Peake 3874 ('Galleon and seagull', 1932). London-born John Charles Goodchild (1898-1980) emigrated with his family to South Australia in 1913; he served on the Western Front with the 9th Field Ambulance, AIF. He established himself as an artist, educator and arts administrator in Adelaide after the war. He studied in..... More

Peake 3883 ('Bookstalls with church tower behind'). A signed proof copy, inscribed by the artist 'Opus 22', dated 1980. Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. More

Peake 3888 ('Eagle on rock', 1932). An untrimmed remarque proof, numbered (4/6) and signed in pencil by the artist in the bottom margin (and almost certainly printed by him). Noel Wood (1912-2001) was born in Strathalbyn, South Australia. Soon after producing this artwork, he lived on Kangaroo Island (1933-35) before..... More

Cobargo, Croft Press (for the Author), 1993. Number 81 of 220 signed copies (with only 100 for sale); this copy is inscribed and signed in ink by the author (Harry Muir's widow). More

The bookplate for Marcie Muir is by Astra Lacis (Peake 3891). The bookplate for Kerry White is not in Peake, but the initials 'B.G.' in the plate confirm what the artwork immediately suggests - the artist is Bob Graham, the 'prolific and multi-award winning writer and illustrator of children's books'..... More

This charming collection comprises: 1. The final preparatory artwork for the bookplate by George Perrottet under Muir's maiden name, Marcie Collett (India ink and watercolour on card, 105 × 77 mm), tipped-in inside a small card bifolium inscribed 'Sketch for lino cut Bookplate' and signed by Perrottet on the front..... More

Peake 1057. This attractive bookplate, featuring a vase of Australian native flowers, is featured as the frontispiece to Harry Muir's 'The Bookplates of G.D. Perrottet' (Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1942), where it appears as number 161 in the checklist, dated 1941. George David Perrottet (1890-1971), 'although technically an amateur artist..... More

Peake 1057. This attractive bookplate, featuring a vase of Australian native flowers, is usually seen hand-coloured. The plate is featured as the frontispiece to Harry Muir's 'The Bookplates of G.D. Perrottet' (Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1942), where it appears as number 161 in the checklist, dated 1941. George David Perrottet..... More

London, T. & W. Boone, 1835. The front flyleaf is inscribed in ink 'To The Honble Mrs Byng from her old and very sincere friend The Author. Portsmouth 19 June 1835'. A Byng family armorial bookplate ('Tuebor', I Will Defend) is mounted on the pastedown (offsetting a little onto the..... More

The bookplates are in uniformly fine condition; three are printed in colour, the other two are plain duplicates, each printed in a different colour. All are recorded by Peake. They are for Ryan Corrigan; Edwin Jewell; Judi Jewell (signed); and Linda and Heather Jewell (plain, two copies, one printed in..... More

Sydney, Australian National University Press, 1987. Provenance: Pat Cmielewski, with her three-colour bookplate (from her own design). More

London, W & R Chambers, 1897. With the pictorial bookplate ['Gang forward'] of Edward Charles Stirling. More

Peake 2835; Muir 151. George David Perrottet (1890-1971), 'although technically an amateur artist, was one of Australia's most admired and prolific bookplate designers, producing over 220 bookplates between 1929 and 1964' (Mark Ferson, in 'The New Australian Bookplate Society Newsletter', Number 16, March 2010). Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller..... More