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Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
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*** Roman Architecture Sculpture and Ornaments Selected Examples From Piranesi's Monumental Work Published in Rome 1756' edited by William Young facsimile edition circa 1900, comprising 48 lithograph plates. ***
*** Picturesque Atlas Of Australasia 3 volumes, [London, Melbourne, Mass., 1886] Full red morroco with embossed boards & title. Good firm copies ***
*** 1996 Futera inserts, noted 'Freshman' (9); 'Frontliners' (9); 'Run Machines Acetate' (6); 'Steve Waugh Premium Player' (5); 'Futera Gold Edition' (4); also Ultra Pro Winner Card No.48. G/VG. (Total 71) ***
*** A pair of bronze finish table lamps with cream parchment shades, 82 cm high ***
*** Italian 18th century map of the South Sea titled 'Mare Del Sud' by Antonio Zatta [Venice 1776]. 42 x 32 cm ***
*** Signed Cricket Cards: c1993-98 collection in album, mostly sets with all the Australian cricketers cards signed, with c82 signed cards, noted 1995 Futera [110 - all Aust player cards signed]; 1997 Sunsmart 'Victorian Bushrangers' [20 - all signed]; 1997… ***
*** 1923 Lenten's Shamrock Store Bendigo 'Victorian Country Footballers - South Bendigo' (20/20 known). G/VG ***
*** Gregory, A. C. North Australian expedition. Letter from... Victoria River, 14 June, 1856. [ With] Letter from... Burnett District, 2 December, 1856. [ With] Third letter... from Sydney, 7 January 1857. Sydney, 1856-57. Three New South Wales Parliamentary… ***
*** A collection of six photographs of Australian Aboriginals, 16 x 21 cm (average) ***
*** Prince's Wharf, Hobart Tasmania, silver gelatin albumen print in carved timber frame, 19th century, 46 x 35 cm ***
*** A collection of eight sepia prints, lithographs and photographs of Aborigines, including man with fire sticks, throwing stick, boomerang, portraits and family group, 18 x 14 cm (average size) ***
*** Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul. Elves and fairies. Verses by Annie R. Rentoul. Melbourne, [1916]. Folio, with 45 tipped-in plates, of which 15 are coloured, original gilt-decorated cloth (spine dulled), top edge gilt. Foxing, mainly affecting preliminary and… ***
*** Forrest, John 'Explorations in Australia…' (London, Sampson Low, 1875)., Octavo, eight plates, four folding maps, in original green cloth, gilt vignette on upper board. An important account of Forrest's successful exploring career, during which he most… ***
*** Child Servants in Van Diemen's Land, Printed 'Form of Indentiture' documents from the Queen's Asylum, Tasmania, dated 1875, 1878 and 1879, providing details of the apprenticeships arranged for George Crump (aged 12 years & 10 months), Albert Bolch (13… ***
*** c1934 movie poster, 'Strike Me Lucky' (1934) starring Mo (Roy Rene), directed by Ken G. Hall, photographed by Frank Hurley, colour lithograph printed by W. E. Smith Sydney, framed & glazed, overall 85 x 105 cm ***
*** Super Bowl, Official Programs complete run (46) from 1967-2013, G/VG condition. Also 'Sports Illustrated' Super Bowl issues complete run from 1967-2013 (46). Plus Super Bowl XVI patch & small range of other magazines (8). ***
*** Police Archive: rare and important early archive of police related material from the District of port Phillip Colony of New South Wales. a fascinating collection dating back to 1842 (Melbourne was founded in 1835). The collection comprises of many… ***
*** 1921 Trushine boot & Lino Polish 'Australian XI 1921', almost complete set [11/12]. G/VG. Extremely rare ***
*** HENDERSON, Alexander 'Early Pioneer Families of Victoria and Riverina - A Genealogical and Biographical Record' [McCarron, Bird, Melbourne, 1936], 1st Edition. 584 pp. Quarto, illustrations throughout (portraits and homesteads), original red leather with… ***
*** Certificate of Freedom. Printed document completed in manuscript, dated Hobart Town, January 1856, on both sides of a quarto leaf, signed by the Acting Comptroller-General of the Convict Department. Granting liberty to one Joseph Taylor, who had been… ***
*** 1904 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', Series A - without framelines, printer's proof, an uncut block of 31. Some faults, though sensational piece ***
*** 1911-12 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', Series G (Pennants), complete set [60]. Mainly G/VG. Very scarce set ***
*** 1925 Allens 'Footballers' (rugby & soccer), part set [15/54]. Fair/G. Rare. ***
*** Vigors, N.A. and Horsfield, Thomas. A description of the Australian birds in the collection of the Linnean Society, with an attempt at