book: 'Robert Dickerson Against the Tide' by Jennifer Dickerson. Published by Queen St fine Art, 1994. Signed by Robert Dickerson. ***
*** Book: 'Eugene Von Guerard's Australian Landscapes.' limited to 1000 copies, signed by the author Marjorie Tipping ***
*** Two books: N width Cayley 'What bird is that?' (complete works edition); and 'What Mammal is that?' ***
*** Books, (14) Zane Grey, Hodder and Stoughton Editions, including 'The Roaring U.P.Trail,' 'The Last of the great Scouts,' and 'The Man of the Forest,' etc. 10 with dust jackets. Some toning to paper and some covers loose, c.1930s ***
*** Book, 'The Art of the Tin Toy,' by David Pressland. Pub.1976 by new Cavendish books. Dust jacket and sleeve included ***
*** Books (3): 'The Art of Arthur Streeton,' Limited edition1919, ed. S Ure Smith; 'Conrad Martens, the man and His Art,' by Lionel Lindsay, pub. Angus & Robertson,1920; & 'Conrad Martens, the man and His Art,' by Lionel Lindsay, revised ed. 1968. ***