Mark's Book Barn

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    Ephemera

Mark's Book Barn (operated by Mark Burgess) buys and sells old and rare books, magazines, newspapers and printed material (ephemera).


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Jane Austen - Bentley’s Standard Novels 1833
$10000
Austen, Jane. 6 Novels in 5 Volumes. Published, London: Richard Bentley, 1833. Important first collected and first illustrated edition of the novels of Jane Austen, printed from the plates of Bentley's "Standard Novel" editions of 1833, each volume with engraved frontispiece illustration and vignette title page, finely bound. Small octavo, wine red calf skin half covers with gilt-lettering on spine.
Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought in the Great War 1914-1919
$1200
“Parramatta and District Soldiers Who Fought In The Great War 1914-1919”. Printed and wholly set up in 1919 at the Works of “The Cumberland Argus”, from the records of which the Soldiers’ Pages are compiled. Cloth hardback, 266 pages. A comprehensive photographic portrait collection compiled from the records of “The Cumberland Argus”. A combination of black and white pen pictures in addition to other photographs. Local Parramatta region advertisements at front of book.
Lloyd Bonney Archive
$1200
Eleven Programmes Quantity of entry forms and related items for Lloyd Bonney 1934-1939. Blue Riband. Preston Prof. Cycling Club 1939. 62 Miles Road Championship won by Lloyd Bonney. Two photographs of Lloyd Bonney during the Barnet Glass Grand Prix Cup 1938 - one photo during the race and one being presented with the winning cup. Lloyd Bonney’s note book on race bike specifications with notes on the leading riders’ road and track frames to incl. Opperman, Guyatt, Moritz, etc. Multitude of newspaper cutouts relating to Lloyd Bonnie and the era of cycling.
Standardisation of Railway Gauge between Sydney & Melbourne
$1100
“Souvenir of the Official Opening of the Sydney-Melbourne Standard Gauge Railway Line”, Department of Railways New South Wales, 12 April 1962; ring-bound booklet with colour and black & white photographs “Location Diagram Showing Departure Arrangements at Sydney Terminal Station” Official Opening of the Sydney - Melbourne Standard Gauge Railway Line 12 April 1962; Dept Railways NSW diagram “Inauguration of Standard Gauge Passenger Services, General Information for Departmental Officers”; 3 typed pages *Note this is only part of the lot.
Electrification of Railway Line to Gosford
$450
Souvenir Envelope “Sydney-Gosford Electrification 23.1.1960”, Department of Railways NSW, ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’, 31x42cm “Souvenir Time Table Graph Showing the running of The Official Train that will Inaugurate The Electric Train Service to Gosford, special services conveying interested spectators and regular passenger trains are also included Saturday 23rd January 1960”, 28.5x52cm Souvenir Red Ribbon marked ”First Electric Train Service to Gosford N.S.W. 23rd January 1960” with train picture, 5.5x15cm *Note this is only part of the lot.