Godson, John Barclay, 1882-1957

Date: 1900 - 1960

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Barnett, Percy Neville, 1881-1953; Dwyer, Ella Margaret, 1887-1979; Feint, Adrian, 1894-1971; Gallop, Herbert Reginald, 1890-1958; Goodchild, John Charles, 1898-1980; Hopson, William Fowler, 1849-1935; Jardine, Walter, 1885-; Jordan, Allan, 1898-1982; Lindsay, Lionel Arthur (Sir), 1874-1961; Lindsay, Norman Alfred William, 1879-1969; Litchfield, Phillip M, active 1920s-1930s; McGrath, Raymond, 1903-1977; O'Harris, Pixie, 1903-1991; Perrottet, George David, 1890-1971; Pierson, Percy Roach, active 20th century; Satchell, Edgar, active 1920s; Shillito, Phyllis Sykes, 1895-1980

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-Aust-G/K

Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: Herbert R Gallop (owner is also the artist, possibly Herbert Reginald Gallop) R A Gallop (initials on bookplate possibly read "I H Q", the name H R Gallop is written on the back, possibly Herbert Reginald Gallop, 1924) Gwendolen Game (by Ella Dwyer, 1932) Sir Philip Game (by J B G, possibly John Barclay Godson, 1932) Joy Garden (by Adrian Feint) James A Gardiner (possibly by Raymond McGrath) G L Garnsey (2 bookplates, 1 picturing a cricket match and cricket equipment, a kangaroo with a cricket bat, a koala reading a book, and 2 birds, possibly ducks, the other picturing 2 koalas, 1 apparently selling books to the other, possibly by Norman Lindsay) George L Garnsey (intitials of artist possibly R B or R S) J W Gellert (by L L, possibly L Lindsay) John Gibson (3 bookplates, 1 by J S Watkins, possibly John Samuel Watkins, 1932, 1 by Adrian Feint, 1 by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet, 1934, picturing a phoenix rising from a fire, which the collector has noted is "based on D H Lawrence's phoenix seal") Rosa Gibson (including 2 sets of initials, the 1st reads G D P, possibly George D Perrottet, the 2nd possibly reads B J. The bookplate seems to commemorate a centenary 1834-1934, possibly the Melbourne Centenary) Gladys (possibly by P Neville Barnett) John B Godson (1 by F C H, 1 by artist unknown) Diana Goldsmid (by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet) John Goodchild (owner possibly also the artist) Paul Langton Grano Arthur Fairfield Gray Helen Gray (possibly by R A Clive) Bastl V S Greatrex (name of owner difficult to read, name of the artist possibly Mark Seriem, England) J G Griffin (by Geo T, 1908) W R Griffiths (by A F, possibly Adrian Feint) Helen Groom (by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet) Captain Francis Edward de Groot (by Phyllis S Shillito. Bookplate includes the text "The sword is mightier than the scissors" and an emblem including a sword, a pair of scissors, a head with a crested helmet, a rearing horse, a lion, the Union Jack and the flag of Australia) V S H (2 bookplates, 1 possibly by M McCartney, picturing a press, possibly a printing press, the other by J Hanna) S V Hagley (3 bookplates, 2 by A J, 1 with artist's initials illegible, possibly R W, picturing a witch or wizard mixing potions) Sydney Hagley Sydney V Hagley (2 bookplates, 1 by P Roach Pierson, 1940, the other by A F, possibly Adrian Feint, picturing an Australian 1 penny coin and several books with the titles "Bookplates", "Numismata Australiana" and "Entomology") Halycon (by Pixie O'Harris, picturing a young girl and a pixie) J M Hammond (by Phillip M Litchfield, 1927, possibly picturing a prospector panning for gold) Edward Hammond Hargraves C E Harris George H Harris Clarence D Hart L J Harvey (picturing reief carving of the legendary figure Andromeda. Collector notes that L J Harvey was an instructor in modelling at the Brisbane Technical College) Helen (name of the artist illegible, possibly Eulamer) C Hepburn (by P B) V S Hewett (3 bookplates, 1 by T, possibly Eric Thake, 1 by Allan Jordan, 1 by artist unknown) Hans Heysen (by Lionel Lindsay) Fred Hiley J J Hilder Fred Hiley (by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Name of owner illegible, possibly Arnold Hirt W R G Hiscock (by H Ogilvie, possibly Helen Ogilvie) H F Hoad (by Crampton) Hodgson (the words "Hodgson" and "NSW Railways" are written in pencil upon the bookplate, though it is not obvious what these refer to) C G Hodgson (address on the bookplate reads "157 Macquarie Street North, Sydney) A E Holland L Hopkins W F Hopson (owner possibly also the artist. This bookplate is possibly by the American artist William Fowler Hopson and may have been incorrectly filed by the collector) C V Howard (by E S, possibly Edgar Satchell) H J Howes (picturing an aboriginal shield and 2 spears, with the words "Marombi Coolah", possibly refering to a location in New South Wales, Australia) S W Hume (by Phillip Litchfield, picturing Redbraes Castle) L Stenhouse Huntley (2 bookplates1 by P Roach Pierson, 1936, 1 by artist unknown) George R Hyam (by Walter Jardine, 1931) R F Irvine (name of the artist illegible, possibly I Sidlono or I Sipono) Harold J Jack (possibly by K Jack) Carl V Janssen (a note on the back of the bookplate reads "A young artist killed in the land of Gallipoli") Harold & Nell Jenkins (by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet) H D Jennings (by R D) Geoffrey A Johnson (by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet) F R Jordan (by Lionel Lindsay, picturing a various objects including a judge's wig) H V Justelius (2 bookplates by J Goodchild, possibly Jobn Charles Goodchild) Charles G Kellaway (possibly by Olive Crane) Rhoda S Kettlewell (by R D, possibly Roy Davies) Lorna Robin King (by William Hunter) W & M Kingham (by Adrian Feint) Quantity: 77 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings

