Complimentary Benefit for George Darrell's Recovery
George Darrell, Esq. August 23, 1887: an ornate, leather-bound hand-lettered manuscript congratulating Darrell on his 'Recovery from a long and dangerous illness, and your Return to the duties of the Profession of which you have been, so many years, a…
Cook Family Ephemera Collection
Cook family ephemera: an untidy accumulation including a 1921 newspaper article regarding the marriage of Annette Margaret Cook to Lieutenant William King; 1924 notices re the marriage of Winifred Cook; a 1925 Christmas card from Sir Joseph & lady Cook; a…
Joseph Cook's Appointment to the Privy Council (1914)
Joseph Cook was appointed to the Privy Council on 16 July 1914. The Privy Council of the United Kingdom is a formal body of advisers to the King or Queen. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of either the…
Presentation Folio to Joseph Cook, M.H.R
A spectacular & important illuminated presentation folio to Joseph Cook, M.H.R. A bi-fold, leather-bound presentation, with gilt embossed decorations and addressed to the Honourable Joseph Cook, M.H.R. On the front cover. Internally, a hand-painted and…
Antique Rose Medallion Octagonal Pitcher
An antique rose medallion pitcher, second half 19th century, the octagonal baluster pitcher with a scalloped rim and moulded handle, decorated with a figural narrative scene in a pavilion to one face, and a floral, bird and insect scene to the reverse,…
Antique Inside-Painted Glass Snuff Bottle with Figural Scenes
An antique Inside-Painted glass snuff bottle, the cushion profile bottle depicting figural narrative scenes in landscape settings to both sides, with script and signatures, a jade green glass stopper and spoon, height 8 cm
Black Metal Map Carrier - 35cm Width
A black painted metal cylindrical hanging document/ map carrier, width 35 cm
1885 Linoleum Sample Catalogue by M. Nairn & Co
Linoleum Salesman's sample catalogue, circa 1885 loosely bound folio of sample 'Sections' (approx. 31 x 23 cm) of designs by M.Nairn, Co. Of Kirkcaldy, Scotland. The folio was carried by 'C.P. Schneider' of Albury, who has signed in manuscript in two…
Immigrant's Journey to Botany Bay and Sydney
Original part 1857 Account of an Immigrants Journey from Birkenhead, England to Botany Bay & Sydney via the cape of good hope by John Mitchell, mentioning the wreck of the Catherine Adamson at north head with a Photocopied version
Illuminated Display Cabinet with Mirror Back and Glass Shelves
Modern illuminated display cabinet with mirror back and glass shelves, 51 cm wide, 42 cm deep, 174 cm high
1870 Victorian Land Grant to Edward Fletcher in Carlton
An 1870 Victorian land Grant by purchase, December 1870 land grant to Edward Fletcher of an allotment in Lygon Street, Carlton, signed and sealed by the Governor, Viscount canterbury (John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton). (the price of £106 is detailed in…
1856 Tasmanian Land Grant to James Reid
An 1856 Tasmanian land Grant by purchase, March 1856 land grant to James Reid of 500 acres in the vicinity of the river Inglis, County of Wellington, Tasmania, signed and sealed by the Governor, Sir Henry Edward fox young. (the price of £1 per acre is…
1855 Tasmanian Land Grant to Edward John Dawes
An 1855 Tasmanian land Grant by purchase, October 1855 land grant to Edward John Dawes of a Township allotment in York town, van Diemen's land, signed and sealed by the Governor, Sir Henry Edward fox young. (the price of £16/10/- is detailed in manuscript…
1855 Tasmanian Land Grant to Frederick Green in York Town
An 1855 Tasmanian land Grant by purchase, October 1855 land grant to Frederick green of a 4 acre Township allotment in York town, van Diemen's land, signed and sealed by the Governor, Sir Henry Edward fox young. (the price of £16/10/- is detailed in…
1852 Victorian Land Grant for Footscray Town Lot
