Meiji-Mura Foundation. Aichi, Japan. 2004 1st Ed. (4), 98 PP with colour illustrations (maps, plans, photos) for 67 of these buildings, plus 1 post card and 1 page for item 68 restored in 2007, loosely inserted. Pictorial card covers with light wear, otherwise contents near fine. Oblong: 19.9 x 21.
Open Air Museum for preserving and exhibiting works of Japanese architecture of the Meijiperiod (1868-1912) with over 67 buildings brought and rebuilt close to Lake Iruka.
76032 ADAMS, L. & G. THE TALE OF THE KANGAROO and other Australian stories
$100.00 AUD
Collins. Sydney. 1984. Reprint of 1979 original. Volume V of this beautifully illustrated series. Laminated pictorial boards with a few cracks in the laminate on front cover and lightly sunned near back of spine, otherwise a fine copy. Scarce. 28.5 x 21.5. 0001012487
The Tale of the Kangaroo, illustrated by Chris Riordan (27 pages). The Secret of The Cockatoo, illustrated by Frank Lopez (29 pages). The Tale of The Platypus, illustrated by Murray McKenzie (29 pages). The Tale of The Wombat, illustrated by Chris Riordan ( 27 pages).
54489 ADES, Lola HOW TO PAINT ON CHINA AND PORCELAIN
$5.00 AUD
Walter T. Foster. Tustin, Ca. c. 1970. 1st Ed., No. 171 in the How to draw Art Books series. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed, o/wise very good. 35 x 26.
70240 ALDERTON, Steven (Exhibition Curator) MARGARET OLLEY: HOME - Interiors at Duxford Street
$35.00 AUD
Philip Bacon Galleries / Museum of Sydney. Sydney. 2012. 1st Ed. Catalogue with a foreword by Kate Clark, Historic Houses Trust. 48 PP with 20 colour illustrations (5 photos and 15 paintings) and 6 b/w photos. Fp (in colour): Portrait. Pictorial stiff covers. As new. 21 x 21. 9780646588643
Exhibition held at the Museum of Sydney: 10 November 2012 - 2 April 2013.
41181 ALEM, Jean-Pierre TERRE D' ISRAEL
$10.00 AUD
Seuil. Paris. 1973. 1st Ed. 320 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasional foxing. Spine creased. Very good. 24 x 15.5.
72115 ANGLEVIEL, Frédéric LA MENACE POURPRE - Tome 1: La Parole Perdue
$50.00 AUD
Editions Amalthée. Nantes, France. 2010. 1st Ed. 355, (3) PP. Pictorial stiff covers. Dedicatory note to previous owner signed by the author. Foxing spots on endpapers and outside edges. Near fine. French text. 24 x 15.5. 9782310005807
Science fiction.
60276 ARBORE, Grigore BELLINI
$5.00 AUD
Abbey Library. London. 1978. 1st English edition, translated from the Romanian original by Andreea Gheorghitoiu. 32 PP with 3 b/w illustrations, plus 56 pages with 39 b/w and 24 colour plates. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing and offsetting on endpapers. Very good. 32 x 24.
56161 ASFODELP LE METIER DE LIBRAIRE
$10.00 AUD
Editions du Cercle de Librairie. Paris. 1992. New edition. Preface by Pierre Descomps. 336 PP with diagrams, figures (graphs, maps) and tables. Soft cover. French text. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 24 x 17 2765404801
Published for the 20th aniversary of this Association.
46855 AUBOYER, Jeannine, BARROIS, A. et al.. HISTOIRE GENERALE DES RELIGIONS. Israel - Les Indo-Européens - l'Antiquité Classique
$25.00 AUD
Librairie Aristide Quillet. Paris. 1960. 1st Ed. One of 4 volumes in this series. (4), 337-668, XLV PP with b/w illustrations, plus 4 b/w plates (1 on double page) and 3 colour plates. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on spine. Occasional foxing. Near fine. French text. 31 x 24.5.
Israel, Celtic, Greek...
46857 AUBOYER, Jeannine, BERGE, François, et al.. HISTOIRE GENERALE DES RELIGIONS. Extrême-Orient - Folklore et Religion - Tableaux chronologiques
$25.00 AUD
Librairie Aristide Quillet. Paris. 1960. 1st Ed. One of 4 volumes in this serries. (4), 279-578, XXVI PP with b/w illustrations, plus 2 plates with 4 maps, 1 b/w plate and 2 colour plates (1 on double page). Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on spine. Occasional foxing. Near fine. French text. 31 x 24.5.
