A sixth book of paintings, poetry and prose. With a Foreword by Chester Nevett, President of the Kananook Creek Association. Pp. 52, illustrated in colour throughout, full page sketch map printed in blue & black, index; small oblong 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; the author, Melbourne... More
Bonnard, Vuillard, and their circle. Translated from the French by Mary Pardoe. Pp. 320, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some folding), notes, chronology, biographies, bibliography, index; med. 4to; dust wrapper; hinges tender at a couple of points; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1991. First U.S. edition... More
The Havemeyer Collection. Pp. xvi+416(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, selected bibliography, index; roy. 4to; dust wrapper, the back panel a trifle scuffed; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1993. First edition. *Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art... More
Introduction by Harry D. M. Grier. Pp. [iv]+120, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (a couple folding), index; roy. 4to; edges of boards slightly foxed; dust wrapper, edges slightly faded and a trifle split; edges of leaves lightly foxed; The Frick Collection/Thames & Hudson, London, 1970. First U.K...... More
A young person's guide to bushranging, ecology & witchcraft. Pp. 60, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial free endpapers; oblong 4to; boards a trifle soiled, with a tiny nick to top edge centre of upper board; dust wrapper, backstrip faded; the lower free endpaper lightly creased, a.... More
A biographical & critical essay. Pp. 158(last colophon), 8 coloured plates, black & white illustrations, bibliography; post 4to; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed;Jupiter, London, 1978. More
Paintings and sketches by Edward Charles Frome and James Henderson. Pp. 112(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, text maps, bibliography; oblong 4to; dust wrapper, slightly marked and soiled, edges a trifle chipped; Lynton Publications, Blackwood, South Australia, n.d. [1977]. First edition. More
War paintings. Pp. 96, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, select bibliography, selected exhibitions, list of public holdings; oblong 4to; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1983. First edition. *The first monograph on one of Australia's first official war artists. Henry Fullwood... More
Introduction by Herbert Read. Text by Ruth Olson and Abraham Chanin. Pp. 84, plus 2 graph paper interleaves with die-cuts, numerous illustrations (many full page), bibliographies; cr. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, lightly worn, edges slightly rubbed and creased; within custom made black cloth solander box with red paper title... More
A modern commentary on the original 15th century ordinances established to regulate the Southwark brothels of the Bishops of Winchester. Edited and illustrated by Mike Hudson. Pp. [48](last colophon, verso blank), printed in red & black, with hand coloured pictorial title page, text illustrations and decorative initial, plus numerous smaller... More
Pp. 32, illustrated; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1966. First edition. National Gallery Booklets series. More
Pp. 408(last blank), frontispiece plus numerous text illustrations, appendix, biographical notes, index; demy 4to; dark green art. leather, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; a couple of spots of foxing; Bloomsbury, London, 1986. *First published by Midas Books in 1978. More
With contributions by Deborah Clark and Martin Gascoigne. Foreword by Gerard Vaughan. Pp. 136, profusely illustrated in colour and occasional black & white, chronology, bibliography, exhibition checklist; wide demy 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers with flap folds, die-cut title on upper wrapper, faintly soiled; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2008... More
Water-colours, pastels and drawings in colour. Selection, Introduction and Notes by Jean Leymarie. Translated by Robert Allen. Pp. 24, plus 31 coloured plates with facing explanatory text, bibliography; demy 4to; yellow cloth, spine and upper board lettered in black, edges slightly foxed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges... More
[Text in French]. Pp. 256(last colophon), 33 plates (1 coloured), text illustrations, erratum slip tipped-in at end; roy. 8vo; printed purple paper wrappers, worn, edges faded and split, the upper wrapper detached, backstrip heavily cracked; uncut; hinges starting, tiny ink stamp at foot of colophon, a couple of small edge... More
Pp. 222, frontispiece, plus 15 plates, title page vignette, text illustrations, index; boards a trifle sprung; top edges yellow; dust wrapper; Jonathan Cape, London, 1975. Revised edition. *First published in 1945. More
An historical survey. Pp. 264, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full page), biographical notes, bibliography, index; demy 4to; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, boards flecked and slightly rubbed; top edges red; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed; inked ownership inscription at foot of... More
Pp. 176, 16 coloured plates, index; boards slightly sprung; top edges yellow; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; text block slightly browned; Jonathan Cape, London, 1975. Revised edition. *First published in 1952. More
Fine Japanese Sword Fittings from The Muromachi to The Meiji Period. [Exhibition catalogue]. Pp. vi+152(last blank), numerous coloured illustrations (mostly full page), glossary, bibliography, index of artists and schools; tall demy 4to; grey cloth, lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly scuffed and with a short (6 cm.)... More
Etude biographique et critique, avec le catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre du maitre. [Text in French]. Pp. [ii]+426; nineteenth century half calf, with gilt lettered dark green leather title label on spine, marbled papered boards, slightly marked and worn, the spine quite rubbed; speckled edges; upper hinge starting, occasional slight soiling;... More
The People, the Places. The Story of the Collection of the City of South Perth. Pp. 32, illustrated in colour and black & white, catalogue of works; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; The May Gibbs Trust, Perth, 2000. First edition. *Before his daughter became famous... More
[Artist's Book]. kerning30 A collection of drawings executed by Jennifer Gibney, using a Chinese brush and ink, during her 2010 Life Class sessions; Chinese paper, with double-sided illustrations, concertina style; 25 x 17 cm.; Chinese fabric covered boards, with small porcelain lozenge on upper cover; kerning0Mansfield, Victoria, 2010. More
The Celts believed that springs and wells were the entrances to the mysterious 'underworld' or 'Faeryland'. [Artist's Book]. A collection of Celtic tales and characters, lettered and illustrated with bamboo pen and brown ink on handmade deckle edge paper; 27 x 20 cm.; hand embroidered and painted cloth boards, velvet... More
Camera Studies by Gordon Anthony. With an Introduction by Michel Saint-Denis. Pp. [12], frontispiece portrait, plus 24 plates with captioned interleaves; cr. 4to; black cloth, spine and upper board lettered in silver, the cloth faintly scuffed; top edges silver; dust wrapper lightly soiled and foxed, edges chipped and split, with... More
