Featuring Oblation with Norman Lindsay's original rejected cover art bound in, an unpublished novel by Linday - A Misfit in Souls - with original pen and ink drawings, The Health Reader illustrated by a young Lindsay, Harry Morant's Bushman and Buccaneer and the beautifully illustrated and extremely rare children's title, Australian Nursery Rimes.
All items are available for viewing as part of The James Kemsley Norman Lindsay Collection which will be sold as one lot on Monday, 18 April at The Sebel Hotel, Surry Hills. For more information please see www.sydneyrarebookauctions.com
Please click here to view our video tour!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Another video tour from Paul!
Paul takes us on a tour of the complete Idriess Collection which will be auctioned as one lot as part of the first Sydney Rare Book Auction on Monday, 18 April, 2011. This collection can be viewed on Saturday 16 April and Sunday 17 April at The Sebel Hotel, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills. To view the illustrated, online catalogue please visit www.sydneyrarebookauctions.com
Please click here to view the video.
Please click here to view the video.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Check out the best bits from The James Kemsley Norman Lindsay Collection!
Click here to watch Paul take us on a tour of The James Kemsley Norman Lindsay Collection!
Paul Feain takes us on a video tour!
Please click here to watch SRBA Director, Paul Feain as he takes us on a video tour of some of the wonderful highlights from the upcoming SRBA auction. Includes an original 1916 Henry Lawson manuscript, a 1617 atlas that includes a map noting Terra Australis, a signed Patrick White novel and a first edition of Sturt's exploration of South Australia.
To view the fully illustrated, online catalogue please visit http://www.sydneyrarebookauctions.com/
To view the fully illustrated, online catalogue please visit http://www.sydneyrarebookauctions.com/
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
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Paul's Report on International Antiquarian Bookfair in Hong Kong 2010
The fourth International Antiquarian Bookfair in Hong Kong was held in December 2010 at Number 1 Pacific Place and it was very successful.
Around the world we keep hearing stories of the great financioal crisis, the Euro Crisi, the overprinting of the US $ and other stories of doom and gloom.
However there was no evidence of any of this at the book fair.
There were forty one exhibitors from France, United Kingdom, USA, Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Italy, Spain, Sweden and of course Hong Kong. It was a true International gathering of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Over one thousand people attended the fair over the three day period. And these visitors showed their appreciation of the material on offer by opening their wallets and making purchases.
Many rare and beautiful historical books, documents, maps and posters were displayed for sale. There was a great variety of subjects covering all geographic areas of the world with a particular emphasis on Asia and more especially Hong Kong and China.
Many books and maps which are very scarce were displayed. The material was mostly from the West and in Western languages with the majority being in English but French and German language material was also available as were a smaller number of Chinese items.
Total sales at the fair exceeded $8,000,000. The most expensive item sold was a hand written letter from Chairman Mao. Decorative items such as posters and maps were popular as well as ancient books with colour plates, especially those with a Chinese theme.
The customers at the fair came from Mainland China, from Hong Kong and other parts of Asia as well as Australia and Europe. There was an equal mixture of both local and expatriate customers.
The fair was considered by most exhibitors to be very successful and many have already signed up to attend the event which will be held on the first week end of December 2011.
Paul J. Feain
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Hong Kong Bookfair - A place to sell books
This year at the International Bookfair in Hong Kong some booksellers said it was their best ever. I was told by one bookseller that they sold half their stock and by others that it was their best sales yet. There were some big purchases at the fair, the highest 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars.
We saw some familiar faces as well as some new comers. Booksellers are no longer just coming to experience Hong Kong they are coming for business. Mainland China is buying up big in all areas. It is an exciting time for book selling.
Below are some photos that I took during the fair.
Amanda Morris from Allsworth Rare Books
Barbara Grigor-Taylor from Cavendish Rare Books
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grigorbooks@aol.com
Barbara Hince from Kenneth Hince Old and Fine Books
Bernard Shapero from Bernard J. Shapero Rare Books
Bjorn Lowendahl from Mulberry Tree Rare Books
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info@mulberrytreerarebooks.net
Cathy and David Lilburn from Antipodean Books, Maps and Prints
Christian Jonkers from Jonkers
Cynthia from Swindon Books
Daphne and Maria from Sage Communications - Our publicity power team.
Douglas and Barbara
Lorence Johnson from Lok Man Rare Books
Me - a little exhausted from organising the fair and Cornstalk's Stand
Emily and Nicholas Ingleton from the Tuttle Corporation
Fiona Kells from Book of Kells
Fredrik Muller and Co. from Fredrick Muller Rare Books
Fredrik Muller
Gerald Stodolski from Gerald AJ Stodolski
Ian Smith from Bernard Quaritch
James Hallgate from Lucius Books and Pom Harrington from Peter Harrington
Jenny Allsworth from Allsworth Rare Books
Josh and Douglas
Josh Carey from Bondi Books and Lorence Johnson from Lok Man Rare Books
Josh Carey Bondi Books
Justin Schiller and Dennis Davis from Battledore Ltd.
Katherine Spears from Bernard Quartich
Mireille Romand from Galerie Documents
Mistuo Nitta from Yushodo Ltd
Nigel Firth from Highgrove Florilegium
Pom Harrington from Peter Harrington
Pom and Ian
Rob Rulon-Miller from Rulon-Miller Books
Kazuo Namikawa from Ogawatosho - A seriously funny bookseller - known mostly for selling really cool books, but in quiet times he played air drums, warmed up for swimming races and generally made people giggle.
If you would like to exhibit or attend Hong Kong Bookfair please email me at admin@cornstalk.com.au
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