Indo China. Indonesia. China. Japan. Folklore...
73619 AVANZI, Béatrice & BERNARDI, Claire LE DOUANIER ROUSSEAU - L'Innocence ArchaÏque / The Archaic Innocence
$20.00 AUD
Musée d'Orsay / Editions Hazan. Paris. 2016. 1st bilingual edition. 48 PP with 2 b/w photos and 37 colour illustrations. Inside covers: b/w photo "Le Douanier Rousseau, dans son Atelier, Paris 1910", by Pablo Picasso. Pictorial stiff covers. French and English text. Fine. 28 x 22. 9782754108799
Catalogue of the exhibition: Paris, Musée d'Orsay, March - July 2016.
73574 BALL, A. & MARTIN, M. THE PRICE GUIDE TO BAXTER PRINTS
$30.00 AUD
Antique Collectors' Club. Woodbridge, Suffolk. 1983. Revised edition of the 1974 original. 290, (3 publications) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth covers, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine. 28 x 21.7. 0902028235
57116 BARKER, Ronnie GENTLEMAN'S RELISH
$10.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1979. Paperback edition. 125, (3) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 30.2 x 23. 0340246650
57117 BARKER, Ronnie SAUCE
$10.00 AUD
Coronet Books / Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1977. Paperback edition. 125, (2) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 30.2 x 23. 0340230967
73475 BARRIER, J. M. R. DICTIONNAIRE BILINGUE DE LA FRANC-MACONNERIE: Anglais - Français / Français - Anglais
$145.00 AUD
Grande Loge Nationale Française. Paris. 1997. 1st Ed. Preface by Yves Trestournel. Note in English and French by the author. (12), 369, (3) PP. Stiff covers, title and illustration on front cover. French and English text. Near fine. Scarce. 24 x 14.5. 9782901628156
Pages 1 to 193: English/French. Pages 195 to 369: French/English.
70215 BATCHELOR, John LADY TREVELYAN and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
$25.00 AUD
Chatto & Windus. London. 2006. 1st Ed. XVI, 272 PP with facsimile of 2 pages of the handwritten manuscript from Pauline Trevelyan's diaries, plus 8 pages with 15 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine (mint condition). 24 x 16. 978070113043
75601 BENEZIT, E. DICTIONNAIRE Critique et Documentaire des PEINTRES, SCULPTEURS, DESSINATEURS ET GRAVEURS (in 14 Volumes)
$1100.00 AUD
Editions Gründ. Paris. 1999. 4th edition of the 1911-1923 original. A new edition revised and updated by Jacques Busse, editor. Vol. 1: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 2: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 3: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 4: 957, (3) PP. Vol. 5: 958 ( 2) PP. Vol. 6:958, (2) PP. Vol. 7: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 8: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 9: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 10: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 11: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 12: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 13: 958, (2) PP. Vol. 14: 958, (2) PP. 14 volumes, a total of 13,440 PP with hundreds of b/w illustrations: Artists's signatures, monograms, stamps. Cloth covers, gilt title on front covers and spine. French text. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Except for the lower corner of the front cover of Volume 2 which has a bump at bottom and a frayed corner of front cover where there has been old water damage and some offsetting at bottom of first 2 pages however, not affecting any text, this set is in excellent condition. Format each volume:: 24.5 x 15.8.
"Le Bénézit": a biographical dictionary with around 175 000 entries with: Bibliography, Auction Records, Museum Holdings ... Vol. 1: AA, Cornelis Johannes Van der, to BEDUSCHI, Angela. Vol. 2: BEDUSCHI, Antonio, to BURCHARD, German Painter of the 11st / 12th century. Vol. 3: BURCHARD, Irmgard, to COUDERC, Geo Henri Albert. Vol. 4: COUDERT, Amalia, to DZWONOWSKI, Zacharias. Vol. 5: EADIE, Agnes, to GENCE, Robert. Vol. 6: GENCK, Geraard Van, to HERWARTH, Wilhelm. Vol. 7: HERWEG, Stephan, to KOSTER, Jo (a.k.a. KOSTER Van Hattum). Vol. 8: KÖSTER, Georg, to MAGAND, Jacopes Gabriel. Vol. 9: MAGANZA, Alessandro, to MULLER-ZSCHOPPACH, Ernst. Vol. 10: MÜLLERT, Anthonius or Mildert or Millert, to PINTO PEREIRA, Francisco. Vol. 11: PINTORICCHIO, Bernardino, to ROTTEL, Hans. Vol. 12: ROTTENHAMER, Thomas or Rottenhammer, to SOLIMENA, Francesco, a.k.a. l'Abbate Ciccio. Vol. 13: SOLIMENA, Giulio, to VALENTIN, Hélène. Vol. 14: VALENTIN, Henry, to ZYW, Michael. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote.
