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Manly-By-the-Sea
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Manly-By-the-Sea

by [SHEET MUSIC] BAILEY, Herbert C. & ROBINS, Nicholas

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1925
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Manly, N.S.W.: The Manly Daily, 1925. An iconic example of Australia's long standing love of the seaside: "white surf rolling free, Manly, sweet Manly, Manly by the sea..." Bound in original colour printed wrappers, 255mm x 315mm, 4 pages; a fine copy.
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Australian Bush Songs

Australian Bush Songs

by [OUTHWAITE] PETERSON, Georgette

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1937
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Melbourne: Allan & Co, 1937. First Thus. With the success of the first three song books written and composed by Annie Rentoul and Georgette Peterson and illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, other editions were inevitable. This collection (the "Imperial Edition, No. 394"), brings together seventeen of the best-loved tunes including the favourites "A Little Aboriginee", "Baby Bear" and "Corroboree",… Read more about this item
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The Muses' Magazine; A Monthly Review of the Musical, Artistic, Literary and Intellectual Life of Queensland [No. 1 - FIRST YEAR]
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The Muses' Magazine; A Monthly Review of the Musical, Artistic, Literary and Intellectual Life of Queensland [No. 1 - FIRST YEAR]

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1927
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Brisbane, Queensland: Luis Amadeo Pares, 1927. First Edition. An important document of multicultural Australia. With lively reports on the activities of the The Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society, The Queensland Authors' and Artists' Association, The Alliance Francaise de Brisbane, The Goethe Bund, The Societa Dante, The Centro Espanol de Queensland, The Hellenic Club, The House of Israel, and The Hall… Read more about this item
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200th Performance of
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200th Performance of "Spangles" | A Souvenir of Miss Ada Reeve and her "Spangles" Company

by [PALACE THEATRE MELBOURNE]

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1922
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Melbourne: Palace Theatre, 1922. First Edition. A memento of the first theatrical production to run for two hundred consecutive performances in Melbourne. Souvenir programme: Thursday, October 5th, 1922. Ada Reeve (3 March 1874 - 5 October 1966) was born in London, beginning her career on the stage and screen when she was only four years old. Ten years… Read more about this item
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Mary had a Little Lamb and other Nursery Songs
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Mary had a Little Lamb and other Nursery Songs

by Rey, H.A.

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1951
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Puffin Picture Books, Penguin Books, 1951. First Edition. Songbook of ten popular nursery rhymes illustrated by Hans Augusto Rey (1898 -1977). A German Jew who escaped the Nazis in 1940 on a home-made bicycle with his wife and collaborator, Margret Rey, Hans Rey is renowned for his best-selling children's book, "Curious George", the original manuscript… Read more about this item
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Bush Songs of Australia for Young and Old
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Bush Songs of Australia for Young and Old

by [OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul] Rentoul Annie R.

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1910
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Melbourne: George Robertson for Allan & Co, 1910. First Edition. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. First Edition of the highly successful sequel to the Rentoul sisters' 'Australian Songs for Young and Old', with words by Annie Rentoul, music by Georgette Peterson and illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Imperial edition 336. Muir #6346. Oblong quarto, original red illustrated wrappers, 36 pages, full-page… Read more about this item
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Song Stories of Austalia for Little People

Song Stories of Austalia for Little People

by DANE, Jeanie G. and WALKER, Edith G.

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1905
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Sydney: William Brooks and Company, 1905. WALKER, Edith G. With an appreciation by Frances E. Newton. Illustrated by Edith Walker, this rare work contains thirty two songs for children with Australian animal and bushland themes. First edition. Oblong quarto, original illustrated papered boards, illustrated in colour and sepia, loose in binding but still a very good copy.
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The Flying Dutchman
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The Flying Dutchman

by WAGNER, Richard

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1938
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London: Corvinus Press, 1938. A beautifully produced edition in elegant vellum bindings with perfectly composed typography within generous margins, a testament to the high standards of the short-lived Corvinus Press. Numbered limited edition of 130 copies. Quarto, full stiff vellum binding with minimal gilt ruling, spine lettering and small motif on the back board, top edge gilt and others… Read more about this item
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Songs for Young Australians
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Songs for Young Australians

by [OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul] TAYLOR, Bronnie, HARRHY, Edith