An 1852 Victorian land Grant by purchase, February 1852 land grant to Robert McEWIN of a town lot in the town of Footscray, signed and sealed by the Lieutenant Governor, Charles Latrobe. (the price of £14/-/- is detailed in manuscript and the exact…
1832 NSW Calendar & Directory
Raymond, James (compiler), the New South Wales calendar and general post office Directory,1832, [Sydney, Stephens & Stokes, 1832.] Octavo, original green cloth, remnants of original paper label to spine, front pastedown with early binder's ticket of…
Eureka Rebellion Proclamation and Stockade Site Plan
Eureka Rebellion: a Victorian Government 'Blue Paper' Proclamation titled 'Disturbances at Ballaarat'. Lieutenant Governor Hotham 'Has the painful duty of informing the Legislative Council that serious disturbances have occurred at Ballaarat...' dated 5…
Victorian Gold Fields Reports 1887
Victorian Gold Fields of Victoria. Reports of the Mining Registrars for the quarter ended 31st March, 1887, ditto, for the quarter ended 30th June, 1887 and for the quarter ended 30th September, 1887., [The Secretary for Mines, Compiler., Melbourne, John…
Prince of Wales Gold Mining Company Lithographic Poster
Prince of Wales gold mining Company, Cobblers Ballarat' lithographic poster, circa 1864, by H. Deutsch, Ballarat. With an exterior view of the mine head, interiors of the quartz crushing & engine house, an interior view of the Puddling machine & Sluicing…
Victorian Nature Sketches
Victorian the golden: scenes, Sketches and Jottings from Nature by William Strutt, Melbourne, Victoria 1850-1862, a fine facsimile edition with a narrative by Marjorie Tipping, published by the library Committee, Parliament of Victoria 1980, with dust…
1950s Cricket Literature Collection (35 Titles)
Literature: Library of mostly 1950s hardbound titles incl. 'Brightly Fades 'The Don'' by Jack Fingleton, 'End of an Innings' by Denis Compton, 'Second Innnings' by Neville Cardus, 'Cricket Crossfire' by Keith Miller, 'Close of Play' by Leslie Ames, 'Test…
Cricket Library: Bradman, Test Cricketers, and All-Rounders
Cricket Library: including Bradman titles 'The Bradman Albums - Volume 2 1935-1949' hardbound (2017) and softbound 'The Don' by Roland Perry (2001) and 'Bradman' by Charles Williams (1997), other titles include hardbound 'A Cricketer's Companion' by Ross…
Rugby Legends Autographed Literature Collection
Literature Selection With Player Signatures: comprising hardbound David Campese 'On a Wing and a Prayer' autobiography (1991) signed on piece, plus Official Programme for 1991 Rugby World Cup Final in which Campese played, 'Jonah - My Story' (2004) signed…
Narrative of Duke of Edinburgh's Visit to South Australia
J.D Woods 'A Narrative of the Visit of H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh KG to South Australia' (Adelaide 1868) First Edition. Illustrated by the Author, the rare issue with the laid-down original photographs of the Duke and Dominick Daly, The Governor. Boards…
Historical Engravings and Lithographs Collection
A collection of mounted and unmounted engravings and lithographs, depicting historical scenes, maps and militaria, 22 x 30 cm (average image size)
Voyage to New South Wales with Naturalist's Illustrations
'Journal of a voyage to New South Wales 1787-8' by John White Esq, 'With sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural reproductions', with an engraved title page and 65 coloured-plates,…
Earliest Plan of Port Jackson, 1789
Map, Earliest plan of port Jackson. Map of port Jackson from the heads to near Silverwater with soundings by Captain John hunter. From... 'Account of the new Colony,' pub. By John Stockdale, London, 1789. Copper engraving 27 x 42 cm
Chinese Government 1908 Bond Debentures for Tientsin-Pukow Railway Loan
Three Chinese Government 1908 Bond Debentures relating to sterling five million pound loan, in 5 percent sterling bonds, for the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, each signed for the Chinese Central Railways Limited, dated 1st September, 1908. With attached coupons.
