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Printed & Written Material — Shapiro Auctioneers

$52,800
Original 19th Century Victoria Police Warrant to Apprehend Ned K…
$9,000
George Smith.…
$4,000
Richard Brown The Rudiments of Drawing Cabinet and Upholstery Fu…
$3,000
Peter & Michael Angelo Nicholson The Practical Cabinetmaker, Uph…








Auction House: Shapiro Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded: 8
Lots with images: 8
Prices available: 8
Category: Printed & Written Material




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*** Original 19th Century Victoria Police Warrant to Apprehend Ned Kelly issued by Robert Woods Jp on 25.1.1876 to a Constable Costello of Glenmore; at the request of John Quinn's, claiming that Ned and Tom Lloyd stole various horses. On parchment, backed with blue paper, folded three times, with deterioration to the first fold, losing several pen strokes; with handwritten description of Kelly to reverse. 33 cm x 21 cm ***
*** George Smith. Collections of Designs for Household Furniture, for J Taylor 1808 first edition, single tome, illustrated frontispiece, engraved on 158 plates, from original drawings. London, by J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, 1808, contemporary tan calf boards ruled in gilt browning or spotting, slight wear to extremities and discoloration to edges of binding, slight tearing to extremities.… ***
*** Richard Brown The Rudiments of Drawing Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture, J Taylor, 1822 revised second edition, single tome, printed title page, a complete copy with all pages present and all engravings correct as called for by the plate list, J Taylor, London, 1822, engraved title page foxed, some foxing throughout First published in 1820, this is one of the most singular and outspoken cabinetmaking books of the 19th century and was also the first devoted, in large part, to the New Greek Revival style in f… ***
*** Peter & Michael Angelo Nicholson The Practical Cabinetmaker, Upholster First Edition of this influential pattern book and Complete Decorator, for H.Fisher & which was issued plain or for a guinea extra Son, 1826 "elegantly coloured". It was the most comprehensive pattern book of Regency second edition, single tome, engraved title furniture designs.… ***
*** Sydney Harbour Bridge-Report on Tenders Book, Printed 1924 complete with plan drawings for each different stage of construction ***
*** Art In Australia Magazine 'Sydney Bridge Celebrations 1932' ***
*** Arnott's Children's Book Literature: page 46 The Amazing Adventures of Anthony Arrowroot. Arnott's Biscuits Brought To Life c. 1930 ***
*** Six Various Postcards from 1930 depicting Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction with different Steamship passing underneath contained in fold out folder ***

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