Pp. [xii]+276(last blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 3 plates, full page table, the title page printed in red & black, decorative headpieces and initials, index; roy. 8vo; qr. beige buckram, spine lettered in dull gilt, light blue/grey papered boards, slightly faded and browned, with large damp stain at head..... More
With a bibliography by E. N. Hewins. Pp. xvi+438(last blank), frontispiece plus 29 plates, numerous text illustrations, bibliography, index; dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed; Hacker Art Books, New York, 1968. *Originally published in 1895. More
Volume 4: Supplement to Volumes 1, 2 and 3. With an Introduction by General Douglas MacArthur, United States Army. Part I: The Netherlands and British East Indies and the Philippine Islands. Part II: The Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Papua, the British Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Micronesia. Part..... More
A medieval adventure in the age of the machine: A Baillieu Library Exhibition 7 June to 29 July 2005. Introduction by Nicki McLaurin Smith. Pp. 20, printed in red & black, illustrated in colour and (mainly) black & white; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled; University of Melbourne, Melbourne..... More
Pp. [ii]+vi+300, processed, double column; med. 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled and sprung, short split to bottom edge of lower wrapper; outer leaves and edges slightly soiled; O. P. Books, Sydney, 1974. More
The story of writing systems in the west. Pp. xii+364, title page vignette, text figures and maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index; post 4to; dust wrapper; brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt; Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, 2004. First edition. *'The first book that examines writing systems in the full dictionary..... More
Pp. 20+[2](advertisements), frontispiece with tissue guard, 5 full page illustrations, title page decoration printed in orange; med. 8vo; beige paper wrappers, stabbed & tied, the upper wrapper lettered in black and decorated in orange, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and chipped, the backstrip split at extremities; uncut; book label of..... More
Six issues: Volume One, numbers six to eleven. Each 4 pages, continuously paginated (being pp. [21]-44), illustrated; loosely contained within blue cloth portfolio constructed from the boards of another item, the backstrip slightly faded; a couple of small inked annotations, edges of a couple of issues slightly discoloured; American Bookplate..... More
28th annual exhibition opening April 4, 1950 in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington. Pp. [64], printed in green & black, illustrated; two-tone cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, a trifle rubbed; The American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, 1950. More
Some notes and observations by Brian Alderson. Pp. viii+48, title page vignette, text illustrations, sources, index; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled; International Board on Books for Young People, British Section/Five Owls Press, Wormley, Hertfordshire, 1982. First edition. *Loosely inserted is a printed slip stating: 'This booklet has been compiled to..... More
A Guide to Australian Children's Authors and Illustrators. In two parts: I: Pp. xiv+118, processed, 4 plates; II: Pp. 78(last blank), processed, 2 plates; post 4to; light blue textured paper wrappers, lettered in black, lightly soiled and worn; a few leaves faintly creased, edges slightly foxed; The Wentworth Press, Sydney..... More
A Guide to Australian Children's Authors and Illustrators. Pp. xiv+118, processed, 4 plates; post 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, a trifle soiled and slightly silverfished, edges and backstrip faded; bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; The Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1965. First edition. More
Pp. 126(last blank), 8 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations (some full page); narrow med. 4to; black cloth, spine lettered in silver, tiny surface graze near bottom fore-corner of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the outer leaves faintly offset..... More
Pp. 160(last colophon); printed paper wrappers, lightly worn along backstrip, wrappers slightly browned; Angus & Robertson Ltd., Sydney, 1936. More
Catalogue of books and pamphlets relating to Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific Ocean. [cover title]. Pp. 76, 4 plates; printed stiff green paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, the backstrip faded; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1965. More
Together eleven issues; each 20 pages, including frontispiece (9 coloured, 1 mounted) and black & white text illustrations; demy 4to; cream [brown, green] paper wrappers, printed in green or blue, stapled, the wrappers lightly soiled, fore-corners of some issues lightly bruised or creased; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1954-1959. *Angus &..... More
Artist and Illustrator. Pp. 192, 8 coloured plates, black & white frontispiece portrait and numerous illustrations, works of reference, index; cr. 4to; blue cloth, lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, tiny stain to back panel, edges slightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Schocken Books, New York, 1980. First..... More
Featuring 24 Creators of Australian Children's Books. Pp. 104(last blank), numerous black & white illustrations; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; top fore-corners of leaves lightly bruised; Omnibus Books, Adelaide, 1991. First edition. *Memorabilia (family snapshots, letters, manuscript extracts and rough sketches) of authors including Kerry Argent, Terry Denton..... More
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Catalogue of an exhibition of books designed by Merle Armitage, exhibited at The Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas, 1963. Pp. [32], illustrated; oblong f'cap. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers; Austin, Texas, 1963. One of 1,500 copies. *Provides a complete list of books designed by Merle Armitage up to the..... More
Pp. [x]+180, text illustrations, index; med. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and foxed, the front flap slightly creased; text block browned; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Macmillan, London, 1985. First edition. *Strange book titles, authors..... More
Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, index; small cr. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper free endpaper; John Murray, London, 2006. First edition. More
Papers delivered at a symposium held at Liverpool school of librarianship May 1967. Pp. 194; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in silver, top fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, outer..... More
Pp. 84, numerous typographic specimens; demy 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound, slightly rubbed; edges of leaves lightly foxed, the first few leaves loose; Associated Typographers, Melbourne, 1977. *With 2 clear plastic inserts: a line-up gauge; and a Type Size Estimator. Contains full alphabets of Bembo, Baskerville, Bodoni, Times..... More
With four illustrations from original engravings. Pp. xxvi+290(last blank)+[2](colophon), collotype frontispiece portrait and 3 plates, numerous full page facsimiles (title and half-title pages, etc), index; narrow cr. 8vo; qr. pale pinkish/cream paper with printed paper title label on spine (spare label tipped-in at end), blue/grey papered boards; uncut; matching plain..... More
A select list. Pp. viii+26, processed, index; post 4to; tape-backed printed paper wrappers, lightly marked; Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services, Canberra, 1961. More