Anscombe's New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Complex Plan
Anscombe and Associates, plan of the 1939-1940 New Zealand Centennial exhibition complex, original watercolour with title and key to the top left corner, 94 x 110 cm, Interestingly the Miramar bowling club pavilion is the only remaining building designed…
Essex Map 1777 with Historical Extracts and Livings
Emanuel Bowan 18th circa 'Essex' map circa 1777. later colouring. An Accurate Map, of the COUNTY of, ESSEX, Divided into Hundreds; Drawn from, Surveys, & Illustrated with Historical, Extracts relative to its Natural Produce, Trade and Manufactures;…
William Light: Journal and Diaries
'William Light's Brief Journal and Australian Diaries' Adelaide 1984 Superior Edition with 'Colonel William Light - Founder of a City' 1991
Governor Gipps' Signature on 1840 Land Purchase Document
Sir George Gipps: signature on 1840 land purchase document for 4 acres in Alexandria near Sydney. [George Gipps was the 9th Governor of NSW. Gippsland was named in his honour]
1845 Convict Pardon for George Jones alias Austin
Convicts: 1845 Convict Pardon, parchment (35 x 27 cm), [Royal Coat of Arms] 'By His Excellency Sir George Gipps Knight/Captain General, Governor in Chief in and over Her Majesty's/ Territory of New South Wales, .....George Jones alias Austin...Convicted…
1842 Pardon for James Walker, Convict
Convicts: 1842 Convict Pardon, parchment (32 x 20 cm), [Royal Coat of Arms] 'By His Excellency Sir John Franklin...Lieutenant-Governor of the Island of Van Diemen's Land, .....James Walker...who arrived at Hobart Town in the Year 1831 by the Ship Lord…
Early History of New Zealand (already provided in the text)
'Brett's Historical Series: Early History of New Zealand ', by R.A.A. Sherrin and J.H.Wallace, Thomson W. Leys (Ed.), pub. H.Brett, Auckland 1890, 1st, original half leather and blue gilt/cloth, (foxing).
SA Handbook 1858 with 1980 Adelaide Facsimile
F. Algar 'A Handbook to the Colony of SA' London 1858 First Edition, with the Adelaide facsimile of 1980
First Australian Census 1828: Illustrated and Bound
New South Wales: 'Census of New South Wales - November 1828' (the first Australian census), published by library of Australian history (Sydney,1980), 479pp in large quarto including 5 illustrations, 10 facsimile documents and 2 full page maps, clothbound…
Early NSW Settlement: 7 Historical Hardbound Titles
New South Wales - early European Settlement: group of 1970-80s hardbound titles comprising 'History of New South Wales from the Record' Vol.1 'Phillip 1783-1789' and Vol.2 'Phillip & Grose 1789-1794', 'The Wallabadah Manuscript' (early history of NSW…
Albert Edward Prince of Wales Signed Portrait with Cypher
Albert Edward Prince of Wales (Heir Apparent): framed and glazed image (12 x 17 cm) of the future King Edward VII, signature on piece below with mss 'Yours very sincerely/Albert Edward', Royal cypher alongside, overall 32 x 38 cm.
Phillip Gidley King's Journal 1787-1790
One Book:The journal of Phillip Gidley King, Lieutenant RN 1787-1790, Published by Australian Documents Library, Sydney 1980
George III Military Appointment Document (1809)
Framed George III Military Appointment Document hand written vellum document, dated 1809, ' Military Appointment, signed and authorised at St James Palace, by The King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1760-1820, King George III.' 23 cm X 34 cm, document.