Date: 1900 - 1960

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Barnett, Percy Neville, 1881-1953; Christie, Connie, active 1940s-1950s; Cobb, Victor Ernest, 1876-1945; Davies, Lewis Roy, 1897-1979; Feint, Adrian, 1894-1971; Godson, John Barclay, 1882-1957; Hopson, William Fowler, 1849-1935; Lindsay, Lionel Arthur (Sir), 1874-1961; Lindsay, Norman Alfred William, 1879-1969; Litchfield, Phillip M, active 1920s-1930s; Mahony, Francis William, 1905-1989; Mailey, Arthur Alfred, 1890-; Minns, Benjamin Edwin, 1864-1937; Ogilvie, Helen, active 1930s; O'Harris, Pixie, 1903-1991; Palmer, Ethleen Mary, 1906-1958; Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935; Thake, Eric Prentice Anchor, 1904-1982; Van Raalte, Henri Benedictus, 1881-1929; Walker, Francis Sidney, 1888-1972; Wiseman, Hilda Alexandra, 1894-1982

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-Aust-O/S

Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: Margaret O'Grady Pat O'Harris (by Pixie O'Harris, 1928) Lyster Ormsby (3 bookplates, 1 by A B, 2 by artist unknown, 1 of which reads "Lyster Omsby, Antiquary, 26 Hunter Street") Basil R Orr (by Percy Neville Barnett, 1930) John Oxley W Stewart Page (by Will M, possibly Will Mahony, picturing 2 men on horses and a dog rounding up sheep) B H Palmer (possibly by Ethleen Palmer) R Parkinson (possibly by Norman Lindsay) Pauline (possibly by Ernest Warner or Edward Warner, 1931) N Pearson Noel Pearson (2 bookplates, 1 with name of the artist illegible, possibly Vic Cm Aron, 1927, 1 by A M, possibly Arthur Mailey, featuring a cricketing cartoon) Max Pemberton (possibly by Connie Christie) Ruth Penfold (2 bookplates, 1 by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet, 1 by F Sidney Walker, 1933) A M Perrottet George Perrottet (1 by Hilda Wiseman, 2 by artists unknown, 1 featuring a caricature, possibly of the owner) Muriel Perrottet (by "H", possibly Helen Ogilvie, featuring a flower, possibly a hibiscus) E E Pescott (writing below image reads "Type design by S R Simmons") Philip (featuring the words "Philip's book" and the initials P O H or F O H, though it is not clear whether these are the initials of the artist or the owner) H E Phillipson (by W R J, possibly Robert Johnson) Eden Philpotts (by "B", possibly Frank Brangwyn) Stanley Raymond Phippard (possibly by Nan Davies, 1922) Phyllis (2 identical bookplates, by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Ralph R Pilkington (by artist unknown. R Pilkington's name is handwritten on the bookplate in pen) L L Politzer (possibly by Victor Cobb) Louis Politzer (note on the back of the bookplate reads "from Louis Politzer", but it is not clear whether this indicates he is the artist or the donor of the bookplate in addition to being the subject) Mabel Dickinson Pond (by W F H, 1915) Dorothy Porter (by Pixie O'Harris, featuring an ornately dressed lady and a man, possibly a servant, bearing a book upon a cushion) Edith Potter (name of the artist illegible, possibly Moppen, 1934. Includes the words "Ich liebe die fleinen Bewohner dec Luft") John Preece (by L L, possibly Lionel Lindsay, 1928, picturing archers shooting at flying books) John L Preece (by Henri Benedictus Van Raalte) Winward Prescott (including the words "Short Story Collection", and picturing 2 nudes under a microscope) Thea Proctor (owner is also possibly the artist) Alan Queale (by N S, possibly N Suhr or N Suhn. Picturing a pirate or similar figure reading a book, having presumably taken the book from a chest full of them at his feet) B R R (2 bookplates, both possibly by Eric Thake) Jeanie Ranken (by A F. Wording of the bookplate reads "Jeanie