936
BASEDOW, Herbert, “The Australian Aboriginal,” [Adelaide: 
F.W Preece and Sons, First Ed., 1925] 422pp + 146 
illustrations with colour frontis piece; original claret buckram 
hardcover with gilt titles and decoration.
$100–150 ❖
937
“The History of Tom Jones, A foundling” by Henry Fielding, 
with illustrations by Rowland Wheelwright, [London : George 
G. Harrap & Co., 1925], No.152 from a limited edition of 1000, 
signed by the artist; also signed on the title page by Edgar M. 
Evans.
$100–150 ❖
938
MALCOLM HOWIE: A range of twenty-two original 1930s 
watercolours, mostly of local fungi, the largest 23.5 x 17cm. 
Very few of Howie’s original fungi illustrations have survived, 
of which the University of Melbourne Herbarium is known to 
possess eighty. (22)
$300–500 ❖
939
BOTANICALS: A range of twelve original 1930s artworks, 
mostly watercolours, the largest 20 x 14cm, artists 
represented include J.H. Willis and W.H.N., together with 
Czech map of Oceania. (12)
$100–200 ❖
940
AUSTRALIAN ART BOOKS: “IMPRESSIONIST PAINTERS 
1881 - 1930” by Gleeson, [1971] “THE CONVICT ARTISTS” 
by Hackforth-Jones [1977], “WILLIAM BUELOW GOULD” 
by Darby [1980], “FIRST VIEWS OF AUSTRALIA, 1788 - 
1825” by McCormick [1987], “THOMAS BOCK - CONVICT 
ENGRAVER, SOCIETY PORTRAITIST” by Dunbar, [1991], 
“Artists’ Tapestries” by Walker [2007], plus four others 
(10 items)
$100–150 ❖
941
A large album containing many Australian newspapers issued 
in decades spanning the 1930s to the 2000s, headlines 
include “Pres. Kennedy Assassinated”, “Holt’s Death Feared”, 
“Man Walks On Moon”, “Nixon Resigns”, “Kerr Sacks 
Whitlam”, and “Victory For Mandela”; publications include The 
Sun News Pictorial, The Saturday Globe, and The Herald.
$100–200 ❖
942
A collection of 1930s-1950s programmes for events held 
in Melbourne, including 1924 His Majesty’s Theatre Grand 
Opera Season, 1927 and 1940 Ignaz Friedman, 1934 Services 
Gymkhana, 1935 Grand Tattoo, 1952/1954/1970 Royal Visits, 
and many others.
$100–150 ❖
943
Group of mostly 1930s-40s softcover publications; titles 
include “Victoria Education Department - The School Paper 
- Grades V And VI” (7 different issues), “Victoria Health 
Association Of Australasia - Our Babies”, “Uniforms Of The 
Australian Armed Services Swap Card Album”, “The New Idea 
Weekly Paper” (4 different issues), and others. (20+ items)
$100–150 ❖
944
“THE SENTRY AND THE SHELL FAIRY” by Ida Rentoul 
Outhwaite, Melbourne: British Imperial Oil, [c.1922]. Quarto, 
illustrated card wrappers, 16 pp., six colour plates by 
Outhwaite; some pages loose, fair condition only.
$120–200 ❖
945
ABORIGINAL INTEREST: “AN ADJUSTMENT MOVEMENT 
IN ARNHEM LAND” by Berndt, [Paris: Mouton & Co, 1962]. 
First Edition. Paperback. 112 pages with a map, a diagram, 5 
pages of illustrations and a large folding chart plus 8 pages of 
plates (reproducing 13 photographs), together with “Winjan’s 
People. The Story of the South West Australian Aborigines” 
by Hammond, edited by Paul Hasluck, [Perth, Imperial Printing 
Company, 1933.], octavo, 84 pages with a map, 6 plates, 
2 illustrations and 2 pages of illustrations of weapons and 
implements. (2)
$200–250 ❖
946
THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA 
certificate of merit on vellum to Douglas Phillipson Cotton, 
housed in original presentation scroll with embossed gilt 
lettering.
Cotton was a 15 year old Tasmanian schoolboy who attempted 
to rescue a drowning man in the sea at Kelvedon on the east 
cost of Tasmania, 13th of April, 1933. The Cotton family still 
reside in the area today.
$400–600 ❖
947
“Early Toorak And District” by E.M. Robb, published by 
Robertson & Mullens Limited [Melbourne 1934], hardcover 
landscape, no D/J.
$150–200 ❖
948
THE ARTHUR STREETON CATALOGUE, published by Arthur 
Streeton, printed by Osboldstone & Co. Pty Ltd, [Melbourne, 
1935], signed by Arthur Streeton, limited edition 288/500, blue 
cloth hardcover with embossed gilt title. Boards worn and a 
little dirty with fading to the spine, otherwise good, firm copy 
with only slight toning to the pages.
$300–500 ❖
949
Group lot of four publications comprising 1937 folio 
“Australia’s Achievement In Art - 52 Plates In Colour” (John 
Fairfax & Sons, Sydney) with dedication from Sir Herbert Leon 
Trout (1906-1978), 1966 “Some Of The Rules Of Golf” (The 
Ariel Press, London; 28pp.), “The Swiss Family Robinson” 
by John Lovell (Cassell and Company Ltd., London Paris & 
Melbourne; 358pp.), and “Album Weeds or How To Detect 
Forged Stamps” (Stanley Gibbons & Co., London; 560pp.). 
(4 items)
$100–150 ❖
950
RINGWOOD INTEREST Bank ledger book, circa 1937, listing 
clients and transactions. A fascinating social history document 
for the local historians.
$120–200 ❖
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