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1941
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Melbourne: Allan & Co, 1941. Outhwaite, Ida Rentoul. A fresh and attractive Australian songbook for young children. Each of the twelve songs composed by Bronnie Taylor and Edith Harrhy are accompanied by a suite of lovely, playful sketches by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Interestingly, it is not recorded as Outhwaite's work in Marcie Muir's comprehensive bibliography of Australian Children's Books… Read more about this item
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Our Old Nursery Rhymes. The original tunes harmonized... Volume One Only
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Our Old Nursery Rhymes. The original tunes harmonized... Volume One Only

by [LE MAIR, H. Willebeek] MOFFAT, Alfred

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1911
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London: Augener Ltd in Association with Adam and Charles Black, 1911. H. Willebeek le Mair [Henriette]. Henriette Willebeek le Mair (1889-1966) was a precocious child artist, her first book being published at the tender age of fifteen. She was actively encouraged by her parents and received instruction from the noted Parisian illustrator, Maurice Boutet de Monvel. Le Mair illustrated… Read more about this item
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Australians All. Bush Folk in Rhyme
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Australians All. Bush Folk in Rhyme

by [WALL, Dorothy] COOPER, Nelle Grant

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1934
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1934. First Edition. Dorothy Wall. Scarce title illustrated by Dorothy Wall with an extremely early depiction of the famous Blinky Bill. Large octavo, illustrated title page, line drawings throughout; recased, quarter cloth over illustrated papered boards; boards are thumbed, scattered foxing, a very good copy.
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Some British Ballads
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Some British Ballads

by RACKHAM, Arthur

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1919
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Constable and Company: London, 1919. RACKHAM, Arthur. First edition of this finely-produced work illustrated by the famous Arthur Rackham. Quarto, original gilt decorated blue cloth, 16 tipped colour plates (including frontispiece) and numerous line drawings throughout, a great copy, a few small spots on the covers otherwise fine.
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The Other Side of Nowhere
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The Other Side of Nowhere

by [OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul] DASKEIN, Tarella Quin

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1934
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Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens, 1934. First Edition. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. This charming work contains seven stories and the song, "Over the Water from Nowhere" with music by Kenneth L. Duffield. Oblong octavo, 18 full page black & white illustrations, vignettes throughout; patch of rubbing affects the front board, gentle preliminary foxing, a very good copy in the original decorated… Read more about this item
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The Persistence of Poetry
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The Persistence of Poetry

by BYNNER, Witter

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1929
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San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1929. First Edition. One of an edition of 325 copies signed by the author. Printed by the Brothers Johnson at the Windsor Press, handset type on handmade Arches paper. Finely reasoned essay on poetry venturing from the songs of the Navajo to a lengthy discussion on Chinese poems and Wordsworth. 'It… Read more about this item
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Australian Songs for Young and Old

Australian Songs for Young and Old

by [OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul] RENTOUL, Annie R.

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1907
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Melbourne: George Robertson, 1907. First Edition. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. The very scarce first edition of the first of the Rentoul sisters' famous songbook. Published to coincide with the well publicised Women's Exhibition held in Melbourne, October, 1907. String-tied oblong quarto, original illustrated wrappers, superbly illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite over 32 pages; original owner's inscription on title page, a… Read more about this item
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Australian Songs for Young and Old

Australian Songs for Young and Old

by [OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul] RENTOUL, Annie R.

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Melbourne: Allan & Co. Pty. Ltd, No Date. Very good +. OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. The first of the Rentoul sisters' famous songbooks, originally published to coincide with the well publicised Women's Exhibition held in Melbourne, October, 1907. Imperial edition number 335. String-tied oblong quarto, original illustrated wrappers, superbly illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite over 32 pages; original owner's… Read more about this item
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The Songs and Sonnets of William Shakespeare
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The Songs and Sonnets of William Shakespeare

by [ROBINSON, Charles] SHAKESPEARE, William

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1915
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London: Duckworth and Company, 1915. Charles Robinson. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Robinson's plates are gentle and humorous, executed in warm watercolour tones admirably suited to Shakespeare's poetry. Quarto, frontispiece and eleven tipped colour plates with printed tissue-guards, decorations and vignettes by Robinson throughout; original blind-blocked red cloth, slightly marked, four of the plates are mildly creased at one corner,… Read more about this item
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Soirée de Gala; | 11 Février 1928, Salle des Fêtes du
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Soirée de Gala; | 11 Février 1928, Salle des Fêtes du "Journal", 100, Rue Richelieu, Paris

by L'Amicale A.G.B.

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1928
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Paris: Salle du Journal, 1928. Art deco program for a grand concert in Paris followed by a midnight ball with music by The King's Melody Jazz Orchestra. Octavo, pictorial wrappers with the program for the evening loosely inserted, near fine.
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