New Colony Proposal for Western Australia's Kimberly Division
Plan For A New Colony, A proposal for Empire settlement on a large scale in the Kimberly Division of Western Australia, by Sir James D. Connolly (Formerly Agent General for Western Australia), reprinted from 'The Morning Post (July 25-29, 1933). 15pp…
Daniel White Esq. Illuminated Presentation and Accomplishments
Daniel White Esq. hand-painted illuminated presentation, To Daniel White Esq. Dear Sir, In The Presence Of A Gathering Representing All Branches Of The Carriage Trade Of Victoria And On The Eve Of Your 81st Birthday, We Desire To Offer Our Congratulations…
Thomas Bavin's Diary: A Year with Prime Minister Barton
Prime Minister Edmond Barton's Private Secretary, Thomas Bavin (1874 - 1941), (Knighted 1933), Lawyer, judge, politician and Premier of New South Wales, 1927 - 1930, Bavin's 1902 diary, with an entry for almost every day of the year. On an introductory…
Doulton & Co. at 1900 Paris Exposition
Doulton & Co. & the 1900 Paris Exposition, Doulton & Co. Limited: A Description of their Works and Manufactures: London 1900, With a description of their Exhibits at Paris, 1900. [Lambeth Pottery, London] 56pp with photo plates. An extremely rare…
Federation Celebration Invitation and Thank You Letter
Federation Australian Commonwealth Celebration Government of Victoria illuminated invitation to Mr Arthur Parker and Lady, Tuesday 7th of May, 1901 (21 x 28 cm). Together with an associated thank you letter from the Government of Victoria, 18th Sept. 1899…
Chirnside Family Scrapbook and Photo Albums
Chirnside Family Werribee Park, scrap album and two photograph albums pertaining to the Chirnside family of Werribee Park Mansion, Victoria, (3 items).
1879 Deed for Land in New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
A Deed For Land Bought in the New Hebrides (Now Vanuatu), August 1879, A signed and sealed indenture recording the fact that one Victor Nissen of Sydney, New South Wales has acquired some land at Black Beach on the west coast of Tanna Island, New Hebrides…
Gettysburg Address Coverage: 1863 Herald Edition
New York Herald - Civil War Era - Gettysburg Address: 1863 (Nov.20) edition with 'Our Special Despatch From Gettysburg' coverage of the ceremony held on Nov.19, with details of speeches by Lincoln, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Governor Horatio…
![Daniel Bunce [1813-72], Language of the Aborigines of the…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/a1e2373dd66ae3ca7b9391637ad5d61f.webp)
Aboriginal Language Guide for Victorian Protectors
Daniel Bunce [1813-72], Language of the Aborigines of the Colony of Victoria and other Australian Districts, with parallel Translations and familiar specimens in Dialogue, as a guide to Aboriginal Protectors and others engaged in ameliorating their…
![[New South Wales - Electoral History], Lists of Electors for…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/a1e23092b33ac5469e8a598f8d538054.webp)
NSW Electoral History: Penrith Borough Lists 1857-1858
[New South Wales - Electoral History], Lists of Electors for that Portion of the Electoral District of the Cumberland Boroughs being the Borough of Penrith in the Police District of Penrith for the years 1857 & 1858' each page bearing a hand-stamped oval…
![[New South Wales - Electoral History], Lists of Electors for…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/a1e2293afe738fe14ff3ff47d5f1e03c.webp)
List of Eligible Male Voters in Liverpool, 1857-8
[New South Wales - Electoral History], Lists of Electors for the Electoral District of the Cumberland Boroughs for the town of Liverpool in the Police District of Liverpool for the year 1857-8' being a manuscript listing over five foolscap pages of all…
Victoria's Ballarat Goldfields Miner's Rights (1894-1896)
Miner's Right: Two for the Colony of Victoria, Ballarat goldfields, circa 1894 and 1896
Visit to Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
