Bookmarker (c.1950s) printed in green & black on cream card with humorous illustration of an man with book and pipe, sitting in an armchair which is being carried on the shoulders of a native, over the caption 'Are you an armchair traveller?', signed with initials 'JD;' reverse side carries a...... More
Bookmarker (c.197-?) printed in red, yellow & black on white card, with the words 'Remember the Ember!' under a simple illustration of a camp fire; reverse side carries four points for preventing bushfires. Length 16.2cm. Width 5 cm. Tip of point slightly worn. More
Bookmarker (c.197-?), printed in colours on white card, with illustration of overgrown wheat sheaths near a fence and house, and the warning 'Clean up all fire hazards'; reverse side carries four Fire Safety Check Pointers. Length 15.7 cm. Width 5.5 cm. More
Modern bookmarker (1990) with illustrations of a mouse reading a book and text within blue border, woven in blue & brown on a beige ground, with blue tassel; reverse side has 'Made by Cash's of Coventry/(Copyright symbol) F. W & Co. 1990' on top hem. Length (without tassel) 20.1 cm..... More
Printed in green, yellow & brown on celluloid, with page tab. The bottom edge carries the legend 'David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Ill.' Length 13 cm. More
Blue ribbon bookmarker (1965), printed in silver, for the Centenary of the church; pinked at top and bottom edge. Length 20 cm. Width 4.6 cm. Lightly faded at top of ribbon. More
Bookmarker in the shape of the 'Red-Hot Brand used by Tori, the Jap, with which, in his fury, he branded Edith Hardy in "THE CHEAT"', printed in reds & black on buff card; reverse side printed in black with a quotation from the film and date of commencement (6th March)..... More
Bookmarker in the shape of a cross, printed in brown & orange on cream card, promoting the film; reverse side printed in brown and red, with words Presented for a Distinguished Season at the Athenaeum [theatre, Melbourne]. Length 14 cm. Width 10 cm. Lightly browned. More
(c.1930s-40s), Bookmarker, (c.1930s-40s), printed in colours on white card, with port scene of liner, small craft, and natives and passengers on shore, with advertisements for four shipping lines, and the Athenaeum Library [Melbourne], advising one to 'Read, Mark, Lean and Enjoy that book called life by travel with the world..... More
Bookmarker (c.1920s-30s) printed in red & black on cream paper, with a woodcut portrait of Carlyle and a quotation, being the inscription on the decorative frontispiece to volumes in the History section of Everyman's Library; reverse side carries information about the series (Over 850 volumes). Length 16.6 cm. Width 6.3..... More
Bookmarker (c.1920s-30s) printed in red & black on grey paper, with a woodcut portrait of Sir Philip Sidney and a quotation, being the inscription on the decorative frontispiece to volumes in the Fiction section of Everyman's Library; reverse side carries information about the series (Over 880 volumes). Length 16.5 cm...... More
Bookmarker (c.1920s-30s) printed in red & black on cream paper, with a woodcut portrait of Milton and a quotation, being the inscription on the decorative frontispiece to volumes in the Biography section of Everyman's Library; reverse side carries information about the series (Over 880 volumes). Length 16.6 cm. Width 6.3..... More
Bookmarker (c. 1925-30) printed in dark brown on cream card, with a horizontal oval view of The Vale of Llangollen, North Wales; reverse side carries the coats of arms of London and Bristol and a description of The Vale of Llangollen. Holiday Haunts Series: Station Llangollen. Length 18.2 cm. *One..... More
Bookmarker (c. 1925-30) printed in dark brown on cream card, with a horizontal oval view of The Vale of Llangollen, North Wales; reverse side carries the coats of arms of London and Bristol and a description of The Vale of Llangollen. Holiday Haunts Series: Station Llangollen. Length 18.2 cm. *One..... More
Bookmarker (c. 1925-30) printed in dark brown on cream card, with a horizontal oval view of St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall; reverse side carries the coats of arms of London and Bristol and a description of St. Michael's Mount. Holiday Haunts Series; Station: Penzance. Length 18.2cm. *One of at least four..... More
Bookmarker, (c.1916), printed in black & colours on white card, with Hodder and Stoughton details of 'Mr Poilu: Notes & sketches of the fighting French' by Herbert Ward, with illustration by the author of 'Mr. Poilu' and edition details; reverse side blank. Length 18.5 cm. Width 7.6 cm. Lightly creased..... More
Cream silk-ribbon bookmarker (1901) printed on one side in red & blue with a pair of crossed and draped flags (American and Canadian) above clasped hands and Masonic symbol, with crossed words 'Frank R. Lawrence' in the centre followed by 'Rochester, N.Y. June, 1900. Toronto, Ont. June, 1901'. Length (without..... More
Booksellers and Stationers, 37 Merrimack Street [Lowelle, MA.]. Bookmarker printed in greens and black on a gold background on thin white card (margin off centre); reverse blank. Length 12.2 cm. Width 5 cm. *One of a series. More
Booksellers and Stationers, 37 Merrimack Street [Lowelle, MA.]. Bookmarker, printed in greens and black on a gold background on thin white card (margin off centre); reverse blank. Length 12.2 cm. Width 5 cm. Verso lightly browned. *One of a series. More
Bookmarker (c.196-?) printed in green, black & red on white card, with illustration of schoolgirl looking both ways; reverse side carries advice 'Always look both ways before you cross a road . . .', issued by the Victorian Road Safety Division. Length 16. 2cm. Width 3.7 cm. Corners slightly worn..... More
Bookmarker (c.197-?) printed in black on white card with pedestrian crossing and warning to pedestrians that 'Crossings are for your protection . . .'; reverse side carries seven road safety hints. Length 16.4 cm. Width 5 cm.; issued by the Victorian Road Safety Division. With horizontal creases. More
Blue silk-ribbon bookmarker (1908) issued at the 'Dedication of the New Bridge, Hartford, Connecticut, October 6, 7, 8, 1908'. Lithographed on one side in black with a frame containing two photographic portraits, presumably of designer and engineer, above a view of the bridge ('Largest Stone Arch Bridge in the World')..... More
Bookmarker (c.1950s), printed in brown, green, red & black on white card, with line drawings of five ships ('Ormonde', 'Orford', 'Orion', 'Orontes' and 'Orsova'), under the heading "EXTENDING A POPULAR SERVICE"; reverse side carries advertisement for Athenaeum Library, Melbourne; with page flap crease at shaped top, slightly creased. Length 19.7..... More
French cigarette company bookmarker [Paris] printed in colours on stiff card; reverse side with illustration and text for 'Ravis de Rallye Gout Anglais. Length 17.2 cm. Width 5 cm. Width 1 cm. Creased tear from bottom edge. More
The Walter Crane Series of Bookmarkers. Recto: illustrated by Walter Crane with a couple seated together (he holding sprig of mistletoe over her head) drinking wine (Walter Crane's signature above the woman's left hand), within a decorative frame and with text below; Verso: Society particulars with its Centenary 1914 roundel..... More