Ranken; In Her Memory", and pictured is a hand holding a book entitled "Drama". Note on the back of bookplate reads "Hagley" or "Hagly") C L Regan (by J G, possibly John Barclay Godson. Includes a heraldic emblem with the word "Riverview") Geoffrey R Rex (by Phillip M Litchfield, 1926) Alan P Rigby (by Will Mahony. Features caricature of a man, possibly Alan P Rigby) Vere Ritchie (by L Roy Davies) Christine Rivett (by Phillip M Litchfield) Ewing Rixson (by Adrian Feint. Including maps of Australia, United States, Scandinavia, France and New Zealand, and emblems reading "Northwestern University, 1851" and "Royal Geographical Society, 1830) Arthur Robinson (by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Royal Colonial Institute (including the words "British Isles" and "United Empire" and a map highlighting Canada, India, Africa and Australia Lucy McCowan Russell (possibly by Eric Thake, picturing a crowd before a closed theatre curtain, upon which are spotlighted the initials "T T") W L Russell (a note on the back of the bookplate reads "from Louis Politzer", though it is not made clear whether this is the artist or donor. Pictured is a mother Kangaroo reading a book to a joey in her pouch) A S (2 bookplates, possibly made for Sir Alfred Stephen) Y N Y S (by Roy Davies) Sacre Coeur + Burke Road (by Adrian Feint. The bookplate reads "Sacre Coeur + Burke Road; Malvern" and pictured is a driveway leading to a stately 3 storey building. Possibly refers to Sacre Coeur, Catholic Girl's School in Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia) St Sophia's Library (note on the back of bookplate reads "Hagley") Sally (possibly by George D Perrottet. Pictured is a man with spears and a shield in an outdoor setting at night, possibly representing an aboriginal hunter conducting a form of ceremony) H H Schlink (by R D, possibly Roy Davies, featuring an airborn downhill skier) Aimee Selby (by G D Perrottet, possibly George D Perrottet) E York Seymour (by Adrian Feint) Grace B Sibley The Ski Club of Australia (by L Roy Davies, picturing a downhill skier) Bruce Smith (by Philip M Litchfield, featuring a man fishing with a rod and a net) C Nigel Smith (by A F) Charles Kingsford Smith (by George Hartley Brown, 1932, picturing an aeroplane and a giant eagle flying over Australia, with the words "Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, M C, A F C; King of the Air") S A Smith (by B E Minns. Pictured is 3 Australian Aboriginals, a woman crouching holding a child and a man with a spear and shield defending them, framed by trees, 2 possibly eucalypts and 2 a variety of Xanthorrhoea or "Grasstree") R M F Smyth (by Geo. Hartley Brown, possibly George Hartley Brown, 1931. Pictured are 2 Australian Aboriginals with a boomerang standing on a book, with the words "Return to...R M F Smyth") Alexis Grant Souter (by D H S, possibly D H Souter) Brenda Maisie Souter (by D H Souter) D H Souter (owner is also possibly the artist) Jo Sprokkereef (name of the artist illegible, possibly Esmond. Pictured are Snow White and the 7 dwarfs) L Stenhouse-Huntley (by E S, possibly Edgar Satchell) Paul Stratmann (2 bookplates, both by artist unknown) George Sutton (by P M L) Vincenc Svoboda (name of the owner is illegible, also possibly Iincenc Svoboda) R A Swan (by "W") Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Also including the name "I Black" and the date "31 January 1898". Written at the bottom of the bookplate is the instruction that "This label is to be pasted in the book, kept in good order, and not written or scribbled upon in any way") Quantity: 78 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings

