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Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:424
Sale Title:Antiques & CollectablesLots with images:418
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:396
Date:18-Mar-2012
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Books, 19th century and later, comprising, the table Talk of Samuel Johnson 1818 Vol I & II, marbled cover and tooled leather spine, Forbidden Journey by Ella Maillart 1937, the ancient Mariners 1959, Heyday for Assassins by John Williams and others.
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Britain 19 volumes including Cambridge Cultural History of Britain, 9 volumes, the Scots; Blake, R, the English world etc
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Books on Literature 56 volumes including: Bunyans works 3 volumes, a History of Hungarian Literature;, the Oxford Companion to French Literature; a Sanskrit - English Dictionary, a History of Australian Literature 2 vols etc.
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Biography 112 volumes including: Frank Harris, My life and Loves; Elton John; Hardy Amies, still Here; Oscar Wilde; Nureyeuv;Derek Jarman; Hal Porter; Sheila Scotter etc.
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Film 54 vols including: Milton, J, the life of Charlie Chaplin; Raheja, the Bollywood Saga; Morley, M. Olivier;, the Films of Merchant ivory etc.
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Biography 66 volumes including: Luker, P. Phillip Adams; Johnson, P. Napoleon; Lorenzo the magnificent etc.
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Biography 92 volumes including: Guralnick P, Careless love; Lives of Illustriaous Englishemen, 4 vols; Napoleon, Burke J, the Gods of Freud; hunter, G. Ian Thorpe; etc. Robert Speaight's 1966 biography, Eric Gill etc.
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Poetry 43 volumes including: Jury, a love & the Virgins + a Dweller on Belos; McAuley, Ju. A Vision of Ceremony, Browning, Owen, Plath, Burns, autograph Poetry in the English Language 2 volumes, Pinter, William Carlos Williams etc.
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Australian military History 21 volumes including: Australians at war, Time life, 14 volumes; Reld,R. Gallipoli 1915; Meeking,C. Pictorial History of Australia at war 3 volumes etc.
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Music & Composers 19 volumes including: Skinner, Peter Sculthrope;, the Oxford History of Western music;, the Oxford Companion to music etc
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Oriental rugs & tapestry 7 volumes including: Churchill,C. H, the tapestry book; Kilims Masterpieces fro Turkey; Unravelling the rug puzzle; Thompson, J. Carpets; Bennett. I, Oriental carpet Idenifier; Elland M & M Jnr, a complete Guide to Oriental rugs; Jacobesen, Cw. Oriental rugs, a complete Guide
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Ballet &, theatre 25 volumes including: Brahms, C. Robert Helpmann, Choerographer, 1943, first edition, dust jacket, good.
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Cooking & wine 29 volumes including: Simon, Andre, the Noble Grapes and great Wines of France, 3 volumes autographed by the author; Hazan, M, the classic Italian Cookbook; Solomon, C, the complete Vegetarian, etc.
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