A great old castle of romance. Edited by David Adshead & David A. H. B. Taylor. Foreword by The Duke of Devonshire. Pp. xxii+280, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, house plans, appendices, family tree, bibliography, index; wide demy 4to; bottom fore-corner or lower board bruised; dust wrapper;..... More
Pp. [viii]+110, printed in black & dull gilt, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece and 11 plates with lettered guards, tinted pictorial title page, text illustrations (a couple full page) and decorations; med. 4to; qr. vellum over cream papered boards, the spine and upper board lettered and decorated in gilt, boards faintly discoloured;..... More
Pp. xviii+188, 12 plates (including frontispiece), endpaper map; beige cloth, lettered in blue, edges and spine lightly faded, the lower board a trifle warped; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and creased, with a few tiny splits and chips, plus a 4 cm. closed tear from bottom fore-corner into..... More
A composite of material contained in Historic Places, Historic Houses, and Historic Homesteads. Pp. 584(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full page); med. 4to; a few small bruises to bottom edges of boards, tiny split at foot of spine dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, small ink..... More
Pp. [xx]+288, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers printed in brown; med. 4to; boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, triangular closed tear to front panel near fore-edge; inked gift inscription on verso of upper free endpaper; Cassell, Melbourne, 1970. Reprinted..... More
Pp. [xx]+288, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed, back panel slightly faded; bookseller's sticker (upside down) at foot of upper pastedown, ownership name on half-title page; Cassell, Melbourne, 1969. First edition. Historic Buildings of Australia: Volume One. More
Introduction by Harry Seidler. Pp. 320, illustrated throughout in colour and (mainly) black & white, pictorial double title page printed in brown & black, sepia pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Cassell, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. Historic Buildings of Australia series, Volume Four. More
Pp. [viii]+588, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; minor production (trimming) fault to top edge of a few leaves; Australian Council of National Trusts, Canberra, 1982. Combined edition. Heritage reprints series. *Originally published in two volumes..... More
Pp. [xviii]+302, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; fore-corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly scuffed, the backstrip slightly faded; inked ownership inscription (dated 1974) on upper free endpaper, bottom fore-corner of a couple of leaves faintly creased; Cassell..... More
Pp. [viii]+604, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Australian Council of National Trusts, Canberra, 1982. First combined edition. Heritage reprints series. *Originally published in two volumes. More
Introduction by Manning Clark. Volume One. Pp. 304, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, text maps, pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; boards a trifle canted and slightly marked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cassell, Sydney, 1978. First trade edition. Historic Buildings of Australia series, Volume..... More
Pp. 304, printed in red/brown & black, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; dust wrapper, faintly marked; Cassell, Melbourne, 1979. First edition. Historic Buildings of Australia Volume Six. More
Pp. xiv+306, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; dust wrapper, corners lightly rubbed; half-title page a trifle marked; Cassell, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. Historic Buildings of Australia: Volume Two. More
Pp. 28(last blank), full page illustrations, bibliography; small demy 4to; pictorial textured paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, corners a trifle rubbed; Ballaarat City Council, Ballarat, 1970. First edition. *The City of Ballaarat was a local government area covering the inner suburbs of the regional city of Ballarat. Covering an area..... More
The story of Melbourne's lanes. Pp. 128, photographic illustrations throughout, text maps plus endpaper street map, indices; oblong 4to; dust wrapper; the free endpapers slightly tape marked; City of Melbourne/State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994. First edition. More
Store design today. Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour, index of architects; demy 4to; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper; light vertical crease in first few leaves; Images Publishing, Melbourne, 2007. First edition. More
A comprehensive treatise revealing the technique involved in the art of early American decoration of furniture, walls, tinware, etc. An invaluable reference book and a complete course of instruction for the student of early design and restoration. Illustrated from drawings and natural-colour photographs by the author. Pp. 266(last blank), 30..... More
Her secret and extraordinary lives. Pp. 288, profusely illustrated in colour and black & white (many full or double page), catalogue of designs, index; wide demy 4to; pictorial cloth (based on a Broadhurst design); ribbon marker; Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2011. *First published in 2006. Florence Broadhurst (1899-1977) was an..... More
Architect and Citizen. Pp. xvi+296(last blank), illustrated throughout, index; super roy. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn; Da Capo Press, New York, 1968. Da Capo Press Series in Architecture and Decorative Art, Volume 16. *First published in 1925. More
Through three centuries. A description and catalogue of the Windsor Collection formed by The Lord Fairhaven, F.S.A., Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire. Pp. 114(last blank), 48 plates (9 hand-tipped coloured), appendix, index; post 4to; blue buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle marked, small scar to spine cloth; fore and bottom..... More
Words by Peter Watson. Pp. [viii]+280, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page), directory, index; narrow med. 4to; bottom edges boards rubbed and lightly damp stained; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1996. First edition. More
Pp. 128, frontispiece plus numerous text illustrations (several full, some double page), bibliography; edges of boards lightly rubbed, bottom fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of closed tears; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the free endpapers..... More
Preface by Walter Wenzel Frese. Pp. 192, numerous illustrations, index; demy 4to; qr. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, green papered boards; dust wrapper, with barcode sticker on reverse; Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1994. *Originally published by Hastings House, in 1962. 'Samuel Chamberlain photographed New England for..... More
An Ultimate Treasury for Global Design Inspiration. Photographs by Gilles de Chabaneix. Pp. 480, profusely illustrated in colour throughout, patterned endpapers, indices; wide demy 4to; top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper; Clarkson Potter, Publishers, New York, 2003. First U.S. edition. *'From coastal hamlet to urban center, design..... More