arranging them according to their natural affinities. [London, 1827]. Quarto, pp. 170-331, binder's cloth., Part 1, all… ***
*** White, John: 'Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales with Sixty-five Plates of Non descript Animals, Birds, Lizards, Serpents, curious Cones of Trees and other Natural Productions.' (J. Debrett, London, 1790), Quarto, with an engraved title page and 64… ***
*** Mawson, Sir Douglas. The home of the blizzard. Being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. London, [1915]. Two volumes thick large octavo, with 3 folding maps in endpocket, numerous plates, some coloured, and text maps and… ***
*** Ridley, Rev. W. M. Kamilaroi, Dippil, and Turrubul: Languages Spoken By Australian Aborigines, Thomas Richards, Government Printers, Phillip-Street, Sydney, 1866 ***
*** Captain Cook: 'A New and Complete Chart of the World, Displaying the Tracks of Captn Cook, and other Modern Navigators' by Thomas Bowen [London, c1787], plus Portrait of Captain James Cook 'Engd. by H.B.Hall's Sons, New York' [c1880]. Both framed, various… ***
*** Fawkner, John Pascoe [1792-1869] - Pioneer of Melbourne & Victoria, Calligarphic manuscript address to Fawkner by 'The undersigned inhabitants of Echuca....who now view with pride....the completion of a trunk line of Railway....again we cannot forget the… ***
*** Tasmanian Photographer - Alfred Winter [c1837-1911], A collection of albumen prints, with subjects including 'Hobart Town Harbour & Mt. Wellington', 'Elizabeth Street', 'Post Office', 'The Wharf', 'Hobart Town from the Huon Road', 'Shot Tower, Brown's… ***
*** A pair of broadsides, early Sydney printing by William Jones, Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, Sydney 1835, 42 x 35 cm ***
*** James Sprent map of Tasmania in 1859 published by J Walch & Sons, Hobart Town, approximately 170 x 124 cm ***
*** 1904 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', Series A - with blue framelines, complete set [24]. Mainly G/VG ***
*** 1967-94 football cards, mainly Scanlens with 1967 (18), 1968 Series A (29) & Series B (41), 1969 (2), 1974 (10), 1975 (14), 1978 (78), 1979 (319), 1980 (353), 1981 (47) & 1984 (215). Also Wills 'Footballers 1933' (62). Poor/VG. Inspection will reward. ***
*** 1908-09 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers - Victorian League Players', Series D, complete set (60). G/VG. ***
*** 1932 Godfrey Phillips 'Victorian League and Association Footballers', complete set [50]. Mainly G/VG ***
*** 1958 Jonco Football Shorts 'Victorian Footballers' (3/45) - all Collingwood players - No.11 Bill Jones, No.15 Harry Sullivan & No.31 Peter Lucas. G/VG. Rarity 9. ***
*** Illiger, Johann Karl. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium. Berlin, 1811. Octavo, contemporary half calf (front joint neatly repaired). Foxed., A major contribution to zoological taxonomy, revising the Linnaean system and introducing the taxa family. ***
*** Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay. Re-bound leather. With an account of the establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island. Printed for John Hockdale, Piccadilly MDCCLX XXIX ***
*** 1909-10 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers - Victorian League Players', Series E, complete set (60). G/VG. ***
*** 1907-08 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', Series D (head & shoulders), complete set [56]. G/VG. ***
*** McCOY, Frederick. Prodromus of the zoology of Victoria, or, figures with descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victorian indigenous animals. Melbourne, [1875]-1888. Two volumes thick imperial octavo, with 199 lithographed plates,… ***
*** Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria. Proceedings. Melbourne, 1872-75. Volumes 1-4, octavo, with 7 plates, and text figures, original cloth., Including, in the second volume, J. J. Bleasdale's long paper on colonial wines. A fifth volume,… ***
*** Ionhannah Van Keulen, Engeland, hand coloured map, circa. 