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Page:1 Nov 25, 2018 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A SPORTING MEMORABILIA - General & Miscellaneous Lots 2002 Collection remainders including 1940s-60s magazines 'Sports Novels' (40), 'Sporting Life' (16), 'The NZ Sportsman' (10), 'Australian Ring' (29), 'Trotguide' (48) & racebooks (5); Golf cards with 1992 Pro Set 'PGA Golf' [300], 1990 Imperial 'American Golfers' [20] & 1994 Dormy 'Golf - The Modern Era' [25]; Australian stamps showing sport (FV $77); plus Bradman $5 coin, condition variable. 100 2003 Autograph collection in album noted Lionel Rose, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Johnny Famechon, Jeff Fenech, Gai Waterhouse, David Boon, Ian Healy, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Imran Khan, Gary Sobers, Harold Larwood, Glenn McGrath, Bob Hawke, Sir Alex Ferguson, Tom Watson, Rod Laver; plus few facsimiles. 150 2004 Autographed books noted signatures of O.J.Simpson, Lance Armstrong, Mary Lou Retton (US gymnast); cricket book with 15 signatures including Glenn McGrath. (4 books) 100 BOXING Lot 2016 2016 MUHAMMAD ALI: 'GOAT (Greatest of All Time): A Tribute to Muhammad Ali' by Muhammad Ali & Jeff Koons, limited edition 906/1000 signed by both [Cologne, 2001]; together with 4 photographic silver gelatin prints signed by Howard Bingham & Muhammad Ali. {Original retail US$10,000 for this 'Champ's Edition'. A huge book weighing 75lb, today most of the value lies in the four signed photographs that were included} 2,000 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - General & Miscellaneous Lots Ex Lot 2028 2028 Cricket books including 'Cricket' by WG Grace [Bristol, 1891]; 'Lord's 1787-1945' by Sir Pelham Warner (signed) [London, 1947]; 'Cricket Safari - A Pictorial View of the Australian Team in South Africa 1985-87' by Chris Harte (signed) [Adelaide, 1987]. Fair/Fine condition. (7) 100 2029 Cricket books including 'The Fight for the Ashes in 1926' & 'The Fight for the Ashes in 1930' by Warner; 'Kissing the Rod - The Story of the Tests of 1934' by Fender; 'South African Cricket 1927-1947' by Duffus. (27) 150 2036 'Wisden Cricketers Almanack' for 1980-1989, all with limp yellow covers. (10) 100 2037 'Wisden Cricketers Almanack' for 1990-1999, all with limp yellow covers. (10) 100 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA 2043 Cricket literature including '1946-47 Test Series Souvenir'; books (12) including 'Australia - Story of a Cricket Country' by Ryan [Melbourne, 2001] & '200 Seasons of Australian Cricket' [Sydney, 1997]; magazines (40+), tour guides (5), programmes (5) & video. 100 2049 Cricket library with 68 books including 'The Paddock That Grew - The Story of the Melbourne Cricket Club' by Dunstan [Melbourne, 1974]; 'Glorious Innings - Tresures from the Melbourne Cricket Club Collection' by Bouwman [Melbourne, 1987]; 'Seasons in the Sun - The Story of the Victorian Cricket Association' by Coleman [Melbourne, 1993]; plus VCA Annual Reports (29); magazines & tour guides (15). Condition variable. (112) 200 Ex Lot 2050 2050 Biographies 'Pep - The Story of Cec Pepper' by Piesse No.92/100 hardbound [Mt Eliza, 2018]; 'Reggie: Five Years of Fame, the Story of Reginald Duff' by Sissons No.66/200 [Mt Eliza, 2015]; 'The Silk Express - The Story of EA Ted McDonald' by Richardson [Mt Eliza, 2015]; 'Lucky - The Life of HL Bert Collins: cricketer, soldier, gambler' by Bonnell [Mt Eliza, 2015] (4) 180 Page:3 Nov 25, 2018 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 19th Century Lot 2065 2065 VICTOR TRUMPER: Group with signature on piece; book 'Victor Trumper - The Beau Ideal of a Cricketer' by Raiji [Bombay, 1964] (signed by author); postcard 'Australian Cricket Team, 1905'; cricket card; print by Chevallier Tayler (faults). 300 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1928-1948 - The Bradman Era Lot 2074 2074 1934 'In Quest of the Ashes 1934 - The Don Bradman Souvenir Booklet and Scoring Records', published by Wrigleys, with the scarce scoring sheet, and also a letter from Wrigleys to the previous owner, explaining he needed to send 30 wrappers before they would despatch the Cricket Book. 200 2076 1936 'The Ashes 1936-1937 - The Wrigley Souvenir Book and Scoring Records', published by Wrigley's, with the scarce scoring sheet completed by the previous owner, front cover shows the two opposing captains Don Bradman & Gubby Allen, some faults. 120 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1928-1948 - The Bradman Era (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 2078 2078 'The Greats of '48' booklet with 16 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller & Ray Lindwall, some soiling but signatures fine. 350 2081 DON BRADMAN: signature on picture of the Don walking through crowd, framed, 24x30cm; also signature on newspaper clipping; plus book 'The Invincibles - The Legend of Bradman's 1948 Australians'. 100 Lot 2083 2083 DON BRADMAN: 'The Bradman Book - The Story and Records of the World's Greatest Cricketer', compiled by 'Outfield', drawn by Will Mahony [Melbourne, 1948]. 150 Page:5 Nov 25, 2018 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - INDIA Lot 2108 2108 Tour brochure 'Indian Cricket Tour to England 1932' published by the Board of Control for Cricket in India [New Delhi, 1932]. 