Backhouse, James (1794 - 1869), A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies. [Hamilton, Adams & Co., London, 1843] Octavo, xviii, 560pp, cxliv (appendices) pages with in-text illustrations (by Backhouse), plates and 3 large folding maps.…
William Cox's Lease for Forty Acres in Mulgrave Place
[William Cox, 1764 (Dorset) - 1837 (Windsor, NSW): Explorer, roadmaker, builder & grazier], A lease dated February 1837 between 'William Cox of Fairfield Windsor' and James Upton 'of Cornwallis Windsor' for 'Forty Acres..lately in the occupation of John…
William Cox: Explorer, Roadmaker, Builder, and Grazier
[William Cox, 1764 (Dorset) - 1837 (Windsor, NSW): Explorer, roadmaker, builder & grazier], A lease dated August 1833 between 'William Cox of Clarendon' and John Forrester for 'Five acres of Land at the Cornwallis' which was in the District of Windsor,…
![A Document Signed By Reverend Samuel Marsden [1765 - 1838] -…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/a1e0e47af8c86c75d4be51076b0886cd.webp)
Reverend Samuel Marsden's Land Conveyance to Tebbutt Brothers
A Document Signed By Reverend Samuel Marsden [1765 - 1838] - Norfolk Island, Parramatta & New Zealand, A conveyance for the sale of '136 Rods of Ground' [approx. 700 sqr mtrs] being 'all that allotment of Land situate in Macquarie Street, Windsor,…
Richard Hayman's Land Sale & Alleged Murder of Mother-in-Law
Richard Hayman - Stole A Watch, Beat His Wife and May Have Murdered His Mother-in-Law, An indenture on vellum, formalizing the sale to Thomas Johnson for £45, of 'forty-three acres of Land lying and situate in the District of Mulgrave Place, on the Banks…
Edward Luttrell: Pioneer Surgeon and Farmer in Australia
An Australian Medical Pioneer - Edward Luttrell 'Sells' Some of His Land, July 1810, An indenture, signed and dated at Parramatta, 24 July 1810, by which Luttrell transfers ownership of 2 acres of his land at Richmond Hill to David Bele, provided he…
Rare 1665 Oxford Gazette: Precursor to London Gazette
Oxford Gazette - England - Dec.28 to Jan.1 1665, Numb.14: Precursor to the 'London Gazette', with all issues from #1 to #23 being printed in Oxford, due to The Plague contagion rampant in London, the journal not returning to the capital until issue #24,…
Conviction for Unlawful Boot Acquisition, 1869
James Haynes of Launceston six months conviction for unlawfully obtaining a pair of boots, Police Office document, 20th July, 1869, signed by Justice of the Peace Thomas Mason and Charles James Weedon. Single page blue paper document. sheet size 21.5 x 33…
From Convict to Respected Citizen: Laban White's Story
Laban White, One of 160 Convicts Transported On the Eliza, July 1822, An indenture, dated January 1837 by which Laban White agrees to rent to James Upton, for a period of three years, a piece of land 'by Estimation Twenty Two Acres more or less being a…
The Will of Paul Randall, Innkeeper of The Black Horse Inn
The Will of Paul Randall, February 25th,1832, probably in Randall's own hand & signed by him, with witnesses' signatures. Randall had been granted the licence of an inn at Richmond in 1819. The inn was called the Black Horse Prince but it was commonly…
From Convict to Trooper: George Cupitt's Land Grant Journey
George Cupitt: When Is A Convict Not A Convict? When He's A Trooper. A printed letter from the Colonial Secretary's Office, 11th November, 1830 to George Cupitt of South Creek, via Windsor (New South Wales) in which he is invited to make a selection of…
Convict John Pittman Acquires Land in Kurrajong District
John Matthew Pitman (Pittman), One of 200 Convicts Transported On the Surrey, January 1814, Acquires Land in the Kurrajong District. Sentenced to death for horse stealing, Pitman's sentence was commuted to transportation for life and he arrived in New…
Indenture for Rental of Farmland by Two Ex-Convicts (1824)
1824 - An Agreement Between Two Ticket-of-Leavers For the Rental of Farmland, James Dorr [or Dore], one of 200 convicts transported on the Surrey in January 1814 had been granted a ticket-of-leave by 1820 and had married in 1817 (a fellow convict, Mary…
