Grand Military Tattoo. Tendered to the Admiral Commanding and Personnel of the visiting United States Battle Fleet, at the Royal Agricultural Society's Ground, Sydney, New South Wales. Thursday July 30th at 8pm, 1925.

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Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books

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[Drop title]. Sydney : The Motor Press Ltd., 1925. Octavo (225 mm), colour pictorial wrappers, the upper wrapper design signed in the image lower right 'B. E. Minns' and incorporating symbols of the United States of America and Australia, including the flags of both nations, the kangaroo and emu, and the New South Wales waratah; lower wrapper with the Australian coat of arms; each of the inside wrappers with a monochrome photogravure illustrating Yankee Doodle and the heroic British stand at Rorke's Drift, respectively; stapled at centre is the double-page Programme; very fine. The striking cover of this official programme for the military tattoo to commemorate the visit of the United States Fleet is illustrated in an article in the Sydney Sun, 30 July 1925, where it is noted that the design of the programme was a collaboration between Captain H. W. Grace and the Sydney commercial artist, B. E. Minns. The event itself was organised by Brigadier General Charles Brand, base commandant of the 2nd Military District (New South Wales), and staged at the Royal Agricultural Society's Showgrounds, Moore Park, with all proceeds going to the T.B. Sailors' & Soldiers' Association and the Limbless Soldiers' Association. Included among the evening's entertainments were re-enactments from the Battle of Omdurman and Rorke's Drift (!) and renditions by the massed bands of Advance Australia Fair and The Star Spangled Banner. Rare. Only two examples traced in Australian collections (SLNSW; UoW Archives, Marjory East Collection).…

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Title
Grand Military Tattoo. Tendered to the Admiral Commanding and Personnel of the visiting United States Battle Fleet, at the Royal Agricultural Society's Ground, Sydney, New South Wales. Thursday July 30th at 8pm, 1925.
Author
MINNS, B. E. (Benjamin Edward) (1863-1937) (artist)
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books

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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade. Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Douglas Stewart Fine Books sells rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, ephemera, maps and globes, and fine art. Each month we issue a new online catalogue of recent acquisitions; we recommend that you join our email list so you can be among the first to see what’s available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries. We are also keen to buy rare and interesting books, photographs and ephemera, from important single items to entire libraries or collections. You are welcome to contact us if you have something to sell which you think may be of interest to us. We love meeting new people and welcoming visitors to our shop (open Monday to Saturday), but if you can't make it to Melbourne you can find probably find us at one of the major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney - all places we have exhibited in since 2009. Douglas Stewart Fine Books…

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720 High Street
Armadale, VIC Australia 3143