1681, 50 cm high, 55 cm wide ***
*** Wilson Hardy: 'Old Colonial Architecture in New South Wales and Tasmania'. ***
*** First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle, The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, appeared in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789. This lot, and the following four lots, comprise… ***
*** Australian Federation Celebrations, A collection of five souvenir invitations to various events associated with the Celebrations for the Opening of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia in Melbourne. The invitations are all inscribed to 'Mr Neil… ***
*** (Immigration, Gold Rush & Farming Near New Norfolk) June 2nd 1863 to December 31st 1864 notebook diary written by Edward Frederick Trollope, one of the children of Reverend William Arthur Trollope (1798-1863) who had emigrated to Van Diemens Land with his… ***
*** 1969 Scanlens 'Footballers Die Cuts', complete set (18). The Geoff Strang card with small mark on face, otherwise G/VG ***
*** Charles Rudd (1849-1901) photographer: concertina album with tipped-in albumen prints of Melbourne railway scenes including the Flinders Street Vaults, the Flinders Street Viaduct, the New Bridge over Balaclava Road, Platforms and Bridges at Hawthorn, etc… ***
*** A wrought iron standard lamp with quatrefoil base, with parchment shade, 177 cm high ***
*** MISSALE ROMANUM ex Decreto Sacrosancti Concilij Tridentini restitutum. . ' [Ex Typographia Camera Apostolica, Rome, MDCXX [1620] 644 pp. Bound together with 'Missae Proprie Sanctorum de Praecepto Recitandae. . ' [Venice, 1647] 15 pp, and 'Missae Propriae… ***
*** 1926 J. A. Pattreiouex 'Cricketers Series', complete set [75], noted W.G.Grace, Charlie Macartney & Jack Ryder. G/VG. Scarce & colourful ***
*** Map of Melbourne 1839, colour lithograph, 19 x 52 cm ***
*** Two wooden turned table lamps with cream parchment shades, 83 cm and 79 cm high ***
*** 1923 Lenten's Shamrock Store Bendigo 'Victorian Country Footballers - Eaglehawk' (19/19 known). G/VG ***
*** 1923 J.J.Schuh (Magpie Cigarettes) 'Portraits of our Leading Footballers', almost complete set [104/106], includes numbers 1-96 with both types of Nos.15 && 16;plus 6/8 of the unnumbered cards - J.Atkinson, J.Milne, Mel Morris, C.Tyson, R.Watt, L.Wigcraft… ***
*** 1962 Coca-Cola 'Geelong League Football Stars', complete set [32] pasted into special album (cards are in good shape, but album with some faults) ***
*** Screen Lovers: A collection of couples portrait photographs issued by the studios to promote their films or their contracted stars. Mainly 1930s-50s with a wide range of actors and actresses. (300+). ***
*** Photographic archive of of the Victorian town of Drouin including Drouin football teams 1917 & 1919, Warrigal high school cricket team 1921, World War I military photographs & post cards, ephemera, maps etc. Well worth inspection. (70+ items) ***
*** Jardine, Sir William, Selby, Prideaux John and Swainson, William. The naturalist's library. Ornithology. Edinburgh, [1843]. Fourteen volumes small octavo, frontispiece portraits, engraved titles with coloured vignettes and 435 hand-coloured plates,… ***
*** A pair of Sevres style gilt metal mounted porcelain urns, 20th century, 65 cm high ***
*** Shackleton, Ernest. The heart of the Antarctic. London, 1909. Two volumes thick large octavo, with 3 folding maps and sheet of panoramas, all in endpocket, and numerous plates, some coloured, original silver-decorated cloth, top edges gilt. First edition. ***
*** Tietkens, W.H. Journal of Mr. W.H. Tietkens' Central Australian Exploring Expedition. Adelaide, 1890. South Australian Parliamentary Paper, small folio, drop title, pp.32 with folding map and folding coloured geological section plan, quarter calf., The… ***
*** Winnecke, Charles. Herbert River and north-eastern exploring expedition. Plan and report of Mr. Winnecke's exploration from Alice Springs to the Herbert River and Tennant's Creek. Adelaide, 1882. South Australian Parliamentary Paper, small folio, drop… ***
*** Bellin, Nicolas, Paris 1753, Carte Reduite de la Mer Du Sud Pour servir a l'Histoire generale des Voyages, 25.5 x 38 cm, Plate dimensions 20.5 x 35.5 cm. Australia is attached to New Guinea and Tasmania attached to the mainland. The east coast is entirely… ***
*** Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1776, Carte Reduite des Mers Comprises Entre l'Asie et l'Amerique Apelees par les Navigateurs Mer du Sud ou Mer Pacifique.., Paris, 1776, 63 x 89 cm. The chart focuses on the South Pacific, extending to China, Korea & Japan in the… ***
*** Fiji: 12 photographs of Suva and village life, all with the circular handstamp of 'Caine & Co. Cuva' on reverse. c1920 ***
*** (Victoria) 'Bird's Eye View Of Port Phillip And Corio Bay' 1872, Colour lithograph, title in image lower right, publisher's line in lower margin, 41 x 68 cm. Old folds, scratches and stains, repaired tears and slight paper loss. Linen-backed. 'Published… ***
*** A near pair of Victorian brass kerosene lamp fitted for electricity, with parchment shade, 76 cm high ***
*** The Argus: Emergency single page edition 2am November 4th 1923 'Riots in the City. Unprecedented scenes. Window-Smashing & Looting. Appeal By the Ministry'. A fascinating glimpse into the the Melbourne riots that followed as a result of a Victorian police… ***
*** AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE: 'Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land' [1972] by Craig, Fahy & Robertson. Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture' [1985] by Fahy, Simpson & Simpson. Australian Furniture Pictorial and Dictionary 1788 -… ***
*** Gippsland: rare collection of real photograph cards of Omeo and surrounding district. Noted scenes, 'Football Sunnyside Village Wills'; Omeo Mt Wills coach in the snow (3); mining (2); 'Lightning Flume' bridge (5); 'Buchan Store Sherrington & Co.';… ***
*** 1904 Sniders & Abrahams 'Australian Footballers', Series A - without framelines, almost complete set [49/50]. Mainly Fair/VG. (Missing only the G.Miller card - there are some doubts as to whether it exists) ***
*** Cigarette & Trade Cards, large collection, c1901-60s, noted albums of movie stars & locomotives; few football cards & cricket cards; World War I buttonholes; 1923 Players 'Bonzo Dogs' [21/25]; also postcard of c1905 Wynnum rugby XV. Mainly Fair/VG. (c4600) ***
*** Frank Hurley: 'Members of an Australian Battery hauling forward after the advance near Hannebeek, in the Ypres Sector, in Belgium, on October 4th, 1917' brown-toned carbon print in contemporary frame, 36 x 50 cm (image size) ***
*** An albumen photograph of Robert O'Hara Burke, Melbourne ***
*** Silverthorn, John, Yeoman (vendor) (indenture)., 7 January, 1793. ***
*** 1964 Scanlens 'Footballers', part set [25/33]. Fair/VG. ***
*** Maurice, R.T. Extracts from journals of explorations. Fowler's Bay to Rawlinson's Ranges, and Fowler's Bay to Cambridge Gulf. Adelaide, 1904. South Australian Parliamentary Paper, small folio, pp. 40 with 2 large folding maps and 6 photographic plates,… ***
*** [Wells, L. A.]. Journal of the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1896-7. Equipped at the request and expense of Albert F. Calvert, Esq., F.R.G.S., London, for the purpose of exploring the remaining blanks of Australia. Perth, 1902. Western… ***
*** Sir Charles Hotham (1806-55, 2nd Governor of Victoria), signature on 1854 'Victoria, Town Lot' document for the purchase of land at Geelong, with seal of Colony of Victoria, plus 1855 letter regarding a correction made to the Grant. ***
*** First Fleet & Botany Bay: the London Chronicle. The first printed accounts of the Expedition to and the Settlement at Sydney Cove, in issues of the London Chronicle newspaper issued in early 1789, April 4-7, 1789: Two columns titled 'Further Particulars… ***
*** Laurie & Whittle, (London, 1800), A New Chart of the World on Wright's or Mercator's Projection in which are Exhibited all the parts hitherto Explored or discovered with the Tracks of the British Circumnavigators Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook, &c. and… ***
*** A large map of London after the original by C & J Greenwood, 1827, 124 x 192 cm ***
*** A pair of brass wall sconces with parchment shades ***
*** 1995 Futera 'The Heritage Collection - A Collection of Great Australian Cricketers', complete set [60], with 58 of the cards signed, including Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall, Neil Harvey & Graham McKenzie. VG. Numbered '267/500' ***
*** 1933 Allens 'League Footballers' (Striped Colours), almost complete set (142/144). Mainly G/VG. ***
*** 1959 Kornies 'Footballer Swap Cards', part set [33/36]. Fair/VG. Scarce ***
*** 1938 Hoadleys 'League Footballers' (medium size), part set [56/72]. One Poor, others mainly G/VG. ***
*** 1969 Scanlens 'Footballers Die Cuts', complete set (18). The Bill Barrett card with outside section removed, otherwise Fair/VG. ***
*** Bain, Rev. James (vendor) (indenture)., 9 December, 1794 ***
*** Macarthur, Captain John (1767-1834) of the New South WalesMarine Corp (vendor) (indenture)., 25 May, 1796. ***
*** [Elder Scientific Expedition to the unknown portions of Australia. Scientific reports, edited by Ralph Tate]. Adelaide, Royal Society of South Australia, 1892-96. Volume XVI of the Transactions, in 3 parts, octavo, with numerous plates and a large folding… ***
*** Hill. J.G., compiler. The Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition, Australia, 1896. London, 1905. Small quarto, pp. viii, 44, with frontispiece map and large folding map, original cloth., Scarce acount of this disastrous Western Australian expedition led… ***
*** Hoeven, J. van der. Memoire sur le genre Ornithorhinque. [With] Corrections. [Bonn, 1823-25]. Quarto, pp. 353-72 with hand-coloured plate + 869-72, together in contemporary plain wrappers. Text foxed. Rare extracts from Nova acta Leopoldina. ***