45640 BEURDELEY, Michel, CHUJO, Shinobu, MUTO, Motoaki & LANE, Richard LE CHANT DE L'OREILLER - L'ART D'AIMER AU JAPON
$20.00 AUD
Bibliothèque des Arts. Paris. 1973. 1st Ed. 276 PP with 100 b/w illustrations, and 40 colour plates pasted down. Cloth cover, Japanese ideograms on front cover, dj. Foxing spots on both endpapers, and outside front edge, o/wise a very good plus copy. French text. 36.5 x 17.
The art of love making in Japan.
73302 BILLARD, Jules B. (editor) THE WORLD OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
$40.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington, D.C. 1974. 1st edition in "The Story of Man Library" series. Foreword by Gilbert M. Grosvenor. 400 PP with 448 illlustrations (362 of them in full colour), plus a very large folded plate in colour with a map "Indians of North America" on recto and a map "North America Before Columbus" on verso, contained inside pocket at rear of book. Title spread (in colour): An Apache celebration, Mescalero, New Mexico. Half bound copy, cloth cover with a South West Native design in mustard, black red and white, gilt title on simile leather spine. Light foxing on prelims, o/wise a near fine copy. 26 x 23.5. 0870441515
73673 BLUM, Gernot L'ART DE L' EX-LIBRIS EROTIQUE
$100.00 AUD
Editions Picard. Paris. 1990. 1st French edition adapted by Germaine Meyer-Noirel. Translated from the 1986 German original by Dominique Petit. 272 PP with 265 illustrations: 13 in colour and 252 in b/w. Hard covers, dj. Dust jacket with foxing spots and a sunned spine, o/wise contents fine. 24.7 x 18. 9782708404007
56146 BOUCOMONT, Arnaud (editor) LE VIADUC DE MILLAU, No. 2: Une aventure s'achève, une route s'ouvre
$10.00 AUD
Midi Libre. Montpellier. 2005. Hors Série Spécial, January 2005. 132 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 29.8 x 22.5.
Albin Michel. Paris. 1990. 1st Ed. 188, (4) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (watercolours, paintings, photos, postcards...). Marbled endpapers. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj with a few chips, otherwise fine.. French text. 29 x 23.5. 9782226049186
Bordellos / Massage Parlours.
70237 BOYDE, Melissa TRAVELS WITH MY ART: Moya Dyring and Margaret Olley
$15.00 AUD
Tweed Regional Gallery. Murwillumbah, NSW. 2015. 1st Ed. Catalogue: 8 PP with 3 b/w photos and 14 colour illustrations (oil on canvas, watercolour, pen, wash and gouache...). Pictorial stiff covers. As new. Oblong: 25 x 26. 9780987341396
Exhibition of 39 items, held at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre: 20 March to 21 June 2015.
73892 BRADBURY, Frederick (compiler) BRITISH AND IRISH SILVER ASSAY OFFICE MARKS 1544 - 1968
$15.00 AUD
J.W. Northend Ltd. Sheffield, UK. 1968. 12th edition. 92, (1), ((3 notes) PP with hundreds of "Marks of Origin". Stiff covers, title on front cover. Old damp marks on covers, not affecting pages or marks. Very good. Small format: 14.3 x 8.1.
Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from Mid 16th Century to the Year 1968 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks 1743-1860.
71596 BRION, Marcel MICHEL-ANGE, Génie et Destinée
$25.00 AUD
Editions Albin Michel. Paris. 1947. Reprint (12° Mille) of the 1939 original. 383, (5) PP, plus XXIV b/w plates. Soft covers, illustrated front. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. French text. 21.2 x 14.7.
66638 BRODRICK, Alan Houghton PREHISTORIC PAINTING
$10.00 AUD
Avalon Press. London. 1948. 1st Ed. 40 PP with 8 line drawing intext, plus 56 plates (4 in colour and 52 b/w). Cloth cover, title in blind on front board, and gilt on spine. Front endpaper with name of previous owner and part of dust jacket tipped in. Foxing. Very good. 25.2 x 19..
