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Original Photograph by J.C. Breaden – Boating on the River Leven, North West Tasmania c1930

A good period image of a boating trip on the River Leve, North West Tasmania c1930. Size 21 x 15 cm and overall in good condition with some crimping from a previous mounting in the top left corner.

J.C. Breaden is recorded as having been a gifted Hobart amateur photographer who was active from 1920. He died in 1947. The rear of the photograph carries his stamp, that of the Agent General for Tasmanian and various notes.

Boating in the River Leven – gifted photographer

$60.00

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A Burnt-Out Case – Graham Greene – First Edition 1961

Published by Heinemann, London 1961 First Edition in the English Language. A very good copy with a closed to the dust jacket fore-edge but the brightest jacket we have seen.

Greene at his most powerful – character put to the ultimate test in the African Congo.

Classic Greene First Edition

$50.00

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Globe Terrestre – 1683 Allain Manesson Mallet

An unusual original copper engraving from 1683. A depiction a hemisphere with the Atlantic at the centre so partly Old and New World. Below that the segmented opposite view with the distinct shape of the northern coastline of Australia and then Planisphere of the East and West hemispheres in the style of d’Arzael with the unusual blob shape in the position of Australia.

Mallet (1630-1706) was a French cartographer and engineer. He started his career as a soldier in the army of Louis XIV became a Sergeant Major and an Inspector of Fortifications. His maps have a beautiful decorative and unique style.

Price $240.00 framed in Voyager miniature map style ready to hang in your study.

Intriguing early representations of the World

$240.00

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Rhingia Campestris (Snout Fly) – Whole Insect Slide 19thC

The Snout or Hover Fly is common in the Paleartic region at certain times of the year. It has a very long “snout”’ which allows it to get at pollen that other insects cannot reach. A good 19th century whole insect slide with a good example of the aforementioned snout

Nice whole Northern Hemisphere insect slide

$50.00

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Elle S’Appelle Manon – Robert Dammy – Gazette du Bon Ton – 1914

A beautiful hand coloured “Pochoire” by H. Robert Dammy for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1914. One of the great early Bon Tons.

“Elle s’appelle Manon” wearing a beautiful cape for the evening by designer Doucet. The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era.

Price unframed $180.00 … if you would like it framed just let us know …

A lovely vibrant example of possibly the most sought after Bon Ton

$180.00

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The Bragg Family in Adelaide – Jenkin

Special issue large octavo soft cover.

The author a scientist of distinction produced this pictorial celebration of the Bragg family in 1986. Twenty years later Jenkins published his book about “the most extraordinary collaboration in Science” below.

Great Pictorial Record Nice Succinct Narrative

$25.00

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