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ARCHDUKE LUDWIG SALVATOR OF AUSTRIA, "Hobart Town oder Sommerfrische in den Antipoden" ("Hobart Town, or a long summer holiday in the Antipodes"), original 1886 German-language first edition published anonymously in Prague by Heinrich Mercy; map and all 2
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ARCHDUKE LUDWIG SALVATOR OF AUSTRIA, "Hobart Town oder Sommerfrische in den Antipoden" ("Hobart Town, or a long summer holiday in the Antipodes"), original 1886 German-language first edition published anonymously in Prague by Heinrich Mercy; map and all 23 plates present, 284pp., striking gilt title to spine.

Estimate$500 - $750
Orig. Starting Price$400
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"THE AUCTIONEERS' GAZETTE" Melbourne, 1st December, 1886; first edition of an eight-page weekly newspaper, published during the height of the 1880s Victorian Land Boom. Overall 38 x 25cm. By 1886, Melbourne was rapidly expanding into "Marvellous Melbou
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"THE AUCTIONEERS' GAZETTE" Melbourne, 1st December, 1886; first edition of an eight-page weekly newspaper, published during the height of the 1880s Victorian Land Boom. Overall 38 x 25cm. By 1886, Melbourne was rapidly expanding into "Marvellous Melbourne," driven by intense real estate speculation, suburban subdivision, and massive public infrastructure investments. The first edition carries large notices for the "Paradise Estate" at Essendon, 171 Shop & Residence Sites in Richmond..

Estimate$150 - $250
Orig. Starting Price$120
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"LIFE - AUSTRALIAN TIT-BITS - FUN - FACT - FICTION" edition No.14, 30 September, 1886; 16-page illustrated weekly, printed and published by John Florance Williams, Queen St., Melbourne. Overall 38 x 28cm. Wonderful illustrations and advertisements, new
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"LIFE - AUSTRALIAN TIT-BITS - FUN - FACT - FICTION" edition No.14, 30 September, 1886; 16-page illustrated weekly, printed and published by John Florance Williams, Queen St., Melbourne. Overall 38 x 28cm. Wonderful illustrations and advertisements, news, theatre reviews, opinions.

Estimate$150 - $250
Orig. Starting Price$120
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"LIFE - AUSTRALIAN TIT-BITS - FUN - FACT - FICTION" edition No.15, 7 October, 1886; 16-page illustrated weekly, printed and published by John Florance Williams, Queen St., Melbourne. Overall 38 x 28cm. "The tour of the Australian Eleven (cricket team t
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"LIFE - AUSTRALIAN TIT-BITS - FUN - FACT - FICTION" edition No.15, 7 October, 1886; 16-page illustrated weekly, printed and published by John Florance Williams, Queen St., Melbourne. Overall 38 x 28cm. "The tour of the Australian Eleven (cricket team to England) has not proved a financial success. So says a recent cablegram. In what way, then, has it been a success? From a cricketing point, or from a banquestting aspect? It ought not to take you long to answer that."

Estimate$150 - $250
Orig. Starting Price$120
Current starting$120 (1 bid)
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Convict period cloth covered book titled Fables in French (FABLES CHOISIES: A l'usage des ENFANS, et Des autres Personnes qui commencent à apprendre La Langue Françoise), published in 1786, inscribed with ownership details inside and out "JOHN WILLIS VD
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Convict period cloth covered book titled Fables in French (FABLES CHOISIES: A l'usage des ENFANS, et Des autres Personnes qui commencent à apprendre La Langue Françoise), published in 1786, inscribed with ownership details inside and out "JOHN WILLIS VDL" (Van Diemen's Land).

Estimate$100 - $200
Orig. Starting Price$80
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"ORIENT LINE OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS. BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA" Attractive tri-fold pictorial card brochure with timetable, passenger listing, ship specs, destinations, map etc., dated July, 1887.
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"ORIENT LINE OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS. BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA" Attractive tri-fold pictorial card brochure with timetable, passenger listing, ship specs, destinations, map etc., dated July, 1887.

Estimate$120 - $200
Orig. Starting Price$100
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WITHERS, "The History of Ballarat, from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time" second edition with two folding panoramas and original gilt pictorial cloth [Ballarat; F.W. Niven, 1887], 362pp.
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WITHERS, "The History of Ballarat, from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time" second edition with two folding panoramas and original gilt pictorial cloth [Ballarat; F.W. Niven, 1887], 362pp.

Estimate$150 - $200
Orig. Starting Price$120
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Charles D. FERGUSON, "THE EXPERIENCES OF A FORTY-NINER During Thirty-four Years’ Residence in California and Australia.", [CLEVELAND : The Williams Publishing Co., 1888, 1st ed.], Octavo, 507pp, black + white frontispiece and full-page illustrations, orig
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Charles D. FERGUSON, "THE EXPERIENCES OF A FORTY-NINER During Thirty-four Years’ Residence in California and Australia.", [CLEVELAND : The Williams Publishing Co., 1888, 1st ed.], Octavo, 507pp, black + white frontispiece and full-page illustrations, original decorated brown cloth; new blank end papers. Covers both the American and Australian gold rushes, and one of very few published accounts of the Eureka Stockade Rebellion by a participant. Ferguson, 9584.

Estimate$150 - $200
Orig. Starting Price$120
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"Systematic Account of the Geology of Tasmania by Robert M. Johnston", printed 1888 by William Thomas Strutt (Hobart), 408pp.; fold-out map of Tasmania, two fold-out geological cross-sections, and many plates (incl. portraits of King Billy and Truganini)
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"Systematic Account of the Geology of Tasmania by Robert M. Johnston", printed 1888 by William Thomas Strutt (Hobart), 408pp.; fold-out map of Tasmania, two fold-out geological cross-sections, and many plates (incl. portraits of King Billy and Truganini) hand-tinted or otherwise; original spine, non-original boards.

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    Map of Tasmania unfortunately has one tear.

Estimate$500 - $750
Orig. Starting Price$400
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"CASSELL'S PICTURESQUE AUSTRALASIA", edited by E.E. Morris, an early edition in four volumes, each with bound note reading "THIS EDITION Is specially prepared for Subscription only, and is not obtainable through the general Booksellers. - CASSELL & COMPAN
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"CASSELL'S PICTURESQUE AUSTRALASIA", edited by E.E. Morris, an early edition in four volumes, each with bound note reading "THIS EDITION Is specially prepared for Subscription only, and is not obtainable through the general Booksellers. - CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited."; all volumes with matching gilt lyrebird and title to spine.

Estimate$200 - $300
Orig. Starting Price$160
Current starting$160 (1 bid)
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