Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
February 1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/899
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    460 461 462 %3in. published with no. 5; 4. “The Corrobary, or Peculiar Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, with paper no. 2,,.Wm. Rom. Govett,” 134m. by 83%. pub- ‘lished with article no. 4; 5. “ Three Blacks Encamped for the Night, to accompany paper no. 8, on the Natives,” (unsigned), 104%. by 7 im. published with no. 6; 6. “ Methods of Climbing Trees, by the Natives of N. S. Wales, Wm. Rom. Govett; mem.: The figures of the Blacks are rather too small—W.R.G.” 941i. by 6} in. published with no. 7; 7. “Three Black Women weeping over a Grave,” (unsigned), 9$in. by 541. published with no. 10; 8. South Headland of Broken Bay, New South Wales, called by the natives “ Barranjull,” 53 in. by 44m. published with no. 13; 9. Port Jackson, Fort Macquarie and part of Sydney Cove, signed and dated, Nov. 17,1836, 84.n. by 53%n. published with no. 16; 10. “ Character of Ravines South of Botany Bay in the County of Cumberland, N. 8S. Wales, W. Romaine Govett,” 1836, 11 in. by 621m. published with no. 18; 11. “ Cutters Inn, Mittagong, Argyle Road, N. S. Wales, as it appeared in 1828, W. Rom. Govett, 1837, for the ‘Saturday Maga- zine, ” 8 in. by 44 in. published with no. 20; 12. Scenery of the Blue Mountains, (unsigned) 84 in. by 5 in. UNPUB- LISHED, inlaid to folio, and bound in green morocco . ** ‘Tren of these drawings were engraved and appeared with Govett’s articles in “The Saturday Magazine,’ 1836-7, a copy of which accompanies the drawings. W. R. Govett discovered the remarkable Falls known as “ Govett’s Leap” in 1832. (See drawing no. 1. supra.) [See IntustTRation]. . Bacon (Sir Francis) APopTHEGMES New and Old, First EDITION, FRIST ISSUE, part of sig. B5 in facsimile, outer rule of title shaved at head, and small defects in sig. N38 and X1, name on title and on last leaf, old calf, joints cracked 8v0. for H. Barret and R. Whittaker, 1625 *% Rare. §.T.C. mentions only four copies. Baltimore (Fred. Calvert, Lord) Gaudia Poetica, Latina, et Gallia Lingua Composita Ao. 1769, engraved title, 21 plates, 17 vignettes, etc. with the folding plate of “ The Flying Mountain,” contemporary red morocco, with heavy scroll and leaf gold borders, g. e. one of 10 copies privately printed 4to. Augustae, Litteris Spathianis, 1770 Barrie (Sir J. M.) Auld Licht Idylls, rrrst EDITION, inscrip- tion on half-title, original buckram 8vo. 1888
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