Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa. [Coordination by Amalia Descalzo]. Prologue by Hubert de Givenchy. Pp. 432(last colophon, verso blank), profusely illustrated in colour and black & white, glossary, chronology; roy. 4to; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Cristobal Balenciaga Museoa/ Editorial Nerea, [Bilbao], 2011. First... More
Children's Book Illustration Today. Selected by Quentin Blake. Pp. 112, printed in red, blue & black, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full or double page); demy 4to; pictorial papered boards, slightly soiled; top edges of leaves faintly marked; The British Council/ The British Library, London, 2002... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. 180 (with pp. 117-134 excised from this edition due to a rearrangement of a portion of the exhibits), text illustrations (several full page); printed papered boards, a trifle soiled, corners lightly rubbed, the spine faded; a little light foxing and offsetting;... More
Illustrating the history of printing, music-printing and bookbinding. Pp. viii+164(last blank), frontispiece plus 15 plates, text illustrations (some full page); printed papered boards, corners slightly rubbed; a little light foxing and pencilling; The Trustees, British Museum, 1939. *From the library of Australian bibliophile Claude Prance, with his small book label... More
Pp. [20], illustrated (3 full page), one page printed in red & black; pictorial stiff paper wrappers printed on both sides, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; [Friends of the Library, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 1974]. *Catalogue of an exhibition held in the Mariam Coffin Canaday Library, Bryn Mawr... More
From Melbourne to Myth. [Exhibition catalogue]. Pp. [vi]+50(last blank), illustrated in colour and black & white, map, notes, exhibition list of works; square 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers with flap folds; National Library of Australia, Canberra, 2002. First edition. More
exhibited at the fourth exhibition held by The First Edition Club, January 1925. Prefatory Note by A. J. A. Symons. Pp. xviii+98(last blank), 14 full page facsimiles; small cr. 4to; black buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, the boards quite flecked, top fore-corners bruised; t.e.g., others uncut; bookseller's sticker at..... More
An exhibition of original editions at 7 Albemarle Street, London, January to February 1947, arranged by John Carter with the collaboration of Michael Sadleir. Pp. xiv+50, 16 plates, index; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; hinge tender at several points; Cambridge University Press for the National Book League, [London], 1947. Illustrated edition, cloth bound. More
[Text in English and Spanish]. Pp. 56, 8 coloured plates (within pagination), black & white text illustrations, bibliography, index; med. 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed, the fore-corners slightly creased; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1981. *Published to coincide with an exhibition presented... More
Pp. 48, illustrated in colour and black & white, the title and headings printed in red, glossary of terms, bibliography; med. 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, with coloured pictorial onlay at centre of upper wrapper; Crafts Council of Australia, Sydney, 1984. *Exhibition catalogue. More
COLLECTION. Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Slater. Pp. xvi+300(last blank), frontispiece portrait, title page vignette, text illustrations, index; small cr. 4to; green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper; a little light foxing; Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications/The Trustees of the Dickens House, 1975. First edition. *Loosely inserted..... More
French illustrated books. Pp. 64, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, checklist; tall post 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Australian National Gallery, Canberra, 1991. More
Catalogue of an exhibition held at Abbey House, Baker Street, London, May-September 1951. Preface by Bernard Darwin. Pp. [ii]+iv+60, frontispiece, text decorations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges lightly faded; Magico Magazine, New York, 1984. Reprinted. *Originally published in London, in 1951. The exhibition was presented for the... More
Arranged by the National Library of Australia for the thirteenth biennial conference of the Library Association of Australia, August, 1965. Pp. viii+24+[2], black & white frontispiece portrait plus 4 coloured and 2 black & white plates; small cr. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled and creased, the upper wrapper... More
Pp. 30(last blank), hand-tipped coloured frontispiece, plus 40 black & white plates; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, lightly worn, edges rubbed and slightly creased, small printed price blacked-out near bottom fore-corner of lower wrapper; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1969. First edition. *Issued on the occasion of the... More
The fine press movement in Chicago, 1920-45. Pp. 40, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, demy 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers; The Caxton Club of Chicago, Chicago, 2003. Edition limited to 1000 copies. *Exhibition catalogue, with contributors including John P. Chalmers, Frank J. Piehl, and James M. Wells. More
An Exhibition by the James Hardie Library in the Royal Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre Sydney 30th November 1984-31st January 1985. Pp. [24], frontispiece portrait, illustrated in colour and sepia; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, edges faintly discoloured; James Hardie Industries, Sydney, 1984. More
[Cover title]. Pp. [ii]+40(last blank)+[2](blank), bibliography; oblong 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, slightly marked and worn; Macmillan, n.d.[1960s?]. *Exhibition catalogue, based on the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Alan Grant. More
The European conquest of the oceans, 1450 to 1840. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints, and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the John Carter Brown Library. Pp. xxii+204+[2](last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, indices; wide demy 4to; blue... More
Censorship and Propaganda in World War II. Pp. x+258, appendices, bibliography, index; dust wrapper; University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, 1984. First edition. More
Congratulations to the little Aussie battler! Pp. 12, illustrated in colour and occasional black & white; tall demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, the fore-corners slightly creased;[Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, 1986]. *Exhibition catalogue. Ginger Meggs, Australia's most popular and long running comic strip, was created in the early... More
Children's Book Illustrations: 1910-1950. 23 December 1985-23 February 1986. Pp. [12], illustrated; tall impl. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, faintly scuffed, the lower wrapper slightly soiled; Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, 1985. *Exhibition catalogue. With loosely inserted related ephemera. More
200 Australian Children's books and illustrations, 1857-1988. Pp. 88, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, index; oblong 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, edges a trifle browned; bottom fore-corner of several leaves faintly creased; James Hardie Industries, Sydney, 1988. *Exhibition catalogue featuring selected items from the James Hardie Library's Children's... More
Pp. [12], illustrated in colour and black & white; tall post 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle creased, lower wrapper slightly soiled; a little faint creasing; [Museum of Childhood, Sydney, 1989]. *Published to coincide with an exhibition. More
Inside the world of Colin McNaughton [cover title]. [Edited by Elizabeth Hammill]. Pp. 30, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white, addendum slip loosely inserted, bibliography; small square 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, fore-corners a trifle creased; HarperCollins/The Centre for the Children's Book, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1998... More
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