54746 BROWN, Professor Jethro THE PUBLIC CONTROL OF MONOPOLIES (Three Lectures on)
$5.00 AUD
Adelaide University Extension Lectures. Adelaide. 1913. 1st Ed. 12 PP. Soft covers with light foxing. Rusty staples. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
1: Introductory. 2: Monopoly Control: Policies of General Application. 3: Monopoly Control: Policies of Particular Application.
54747 BROWN, Professor Jethro THE STATE AND THE INDIVIDUAL (Three Lectures on)
$5.00 AUD
Adelaide University Extension Lectures. Adelaide. 1909. 1st Ed. 13 PP. Soft covers with light foxing. Rusty staples. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
1: The Message of Anarchy. 2: Legislative Despotism. 3: Liberty and Regulation.
74065 BRYANT, Arthur, MORRAH, Dermott ... THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II - 2 June 1953
$20.00 AUD
King George's Jubilee Trust. London. 1953. Approved Souvenir Programme. Foreword by by HRH the Duke of Gloucester. 32 PP with The "Genealogical Table showing the Descent of the Crown", 1 plan "Coronation Procession of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (at centrefold), and 22 b/w photographs. Stiff covers, illustrated front. Fine condition. 24.7 x 17.6.
Poem "Lines on the Coronation of Our Gracious Sovereign" by John Masefield. ...
73700 CACHIN, Françoise, DISTEL, Anne DE CEZANNE A MATISSE, Chefs-d'oeuvre de la Fonsation Barnes
$50.00 AUD
Gallimard / Electra & Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Paris. 1993. 1st French edition translated from the English (US) original. Preface by Richard H. Glanton, President fondation Barnes. Foreword by Niara Sudarkasa, Lincoln University. Introduction by Irène Bizot, Musées Nationaux, and Françoise Cachin, Musée D'Orsay. XVII, 318 (3 of them folded) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Fp (in colour): Nature Morte (fruits, pichet, compotier), by Paul Cézanne. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (as new condition). 29.1 x 24.8. 2070150097
French Impressionists: Edouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir ... Pablo Picasso ... Amédéo Modigliani, Henri Matisse.
74249 CADFRYN-ROBERTS, John THE FOUR SEASONS OF SPORT
$35.00 AUD
The Ariel Press. London. 1978. Reprint of the 1960 original. VIII, (8) PP with 7 duotone illustrations, plus 12 plates in colour . Stiff covers with flaps, pictorial front. Fine (as new condition). 40.5 x 30.2.
Foxhunting: 3 plates "The Quorn Hunt" / Fishing: 3 plates "Salmon Fishing", "Fishing in a punt" & "Bottom Fishing" / Racing: 3 plates "Epsom" (preparing to race), " The High Mettle Racer" &, "Ascot Heath Races" / Shooting: "Woodcock Shooting", "Pheasant Shooting" & "Snipe Shooting".
41182 CALEF, Noël ISRAEL QUE J'AIME...
$5.00 AUD
Editions Sun. Paris. 1966. 1st Ed., preface by Joseh Kessel. 140 PP with 3 maps, 11 colour and 62 b/w photos by Patrice Molinard. Cloth cover. Foxing spots on endpapers and outside edges. Near fine. French text. 27 x 24.
71581 CARPENTER, William B. & DALLINGER, W.H. THE MICROSCOPE and Its Revelations, Volume I
$50.00 AUD
J. & A. Churchill, London. 1901. Eighth Edition, in which the first seven and the twenty-third chapters have been entirely rewritten, and the text throughout reconstructed, enlarged, and revised by the Rev. W.H. Dalinger. xiv, 530 PP, followed by an Index of List of Authors, and 15 pages of J & A. Churchills's Science List. Original green cloth cover, gilt title on spine. This is a near fine copy with only light foxing on the prelims and rear endpaper. 23.5 x 14.5.
Chapters in this first volume: Elementary Principles of Microscopical Optics, The Principles and Theory of Vision with the Compound Microscope, The History and Development of the Microscope, Accessory Apparatus, Objectives, Eye-Pieces, the Apertometer, Practical Microscopy: Manipulation and Preservation of the Microscope, Preparation, Mounting, and Collection of Objects, plus Appendices and Tables useful to the Microscopist, and Index.
66076 CARTIER, Raymond HISTOIRE MONDIALE DE L'APRES-GUERRE (in 2 volumes)
$45.00 AUD
Editions Paris-Match / Presses de la Cité. Paris. c. 1973. 1st Ed. Vol. 1: 456, (4) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (maps and photos). Volume 2: 462, (18) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (maps and photos). Hard cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Foxing spots. French text. Very good. 29.6 x 22.5.
