The story of Rosy Dock. Works by Jeannie Baker. A Wollongong City Gallery Touring Exhibition. Foreword by Peter O'Neill. With essays by Eric Rolls and Naomi Horridge and an Artist's Statement by Jeannie Baker. Pp. [12], black & white portrait; square 4to; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds, stapled, edges... More about DESERT RIVER
Catalogue by B. H. Breslauer, Introduction (in French) by J. Toulet. Pp. 170(last blank), folding coloured frontispiece, coloured and black & white plates, index; narrow med. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, French folds; Bibliotheca Wittockiana, Brussels, 1986. *Exhibition catalogue of 75 bindings from the Breslauer collection. More about HISTORIC & ARTISTIC BOOKBINDINGS FROM THE BIBLIOTHECA BIBLIOGRAPHICA: BRESLAUERINANA
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 about A GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITION IN THE KING'S LIBRARY:
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 about A GUIDE TO THE EXHIBITION IN THE KING'S LIBRARY:
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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 about THE ARTIST & THE TITLE PAGE. [cover title
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 about BURKE & WILLS
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 about BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF FIRST EDITIONS, PROOF COPIES & MANUSCRIPTS OF BOOKS BY LORD BYRON
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 about VICTORIAN FICTION
[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 about MODERN ARTISTS AS ILLUSTRATORS
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 about CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER BOOKBINDINGS, EUROPE & AUSTRALIA
With Some Notes. Exhibited at the Great Printing Exhibition, The Town Hall, Melbourne... [cover title]. Pp. [20](last colophon); printed paper wrappers, stabbed & tied, slightly soiled, with red ink stain to bottom fore-corner of the lower wrapper and a couple of faint damp stains to the upper wrapper; uncut; red... More about A LIST OF FINE BOOKS FROM MODERN PRESSES:
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 about THE CATALOGUE OF THE SUZANNET CHARLES DICKENS
Guide to the Books, Autograph Letters, and Pictures exhibited in celebration of the Centenary of the publication of The Pickwick Papers on March 31, 1836. [cover title]. Pp. 20(including wrappers), stapled, upper wrapper lightly soiled and with small abrasion to lower fore-corner, lower fore-corner of last leaf creased and torn... More about DICKENS EXHIBITION, 1936
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 about MANET TO MATISSE
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 about SHERLOCK HOLMES
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 about AN EXHIBITION IN HONOUR OF SIR JOHN FERGUSON
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 about INLAND PRINTERS
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 about MAY GIBBS AND HER FANTASY WORLD
[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 about OLD AND RARE CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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 about THE BOUNDLESS DEEP
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 about BLUE PENCIL WARRIORS
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 about A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR GINGER MEGGS
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 about THE GOLDEN AGE OF AUSTRALIAN FANTASY
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 about KOALAS, KANGAROOS AND KOOKABURRAS
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 about SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE and Other Fairy Folk of the Australian Bush