Date: 1900 - 1960

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Barnett, Percy Neville, 1881-1953; Barrett, William Phillips, 1861-1938; Coleman, Constance, 1903-1990; Godson, John Barclay, 1882-1957; Lindsay, Lionel Arthur (Sir), 1874-1961; Mahony, Francis William, 1905-1989; Pierson, Percy Roach, active 20th century; Weston, Henry John, 1874-1938

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-Aust-T/W

Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: C Thomas (owner also possibly the artist. Picturing 2 golliwog type figures holding a book reading "Ex Libris") Claire Thomas M Caldwell Thomas (possibly by Constance Coleman) Constantine Trent (full title on bookplate is "Constantine Trent; Champion de Crespigny") A R Turnbull (by P Roach-Pierson, possibly Percy Roach Pierson, 1943) E J Turner (picturing a book entitled "Poems", a quill pen, and brushes, palette, palette knife and paint tubes, within a landscape setting) Paul Turpin Cedric Tuxen (by K P, possibly Keith Patterson) J E Tyrell (by Lionel Lindsay, featuring an Australian aboriginal man, seemingly cutting down a tree. Note on the back of the bookplate reads "Son of J N T", or possibly "Son of J R T") James R Tyrell (2 bookplates, 1 by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett, 1924, the other by J Barclay Godson, possibly John Barclay Godson) James Robert Tyrell Jim Tyrell (by L L, possibly Lionel Lindsay) Tyrell's Galleries Sydney Ure-Smith (by Lionel Lindsay) Vachini (by P N Barnett, possibly Percy Neville Barnett. The word "Vachini" is preceded by a jumble of the following letters - T, U, H, T, N, C, O. Also included on the bookplate is the letter "L" written in a diamond shape and the words "Lye del" pencilled at the bottom of the bookplate) E & E Vance (by Will Mahony, 1930) Alice Verbrugghen (by L L, possibly Lionel Lindsay. Pictured is a woman with hand on hip and holding an urn. Written alongside are the words "Folk Song") Public Library of Victoria (the text reads "Presented to The Public Library of Victoria on the ... day of ... 19... by ...", with the name "Sands & McDougall" written underneath) C F W James B Walker Mollie Gerald Walters (by P N B, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) E Warner (owner is also possibly the artist, 1927. Featuring an 8 pointed cross, the dominant arms pointing Norh-South and East-West, the lesser arms pointing NorthWest-SouthEast and NorthEast-SouthWest. All 8 arms are bound within a circle and there is a floral form in the centre of the cross. Possibly of Rosicrucian origin) William MacKenzie Webb (possibly by Margaret Webb. Pictured is a child shaking a tree, which appears to bear books instead of fruit) Webber (text of bookplate reads "E. Libris: Cul: Tho: Thornhill. Webber. Brisbanensis. Episcopi" or possibly "E. Libris: Gul: Tho: Thornhill. Webber. Brisbanensis. Episcopi") Karl Weidenhofer (picturing a bunch of grapes, several wine glasses and a carafe, all containing red wine) R V West (by Crampton, possibly C H Crampton. Pictured is a quill pen, a bookshelf, and an album of records, one