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Sporting & General Memorabilia Session 1 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:429
Sale Title:Sporting & General Memorabilia Session 1Lots with images:221
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:289
Date:5-Nov-2008
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John Wayne (American award winning actor), very early photograph, signed, framed and glazed. 18 x 24 cm.
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'The West Wing', colour photograph signed by 8 cast members - Martin Sheen, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Janel Maloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer and Bradley Whitford.
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'Young Guns', colour photograph signed by 6 cast members - Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney & Casey Siemaszko. With CoA.
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1890 Programme: 'Official Score Book, The Brooklyn BaseBall Club Limited, Season of 1890, Washington Park', for Brooklyn v New York. Good condition.
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1935 Programme: 'Baseball, St.Louis Cardinals vs Boston Red Sox, August 12 1935, Postum Field, Battle Creek'. Good condition
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Baseball Legends, large photograph signed by Joe Di Maggio, Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 79 x 79 cm.
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Group with 1866 Charles Laffitte & Co. £20 share, 189? The New Paltz Water Works Ny, 192? California, Galpetro Producers Syndicate $100 Oil Certificate, 1944 Le Grand Bazar de la Place Saint - Lambert Liege x 3, 1889 The Costa Rica Railway Co. Ltd. £100 second Debenture and 1910 The Anglo-Argentine Tramways Co. £20 Debenture with 4 pages of coupons. Nice examples of the engravers art. (8 items)
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Mount Morgan Limited, 1952-64 share certificates (11); plus Gold Mines if New Guinea, £5 share certificates (20), 1956. (31 items)
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Newspapers Etc, incl. 'The Sydney Morning Herald' Nov. 1843, 'The Mercury' Hobart Jan 1890 x 5 & July/Nov. 1893 x 5, 'The Times' London 1858, 1866 & 1882, 'The Girl's Own Paper' Oct/Nov 1884, 'The Boy's Own Paper' Oct/Dec. 1887 plus 1930's political advertising phamphlet Lang/Lyons x 10. Good condition. (26 items)
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Books/Collectables: 'How I Found Livingstone. Travels, Adventures and Discoveries in Central Africa' by Stanley [London, 1874], with fold-out map (faults); plus 'History of The Conquest of Peru With a Preliminary View of The Civilisation of The Incas' by Prescott [London, c1847]; 'My Game' by Lew Hoad [London, 1958]; 'Olympia 1936 - Die Olympischen Spiele 1936', volume II, published by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst [Altona-Bahrenfeld, 1936]. Also 1984 Los Angeles New Zealand $5 Proof Coin in presentation case;…
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1862 International Exhibition, London: 'Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper Exhibitor; containing About Three Hundred Illustrations, with Letter-press Descriptions of All The Principal Objects in The International Exhibition of 1862' [London, 1862].
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Books: 'An entirely New and Original Aesthetic Opera, in Two Acts, entitled Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride!', written by W.S.Gilbert, composed by Arthur Sullivan [London, 1881]; 'Souvenir, Grand Opera season, His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, 1924' [Melbourne, 1924] (cover faults); 'Introducing James Joyce, a selection of Joyce's prose' by T.S.Eliot [London, 1942]; plus 1963 souvenir cover Visit of John F.Kennedy to Pope Paul VI. (4 items)
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Ephemera: Range including 'Wimpole's Visitors' Guide to Melbourne' [Melbourne, 1881]; World War II War Cartoons 'Havoc!' & 'Stag at Bay' by Mick Armstrong (first book signed) [Melbourne, 1939 & 1945]; 'Field Service Pocket Book (Provisional) 1907' [London, 1907]; 1930s-50s Government brochures; 1861-76 newspapers (3); menus (7) including 1934 Royal Centenary Show & 1953 State Coronation Dinner; few banknotes; 1953 Coronation Guinness bottle. Condition varies
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Victorian Ferns: c1900, using the actual ferns to decorate each page. 32pp only one page with ferns loose. In remarkable condition considering the age and the delicate nature of the plants. Truly a labour of love
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Outhwaite, Ida (1888-1960) 'Bush Songs Of Australia For Young & Old', No date, 4to red and orange wrappers tied at left side with cord. Words by Annie Rentoul, music by Peterson. Imperial edition no 336, Allan & Co. Some creases overall good condition
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D Titanic: Poster, 'In Memoriam, 'Titanic', Sunk on her maiden voyage off Cape Race, April 15th, 1912', published by the East London Printing Co, framed and glazed, overall 45 x 40 cm. Minor creasing though rare and desirable.
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'En Allemagne - Un Camp de Prisonniers (Stendal), Lithographie par A.Bouchet' by Auguste Bouchet [Paris, 1919]. Fair/Good condition
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Png/Fiji: 'Commonwealth of Australia, Sale of Expropriated Properties (First Group) in the Territories of New Guinea and Papua' [Melbourne, 1925], with fold-out map; 'The Papuan Achievement' by Lett [Melbourne, 1944]; 'The Fiji Islands - A Geographical Handbook' by Derrick [Suva, 1957]. (3 items)
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Remainder Of Book Assortment including, 'With Lawrence in Arabia' Lowell Thomas, 'Melba' a biography by Hetherington, Official 1956 small Olympic guide and many others. All in good condition. (25)
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Australiana: 'The National Handbook of Australia's Industries' edited by Pratt [Melbourne, 1934]; plus 'What is the A.I.M.?' by Rev.John Flynn (Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service) [Sydney, 1936]. (2 items)
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