Abraham Elias appointed administrator of Joseph Solomon's estate
Abraham Elias Appointed to Administer the Estate of Joseph Solomon - 1824, 14th May 1824 vellum document with intact seal, titled 'Administration of the Goods Chattels..of Solomon Josephs late of Windsor, dec'ed - to - Abraham Elias adm'or' and signed by…
Rose Sparrow: Third Fleet Convict and Landowner
A Third Fleet Convict, Rosamond Sparrow, One of the Few Women Sent to Norfolk Island, A commercial document prepared on behalf of 'Rosmond Sparrow', in anticipation of the sale of 'seven acres and half of Land' for Forty Pounds, to James Paget. The land…
1838 Pardon for Ann Carrol from Van Diemens Land
Van Diemens Land Pardon 1838 with seal, signed John Franklin to convict Ann Carrol (Arrived Van Diemens Land 1834)
"The Malay Archipelago" by Alfred Russel Wallace
A rare and desirable 2nd edition - 'The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan and Bird of Paradise. A Narrative with Studies of Man and Nature', by Alfred Russel Wallace, pub. Macmillan & Co., 1869 2nd., folding maps, numerous illustrations, 2…
Ranjitsinhji's Letter to King George V on Indian Princely Dynasties
A Signed Letter From Ranjitsinhji to King George V - 6th March 1932, 6th March 1932 typed letter on The Palace, Jamnagar, Kathiawar letterhead, with Ranjitsinhji's crest embossed in green, signed by Ranji at the end. A highly important historical document…
Early Victorian Death Warrant from Colony of Victoria, 1861
An interesting early Victorian Death Warrant from the Colony of Victoria, April 3rd 1861. Decreed by His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, Governor in Chief of the Colony of Victoria. 41.5 x 33 cm.
Parliament of South Australia 1875: Special Session Proceedings
'Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia' Special Session 1875, documents and folding maps
British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909: A Signed Account
'The British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1009', taken from the heart of the Antarctic: being the story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909, printed with signature of Shackleton and 15 others from the shore party, 21 x 15 cm
Early History of New Zealand (already provided in the original text)
'Brett's Historical Series: Early History of New Zealand', by R.A.A. Sherrin and J.H. Wallace, Thomson W. Leys (Ed.), pub. Height Brett, Auckland 1890, 1st, original half leather and blue gilt/cloth, (foxing).
![New Zealand Illustrated. [Potts and Willis] The Story of New…](https://img.carters.com.au/640x640/0314b4d90d6a4c7f7a59ced6b829b909.webp)
New Zealand Illustrated: Cities, Wonders, and Natural Beauty
New Zealand Illustrated. [Potts and Willis] The Story of New Zealand and Descriptions of its Cities and Towns...The Natural Wonders of New Zealand, by Edward Wakefield, first edition, 14 chromolithograph plates including pictorial title with view of…
Cook's Voyage Volume II with Rare New Zealand Chart
James Cook: 'Cook's Voyage' Volume II, the official first edition Hawkesworth publication 1773. Notably including: 'Chart of New Zealand...' engraved by John Bayly [The rare original first complete coastline chart of all New Zealand, showing the track of…
Moore Park Estate Land Sale in Perth, 1889
Moore Park Estate, City of Perth, Western Australia land sale newspaper advert the town and country Journal, Feb 23, 1889 shows subdivisions bounded along ivy Street, Mabel Street, bounded by Barker Road and Bagot Road, 27 x 19.5 cm
Fort Gellibrand Squadron Order Book, 1909-1915
1909 - 1915 Fort Gellibrand Squadron Order book kept by the Officer-in-Charge, Garrison Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps / 13th A.M.C. Field Ambulance, with many pages of manuscript entries. Some examples: 7.2.14 (page 90) 'Divine Service will be…
