The Royal typewriter Colleen McCullough used to write Tim (published 1974) and The Thorn Birds (published 1977)

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE COLLEEN McCULLOUGH AO, NORFOLK ISLAND

grey powder-coated and chromed metal, bearing a mailing label inscribed 'BRITTAIN / 22 CHURCH STREET / FEN DITTON / CAMBRIDGE C85 BSU / ENGLAND'
46 cm wide, 21 cm high, 45 cm deep

• Lot Sold $3,800 (Hammer Price)
• $4,636 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Literature

McCullough, Colleen, Colleen McCullough: Life Without the Boring Bits, Harper Collins, Sydney, 2011, illustrated front cover

Condition Report

Please note that the typewriter is Royal brand, rather than Corona as originally catalogued; overall accretions and dust to the exterior and to the keys; return arm detached and missing; ink ribbon dry; the typewriter action is functioning but the typewriter has not been tested in detail; overall sound original condition.

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