Ballarat's Hymettus Cottage boasts a lovely formal private garden featuring geometric flower arrangements. The house was built in 1900 from monies gained when the owner laid a successful bet on 'Hymettus' in the Caulfield Cup.Cream bookplate relating to Hymettus Cottage in Ballarat. A black and white representation of the cottage is depicted on the bookplate, along with the latin 'in hoc signo spes mea' (this is a sign of hope).hymettus, hymettus cottage, taffe, michael taffe, bookplate, ballarat

A bookplate featuring a church with a woman standing under a spotlight. bob mcguire, bookplate, framed bookplate, keith wingrove memorial trust

Bookplate featuring a nude reading a book held by a koala"Keith Wingrove Ex Libris"bookplate, nude, koala

Bookplate featuring a nude reading a book held by a koala"Keith Wingrove Ex Libris"bookplate, nude, koala

Blue bookplate featuring the bust of a scholar a lyre and a book "Ex Libris ALAN WAMBEEK"alan wambeek, bookplate, lyre

Blue bookplate featuring the bust of a scholar a lyre and a book "Ex Libris ALAN WAMBEEK"alan wambeek, bookplate, lyre

Green bookplate featuring 2 cottages with a woman seated "EILEEN FAIRLEY"bookplate, eileen fairley, cottages

Blue bookplate featuring flying ducks and a fishing rod"DOUGLAS HEMINGWAY"bookplate, douglas hemingway, ducks, fishing rod

Bookplate featuring a cat sitting atop a stack of books"Ex Libris KATHERINE LITTLEWOOD"katherine littlewood, bookplate, cat

Bookplate featuring a couple running nude in flowers with a snake"Ex Libris - Betty and Jeff Bidgood"couple, nude, flowers, snake

Bookplate featuring a couple running nude in flowers with a snake"Ex Libris - Betty and Jeff Bidgood"bookplate, nude, couple, flowers, snake

Bookplate featuring a lady pilot in a plane with 2 children"Ex Libris - Pamela Keating"bookplate, viking, wineglass, nudes

A bookplate for Keith Wingrove featuring a koala carrying a book.This Book Must Be Returned to Keith Wingrovebookplate, keith wingrove, books, koala

Framed bookplate featuring a sailing ship on rough seasEx Libris K. Brian Stonier Melbourne Grammar Melbourne Universitybookplate

A bookplate for Keith Wingrove featuring a kookaburra on a pile of books.bookplate, keith wingrove, kookaburra, nude, books

Red cloth hard covered book of 112 plates bookplatenon-fictionBook featuring coloured plates of examples of historic ornamentornament, grammar, plates

Framed bookplate for Edwin Jewell showing a woman riding a unicorn.edwin jewell, irena sibley, unicorn, bookplate, framed bookplate, available

Bookplate featuring a viking feasting in a wine glass with 2 nudes"Ex Libris - Peter Gram"bookplate, viking, wineglass, nudes

Bookplate featuring bears dancing a ritual around a fire with companion Ralph"Ex Libris JOHNHART"john hart, bookplate, bears

.1) Signed Ex Libris Brian Dunlop bookplate by Irena Sibley. The imagery includes Australian birds such as swans, ducks cockatoos and honeyeaters .2) framed unsigned Ex Libris Brian Dunlop bookplate bookplate, framed bookplate, irena sibley, brian dunlop, keith wingrove memorial trust

Pro (Kevin Charles) HART (30 May 1928 – 28 March 2006) Born Broken Hill, New South Wales Pro Hart drew upon a variety of techniques in his paintings, including layering, chiaroscuro, glazing, scumbling, scratching and Alla prima. Insects, particularly ants and dragonflies, are among Hart’s most popular and most identifiable images. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Bookplate featuring a giant Pro Hart with palette dwarfing poppet heads in Broken Hill."Ex Libris PRO HART"pro hart, bookplate, poppet head

These two books are the only surviving examples of a set of books donated to the CPLC library in honour of former principal Miss S Lillie Crump. Example of ongoing community support of the school and the esteem with which former students held former Principal Miss S L CrumpTwo books of various size and binding with matching ornate commemorative bookplates inside front coverBook plate inside front cover: EX LIBRIS / CLARENDON PRESBYTERAIN / LADIES COLLEGE / IN HONOUR OF / MISS S LILLIE CRUMP / PRINCIPAL 1902 - 1919 / PRESENTED BY THE OLD COLLEGIANS OF THAT PERIODlillie-crump, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, library, old-collegians

This book, published in England, has been awarded as a school prize in 1887. Woodford School, No. 648, was an early National School which commenced in a house in 1854. In 1872 a sandstone building was erected. The school still operates. James Craig was the Head Master of Woodford School from 1884 to 1889. His wife was the Work Mistress of the school and both were involved in community affairs, particularly in regard to the Presbyterian Church and the local Mechanics’ Institute. Annis Morgan was born at Woodford to Jenkin and Mary Morgan in 1874. She would have been about 13 at the time she received the prize book. Annis (Ann) married Alan Patterson in 1897. This book is of considerable significance as it is connected with the history of Woodford, the Woodford school, the teacher, James Craig, the pupil, Annis Morgan and her family. This is a hard cover book of 812 pages The cover is black with an engraved ornamental pattern and edging and gold printing in the title on the cover and the spine. There is gilt edging on the pages. There is a bookplate on the inside front cover and one or two pages at the beginning are missing. The book contains many black and white illustrations with the first one covered by a piece of tissue (now blotched). The book contains poetry, short stories (some serialized) and some factual writing suitable for older children and adults. The cover is stained and somewhat faded and is ragged at the edges.Bookplate: ‘State School No. 648 Woodford, Fifth Class, presented to Annis Morgan, Christmas 1887, Jas. Craig, Head Teacher’. Stamp inside first page: ‘Warrnambool & District Historical Society WB 196’ history of woodford, woodford state school, annis morgan