Boroondara County-Bourke: Land Holdings and Revenue Map
'Plan of the Shire of Boroondara County-Bourke. Electoral District - Boroondara A, South Bourke.' lithgraphed map covering the area from Koonung Creek in the north to Gardiners Creek in the south. Shows individual land holdings and the revenue derived…
Rare 1857 Miner's Right Vellum Issue with Frame
Miner's Right Colony Of Victoria £1, Buninyong, August 11th, 1857, made out to John Aute Marshall, rare and early vellum issue No.28. Housed in a period cedar frame. 19 x 22 cm
Anthropologist's Australian Aboriginal Culture Archive
A German Anthropologist in Australia, circa 1900 - 1910 An archive, written in German, which appears to be the field notes and typed manuscripts of an anthropologist who travelled extensively throughout Australia to visit, learn, record and preserve the…
Official Record of Melbourne International Exhibition 1888-89
(Melbourne International Exhibition, 1888 - 89) Official Record of the Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888 - 1889 Containing a sketch of the industrial and economic progress of the Australasian Colonies during the first century of their…
A Glance at Australia's Food in 1880
H. Mortimer Franklyn (1848 - 1900) A Glance at Australia in 1880 : or, Food from the South: (Melbourne, The Victorian Review Publishing Co., 1881) large octavo, publisher's pictorial cloth. With a mss dedication from John Dunn & Co. of Adelaide.
Prince Alfred's Visit to Victoria, Australia (1868)
'Prince Alfred In Victoria, Narrative Of The Visit Of His Royal Highness The Duke Of Edinburgh To The Colony Of Victoria, Australia' Compiled by J.G. Knight (Melb. 1868), blue cloth boards with embossed gilt border and pictorial cover, corners a little…
Captain Schank's Sliding Keel Boats Sketch
S.J. Neele, 'A Sketch of Two Boats & a Cutter with Sliding Keels, agreeable to a Scheme suggested by Captain Schank, of the Royal Navy', copper engraving, circa 1790, 61 x 51.5 cm.
Caubul and India: 19th Century European Accounts
Mountstuart Elphinstone, An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, 1815 and Captain Thomas Williamson, the European in India 1813
Sugarloaf Mountain, New South Wales
Joseph Lycett, 'The Sugarloaf mountain, near Newcastle, New South Wales.', aquatint, 17 x 26.5 cm
Chronological Scroll of American History: 19th Century
An American historical chronological scroll, 19th century based upon the 'Archbisop Usher' school of mapping history and events beginning with Adam and ending in 1900 6.5 metres length
The Thorn Birds Manuscript and Associated Material
The earliest known surviving manuscript for The Thorn birds, (published 1977) and associated material, comprising two maroon document boxes inscribed 'Colleen McCullough' in gold embossed lettering and a plain white document box, the first containing an…
Early Tim Drafts and Notes
A collection of early first drafts and associated notes for Colleen McCullough's first novel, Tim, (published 1974), each draft with the original title not the full Quid, comprising a document box containing one incomplete draft - pages 2-274 - and 74…
McCullough's Unpublished Works: Poetry and Short Stories
An extensive archive of surviving unpublished short stories and poetry by Colleen McCullough, comprising three document boxes containing approximately 424 poems and 16 short stories, including duplicates, drafts and revisions, the earliest work dated for…
The Masters of Rome: Portraits and Maps
Colleen McCullough's original pencil portraits and hand-drawn and printed maps from the historical fiction series, The Masters of Rome (published between 1990-2007), comprising 85 pencil portraits depicting figures from Roman history, together with 86…
Elder Scientific Expedition Journal 1891-1892 with Maps
'Journal of the Elder Scientific Exploring Expedition, 1891-1892 Under Command of D. Lindsay' with the two large, loose folding maps. Adelaide 1893, First Edition
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