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Cape River Gold Field – Report of William Rands – 1891

William Rands was Assistant Geologist to Robert Logan Jack. This is his report to the Queensland Parliament on the Cape River Gold Field.

18 foolscap pages of the usual intense observation and detail exhibited by the Queensland geological team of the period. Covers Union Reef, General Grant Reef, Hayward Reef, The Big reef, The Just-In-Time Reef, Hughes Leader, The Mystery Reef (no Mystery!), Springs reef, Mount Remarkable, Morning Star, Martin’s, Bell-Gay, Victoria, and Governor Blackall Reefs and many many more. Crushing reports with yield from Ellen Boss, Treasure and Albion as complied by Commissioner Gill.
An appendix provides a short geological description of rocks and thin section slides of 43 samples taken in the area. The thin section slides being prepared by Clarke of Charters Towers.

The report contain a folding coloured page showing 8 geological sections the first across Mr Davenport and the cape River. And a very nice coloured Geological Sketch Map of part of the Kennedy District by William Rands (50cms by 25 cms) … note our image on the Voyager website is partly truncated because of the limitations of our scanner.

Quality Cape River Report with fine example of the Map

$90.00

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Russian Science Fiction – Destination: Amaltheia (and Others)

We love this soft cover collection of early Russian Science Fiction. Translated by Leonid Kolesnikov and published by the Foreign Languages Publishing House Moscow in 1960.

Contains – The Astronaut by Valentina Zhuravlyova; Over the Abyss by Alexander Belayev; The Maxwell Equations by Anatoly Duieprov; The Valley of the Four Crosses by Igor Zabelin; The Golub-Yavan by Kirill Stanyukovich; Flying Flowers by Mikhail Vasilyev and Destination Amaltheia by Arkady and Boris Strugatisky.

Nice condition and we like the portraits and biography placed on a foldout front and back cover.

Interesting rare Russian Science Fiction

$30.00

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Gazette du Bon Ton -1920 – “Let Jardin de L’Infante” – Charles Martin – Early Deco Influence

A beautiful and scarce hand coloured double “Pochoir” by Charles Martin (1884-1934) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in September 1920. “Let Jardin de L’Infante”.

A beautiful evening gown by designer Paul Poiret . It consists of a bodice and a full skirt in white satin lined with black satin. The skirt opens to a white gauze; and a black satin ribbon bow falls before.

The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era.

Price unframed for $90.00.

Lovely Deco Bon Ton from the beginning of that era

$90.00

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Beaulieu Dans Les Fleurs – Robert Bonfils – 1920

A beautiful pochoir with hand-applied colour by artist Robert Bonfils (1886-1972) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1920.

Bonfils produced a rich painterly finished that mad his work unique with Gazette du Bon Ton. This example is one of only two vertical double images available in the whole collection.

Two dresses and a coat for the afternoon. The red dress is charming, with a lace front, the black and white spiked ribbon dress with matching satin bodice and the beautiful diallaine coat with large fur collar.

Price $190.00 unframed.

The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era … click on me to see the whole image.

$190.00

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Gazette du Bon Ton – Brissaud – Ils Me M’ont Pas Reconnue – 1921

A beautiful hand coloured “Pochoir” by Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1921. “Il ne M’ont Pas Reconnue” – They will not be able to recognise me. In a special opera gown by Jeanne Lanvin. The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era.

Price $90.00 unframed.

A striking pochoir with beautiful deep colours

$90.00

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Rose-Coloured Spoon-Bill – Shaw and Nodder – 1792

An original copper engraved and hand coloured image of the beautiful and elegant rose-coloured spoon-bill also known as the Roseate Spoonbill. It was published by Shaw and Nodder in London on 1st January 1792.

A native of South America it is much more colourful than the common spoonbill and by the time it reaches maturity its colour deepens almost to a rich scarlet.

George Shaw was in charge of Natural History at the British Museum. Nodder was a natural history artist and worked for Banks on his Florilegium.

Framed in Voyager Natural History style in black cored cream mat and gilt frame.

Very rosey spoonbill striking an elegant pose.

$190.00

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Cape River Gold Field – Report of William Rands – 1891

Russian Science Fiction – Destination: Amaltheia (and Others)

Gazette du Bon Ton -1920 – “Let Jardin de L’Infante” – Charles Martin – Early Deco Influence

Beaulieu Dans Les Fleurs – Robert Bonfils – 1920

Gazette du Bon Ton – Brissaud – Ils Me M’ont Pas Reconnue – 1921

Rose-Coloured Spoon-Bill – Shaw and Nodder – 1792

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