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Ghost Towns of Australia – George Farwell

Published by Rigby, Adelaide in 1965. Octavo, 247 pages with plates and map end papers. Minor ageing with relevant article glued in at end. A Very good copy.

Australia has its fair share of towns no longer up to their former glory … indeed many completely gone. That is the nature of pioneering existence whether mineral or agricultural or some other purpose.

Interesting images of once glorious places

$30.00

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Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – “Mirage” by Simon – 1920

A beautiful “Pochoire” by Mario Simon for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1920.

“Mirage” an evening robe by Paul Poiret. Striking imagery use of colour and silver background.

The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era.

Price $120.00 unframed.

Unusual floating image by Simon

$120.00

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Javan or Sunda Rhinoceros (Sadly, now critically endangered) – Lesson – 1838

Original hand coloured engraving by Antoine Charles Vauthier. Good strong example. Produced for Rene Primevere Lesson (1794-1849) for his extension of the great natural history work originally produced by Count Buffon.

Published in Paris in 1838.

Lesson participated as doctor and naturalist in the Duperry voyage round the world on board La Coquille (1822-1825).

Price $190.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style in cream mat with black core in gilt frame … lovely … ready to hang

Endangered species beautifully engraved in 1838

$190.00

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Red Kangaroo – Lesson – 1838

Original hand coloured copper engraving of the Red Kangaroo produced for Rene Primevere Lesson (1794-1849) for his extension of the great natural history work originally produced by Count Buffon. They were published in Paris in 1838. Lesson participated as doctor and naturalist in the Duperry voyage round the world on board La Coquille (1822-1825).

The Red Kangaroo is Australia’s largest kangaroo, largest mammal and the world’s largest living marsupial. It inhabits the whole of the central area of Australia avoiding only the fertile regions around the coast.

Price $270.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style in cream mat with black core in gilt frame … really nice and ready to hang.

The big Red Kangaroo in a fairly contemplative pose.

$240.00

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Bowhead Whale (Balaena Borealis) – Lesson – 1838

Original hand coloured copper engraving of the Bowhead Whale produced for Rene Primevere Lesson (1794-1849) for his extension of the great natural history work originally produced by Count Buffon. They were published in Paris in 1838. Lesson participated as doctor and naturalist in the Duperry voyage round the world on board La Coquille (1822-1825).

The Bowhead inhabit northerly waters and is also known as the Greenland Whale, Russian Whale and now classified Balaena Mysticestus. Much of our early understanding of this magnificent animal came from the voyages of William Scoresby. The classification Balaena Borealis was given by Lesson. The Bowhead has the biggest mouth of any animal hence Bowhead.

Price $180.00 framed in Voyager Natural History style in cream mat with black core and gilt frame … superb ready to hang

Special early image of the large Bowhead Whale blowing

$180.00

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Duodenal Ulcer – Moynihan

A special issue from the Classics of Medicine Series. Large octavo, 379 pages bound in full deep blue leather with lavish gilt work to boards and spine. Page edges richly gilt, marbled endpapers, silk marker ribbon intact.

A faithful facsimile of Moynihan’s key book on duodenal ulcers published by Saunders in 1910.

The author, Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan KCMG, CB, FRCS (1865-1936) was some fellow. He joined the Navy then after two years studied medicine at Leeds University and after graduation soon rose to be a surgeon. In the First World War he became Major General and was Chairman of the Army Advisory Board. He went on to do great things in medicine and was rewarded becoming the President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1926.

He is quoted as saying that to be a perfect surgeon one must have the heart of a lion and the hands of a lady … and even more poetically “Infinite gentleness, scrupulous care, light handling and purposeful, effective, quiet movements which are no more than a caress, are all necessary if an operation is to be the work of an artists and not merely of a hewer of flesh”.

You could trust Moynihan with your duodenum

$60.00

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Ghost Towns of Australia – George Farwell

Gazette du Bon Ton Pochoir – “Mirage” by Simon – 1920

Javan or Sunda Rhinoceros (Sadly, now critically endangered) – Lesson – 1838

Red Kangaroo – Lesson – 1838

Bowhead Whale (Balaena Borealis) – Lesson – 1838

Duodenal Ulcer – Moynihan

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