prominently displayed reading "R V West" with a centre label featuring a map of Australia) C B Westmacott O.B.E. (by H S Percy, or possibly W S Percy. Picturing various sporting equipment) Harry J Weston (owner also possibly the artist. Text of the bookplate reads "Anyone who says this book is his is adamliar 'cos it's mine!") Arthur Whitaker Nancy J Whitaker Sydney Herbert Williams (by P W Cole, 1910) Alan & Hilary Wilshire (by P Neville Barnett, possibly Percy Neville Barnett) Ada Grey Wilson (by W P Barrett, possibly 1906. Pictured is a book with the text "Seek and you shall find" and a white 5 pointed star) Quantity: 34 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.

Date: 1920 - 1950

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Godson, John Barclay, 1882-1957

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-Godson

Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: Neville Barnett. (1931? Book and table-lamp) Dorothy Cridland. 1940 (Teatro Greco Taormina) Sir T W Edgeworth David [1932] (man with microscope) Roger Fair. [1933]. "The optimist". Aborigine with boomerang and kookaburras. A H Garnsey. Wood engraving (2 different) [1932?] (jar and plate) John B Godson, his book [wood engraving] (2 copies, one stuck to backing, with selfportrait) John B Godson (etching) [1931]. Hilda. [1931]. (Head and shoulders portrait of a woman) Copper engraving. Plus one labelled Hilda showing just the surrounding wreath Roland Love. [1933] Etching. C L Regan. (Books, skull, two heraldic crests - one engraved "Riverview"). [1932. Process B1]. Dave Smith. (Two men fighting). 1932. Quantity: 12 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-NonNZ

Description: Includes early European bookplates from 16th century. Also includes boxes of heraldic plates and boxes of plates of royalty, French nobility, Masonic and Jewish sources, marquises, viscounts, dukes, lords, baronets; gold on leather, remarques, seals, Sir William Stirling Maxwell, Australia (6 boxes), Great Britain (6 boxes), United States of America (7 boxes), Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Hungary, Uruguay, Germany (2 boxes), Japan, Denmark, France, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Belgium (3 boxes), Italy, Cuba, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, and Switzerland. There are boxes of plates of Adrian Feint, T H Broekstra, Ella Dwyer, Allan Jordan, Graham Johnston, Gordon Craig, C W Sherborn, J B Godson, E Thake, Frank Brangwyn, Lionel Norman Lindsay, E D French, G D Perrottet, L Pissarro and other artists. Quantity: 88 container(s). Physical Description: Engravings, etchings Finding Aids: None.. Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.

By: Godson, John Barclay, 1882-1957

Reference: B-015-010

Description: no. 12 first state Inscriptions: Signed: Imp Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 355 x 260 mm

By: Godson, John Barclay, 1882-1957

Reference: A-068-013

Description: no. 12 first state Inscriptions: Signed Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching 209 x 203 mm