200 FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES 2214 1980s Football Records. Fair/Fine condition. (250+) 100 Lot 2216 2216 1993 'The Complete Guide to Australian Football' by Ken Piesse [Sydney, 1993], the author's own copy with 80+ signatures, noted Ron Barassi, Kevin Bartlett, Terry Daniher, Jack Dyer, Fred Goldsmith, Leigh Matthews, Bob Skilton. 400 Page:6 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 2219 2219 CARLTON Collection with 1909 JE Barnes 'Team Photo Post Card' for Carlton (corner re-attached); books (22) including 'The Carlton Story' by Buggy & Bell [Melbourne, 1958] & 'The Blues' by Hewat [Melb, 1982]; Annual Reports 1947-96 (26 + 11 spares); Football Records (29) including 10 Grand Finals. 250 HORSE RACING 2310 Catalogues Thoroughbred Yearlings (7) from H Chisholm & Co for 1924-1930; William Yuille & Co catalogue for 1917 (very fragile); 'Broodmares of Australia' 7 volumes from 1980s. 50 Lot 2315 Page:7 Nov 25, 2018 HORSE RACING (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 2315 1810 'Rules and Orders of the Subscribers to the Racecourse Established at Sydney 1810', originally published 1810, reprinted in a limited edition of only 6 with leather covers and gilt title by Caves, Reichard & Waterhouse [Sydney, 2018]. [The original publication (in paper covers) only for subscribers was produced by government printer George Howe and is believed to be the first non-government publication in the Colony; it is believed that no copy of the original has survived in Australia, and it is unknown to institutions and libraries in this country] 150 2331 1981 'Notable Australian Thoroughbreds' by Mountier, Barrie & Clark [Waiura NZ, 1981], limited edition in slip-case. 200 Lot 2336 2336 PHAR LAP: 'The Bloodstock Breeders' Review. An Illustrated Annual devoted to the British Thoroughbred' Volumes XIX, XX & XXI (1930, 1931 & 1932). The chapters titled 'The Thoroughbred in Australasia' have numerous mentions of Phar Lap. 300 MOUNTAINEERING Lot 2370 2370 Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary & John Hunt signatures on pieces plus book 'High Adventure' by Edmund Hillary [London, 1955]. Hunt was the team leader of the 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition. Tenzing Norgay's is a very difficult signature to obtain. 200 Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 MOUNTAINEERING (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 2371 2371 Edmund Hillary signatures (2) in leather-bound edition of his autobiography 'High Adventure' [USA, 2003]. 100 OLYMPIC GAMES 2377 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS: 'Die Olympischen Spiele 1936' Band 1 & Band 2' (= Olympic Games 1936 Volumes 1 & 2) with hundreds of photos fixed in place, published by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld. Shows Hitler and other prominent Nazis, and major athletes of the Games including Jesse Owens. Fair/Fine condition. 150 Ex Lot 2396 2396 1956 SWIMMING LIBRARY, ex Harry Gallagher collection, noted 'Traite de la Natation' by Karr [Bruxelles, 1844]; 'Captain Webb's Swimming Instructor' [New York, 1891]; 'Petit Cours de Natation' by Cooreman [Bruxelles, 1891]; 'Swimmers and Swimming' by Newman [London, 1899]; 'The Outline of Swimming' by Bachrach [Chicago, 1924]; also four titles by Harry Gallagher - these all signed. (13 items) 300 Page:9 Nov 25, 2018 OLYMPIC GAMES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 2397 - SWIMMING BOOKS: Manuscripts for Harry Gallagher's books - 'Sprint the Crawl' [1976], 'Memories of a Fox' [1998] & 'Pushing Positive Buttons' [2013]; plus signed copies of these three books & 'Harry Gallagher On Swimming' [London, 1976]. Also audio books for 'Memories of a Fox'; range of videos (15); archive including photos. 200 Ex Lot 2398 2398 - SWIMMING BOOKS: 'The Dawn of Swimming' by Knox [London, 1962] signed & dedicated by Dawn Fraser & the author; 'Dawn - One Hell of a Life' [Sydney 2001] signed by Dawn Fraser; 'Life in Lane Four' by Jon Henricks [USA, 2015] signed & endorsed by Jon. First book Fair, others Very Fine. Ex Harry Gallagher collection.(3 items) 150 AUSTRALIANA 2430 c.1907 'Photographs of Premises occupied by Branches of the Bank of New South Wales' published by the bank [Sydney] 302 pages with 450+ photos of premises past and present with a short description of the progress of the bank from its commencement in 1817 to 1907. Covers missing, needs rebinding. 250 Lot 2431 2431 'Gum-Nut Babies, Words and Pictures by May Gibbs' book [Sydney, c.1916], brown wrappers with colour illustration laid down, string tie binding, colour frontispiece, 11 sepia tone plates. Fair/Fine condition. 150 Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au Nov 25, 2018 AUSTRALIANA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A 2434 'The History of St Kilda, From its First Settlement to a City' by Cooper in two volumes [Melbourne, 1931]. Fair/Fine condition. 80 Lot 2435 2435 'Our Babies' The Maternal and Infant Welfare Booklet by Davis, Victorian Edition [Melbourne, 1946] with attractive cover illustration by May Gibbs.
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