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Books — Printed & Written Material - Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

$7,475
S.T. Gill, 'The Australian Sketchbook' published by Hamel and…
$3,105
Fairyland, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite 1931 A&C black London true…
$2,530
John Gould 'The birds of Australia' 1972-1974 Lansdowne press,…
$1,100
The Forest Flora of South Australia by J. E. Brown with 31…
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*** S.T. Gill, 'The Australian Sketchbook' published by Hamel and Ferguson, printed in colours, 25 loose chromolithographed plates, including title page in original folder, folio as issued 1865. Plates in unusually good condition, showing, predominantly… ***
*** Fairyland, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite 1931 A&C black London true first of the desirable childrens book, N/F copy D/J ***
*** John Gould 'The birds of Australia' 1972-1974 Lansdowne press, complete 8 folio volume facsimilie of original 1848 edition, in original foam packaging and clear protective wrapper ***
*** The Forest Flora of South Australia by J. E. Brown with 31 plates (a few with all faults) ***
*** Record of the Black Prince 1849 rare edition of 1000 copies, carved cover and coloured engravings ***
*** James Joyce, 'Ulysses' (London 1937) first trade edition in rare price clipped dust jacket ***
*** Mark Shephard 'A Lifetime in the bush: the biography of Len Beadell' no. 17 of 100 copies in full leather, 1998 first edition with four other Corkwood press editions of books by Len Beadell bound in kangaroo leather and each limited of fifty copies ***
*** A.S. Murray 'Tasmanian Rivers, Lakes and Flowers' 1900 first edition including the 17 chromolithographs ***
*** Mortimer Menpes 'Japan', (1901) signed and numbered by the artist first edition de luxe with 100 bright colour plates of oriental watercolours ***
*** George French Angas, 'South Australia illustrated' 1967 facsimilie edition of the 1846 publication. Very light wear to leather ***
*** Rev. Julian E. Tenison Woods 'North Australia: It's Physical Geography and Natural History' Adelaide 1864 First Edition ***
*** An English oak revolving bookcase with attached book rest ***
*** Francis Dutton 'South Australia and It's Mines' 1846 First Edition, in quarter leather by Bayntun Bath, England with the excessively rare folding map ***
*** 2 Vols, the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (in good binding) ***
*** An oil on canvas, laid on board of a young girl daydreaming while reading a book, in a elaborate gilded frame (A/F) ***
*** David Unaipon and others 'Photographs of Australian Aborigines A.F.A.' 1936 first edition ***
*** Columbine: illust by Norman Lindsay limited to 1000 copies ***
*** Four volumes 'Biographical Index of South Australians' 1836-1885 ***
*** Art book 'Norman Lindsay watercolours' 1969 ***
*** Book: Faberge and the Russian master Goldsmith ***
*** Book: Norman Lindsay Selected pen Drawings ***
*** Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, complete 1880's ***
*** Victorian walnut book tidy (extending) with cut brass decoration ***
*** Art book: Dada + Surrealist Art (with slipcase) ***
*** One Volume 'The Native Tribes of South Australia' ***
*** Book: Art of Albert Namatjira 1944 ***
*** Art book: Hieronymus Bosch ***
*** Group of three large books on male nudes ***
*** Book: Chagall a Retrospective ***