Thursday, February 3, 2011

Exciting New Venture! Sydney Rare Book Auctions

            
An extraordinary collection of Norman Lindsay books assembled by the
artist of the iconic Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs will feature
in the first auction of Sydney Rare Books Auctions, a new auction
house specializing in rare and fine books, photographs and
memorabilia.

James Kemsley, who drew Ginger Meggs for over 25 years, began
collecting Norman Lindsay when in his twenties and formed the most
comprehensive collection of Norman Lindsay's printed work ever
assembled. It contains not only all his important books with etchings
but also original unpublished material. Included is a copy of
Lindsay's own version of the Rabelais with 23 original pen and ink
drawings by Lindsay bound in to the text, and books with original
drawings by Lindsay and many signed and limited editions. The
collection is also strong in ephemera and exhibition catalogues and
will interest all Lindsayiana collectors and lovers of Australian art
of that era. Mr. Kemsley passed away in 2007 and the collection has
been consigned for auction by his widow.

The auction will also feature a large collection of art books, strong
in European and American art, but with a good selection of Australian
titles, the property of a retired school teacher from one of Sydney's
premier schools. Photography books and bookplates are included among
many other lots to be auctioned.

Sydney Rare Book Auctions will schedule auctions throughout the year
and the first auction will be held in April at the Sebel, Albion Street, Surrey
Hills. Managing director Paul Feain, owner of Cornstalk Bookshop in Glebe
and a leading member of Australia's rare book community and general
secretary of ILAB, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers,
will conduct the auctions.

Paul and his two fellow directors of Sydney Rare Book Auctions, Ellie
Aroney and Emily Ingleton have between them over 50 years of
experience in the rare book trade.

Ellie Aroney is a graduate of the Colorado Rare Book School and has
worked in the book trade in Sydney for over 10 years. Ellie has a wealth
of international antiquarian bookselling experience having organised
the last four Hong Kong Antiquarian Bookfairs as well as running
stands at major bookfairs in Europe, America, China as well as Australia.

Emily Ingleton comes from one of the most famous book collecting
families in Australia. Her grandfather amassed one of the best
Australiana collections ever assembled and her father has been an
antiquarian bookseller and publisher for 50 years in America and Japan.
Emily has worked in the book trade in Japan, Australia and China.

Sydney Rare Book Auction will occur in April. The Norman Lindsay
collection will be sold as one lot, but there are many other lots for sale
too. To have a sneak peak at the collection click on the following link.

http://www.cornstalk.com.au/SRBA 

Any queries please ring us.
+612 9552 1070
Kind regards,
Paul Feain
Ellie Aroney
Emily Ingleton

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