Volume 1: 1945-1953. Vol 2: 1953-1969.
50995 CHAMBERS, D. S. THE IMPERIAL AGE OF VENICE 1380-1580
$5.00 AUD
Thames and Hudson. London. 1970. 1st paperback edition, in the Library of European Civilization. 216 PP with 20 colour and 111 b/w illustrations. Fp (in colour): Veronese's Apotheosis of Venice. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 21 x 14.5. 0500330204
47196 CHEN YEN-FON, Antoine, CASALTA, Jean & AVILA, Alin OH! PARIS
$50.00 AUD
c. 1980. 92 PP with 1 sketch plan of Paris and 43 colour plates by Antoine Chen Yen-Fon, with accompanying text by French writers (authors, philosophers, poets...). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front board, gilt title on front board and spine, contained in a slip case. Near fine. Chinese and French text. Oblong: 22 x 26.5.
A photographic journey of Paris in the 1980's.
73956 CHOLOT, Gérard, CUZON-VERNIER, Daniel & LEMAIRE, Pierre LES PLUS BELLES AFFICHES DE COCA-COLA
$40.00 AUD
Editions Denoël. Paris. 1986. 1st edition "Centennial Celebration. Preface by Ted Benoit. 138, (6) PP with 50 b/w and 150 colour photos, including many of posters on double page or full page. Eps. Cloth covers, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on spine, dj. French text. Fine. 29.7 x 23.8. 2207232646
66296 CLARK, Brigadier Stanley THE MAN WHO IS FRANCE - The Story of Charles De Gaulle
$15.00 AUD
George G. Harrap. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 202 PP. Fp: Charles De Gaulle. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges and inside the dust jacket, offsetting on endpapers. Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
56160 COLE, Michael (editor) International Rare Books Prices 1991: SCIENCE & MEDICINE
$10.00 AUD
The Clique Ltd. York. 1991. Annual Publication. 4th titles in the IRBP series. X, 246 PP. Pictorial boards. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 15 01870773241
1990 Catalogue Prices.
55276 COMMELIN, P. LA MYTHOLOGIE GRECQUE ET ROMAINE
$50.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas.. Paris / Bièvres. 1976. Deluxe edition limited to 4800 copies (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. 220, (4) PP, plus 9 colour plates by Legros. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, ribbon bookmark, gilt title on spine. Slip case. French text. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
55645 COUVELAIRE, B. & ALABOUVETTE, Michèle (editors) FIRE (in Total Information - No. 107, March 1988)
$10.00 AUD
Total / Compagnie Française des Pétroles. Paris. 1988. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29 x 23.5.
Blazing Energy, by André Combaz. The Magic Cauldron, by Marcellin Espeillac... Ceramics, materials of fire, by Philippe Boch...
73573 CROSS, Elizabeth & GOTT, Ted EDVARD MUNCH: The Frieze of Life
$30.00 AUD
National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne. 2004. 1st Ed. Forewords by Gunnar Sorensen, Munch Museet and Gerard Vaughan, National Gallery Victoria. 184 PP with b/w and colour illuistrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (mint condition). 28.4 x 24.7. 9780724120543
Exhibition held 13 October 2004 to 12 January 2005.
41239 CROUCH, Steve STEINBECK COUNTRY
$5.00 AUD
Crown Publishers. New York. 1979. 6th printing of the 1973 original. 191 PP with 22 b/w and 93 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 27.8 x 21.5. 0517527162
The Peninsula, Monterey, the fishermen, Cannery Row...
71979 DANDY & BEANO FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS: The DANDY and The BEANO
$40.00 AUD
D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. London. 1991. Reprint of the 1987 edition. No pagination, 136 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Hard covers with a few light marks, title on front board. Near fine. 30 x 20.5. 085116384X
The Dandy Comix: first published 4th December 1937. The Beano Comic: First published 30 July 1938.
75409 DARWIN, Charles THE FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD, through the Action of Worms with observations on their habits
$250.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1883. 1st Ed. [Ninth Thousand (corrected)]. VIII, 328, (2 publications) PP with tables and 15 b/w illustrations. Original blind decoration on cloth covers, gilt title on spine. Covers lightly rubbed. Small stamp of previous owner at top corner of page 1 and lower corner of page 316. A very good clean copy. Scarce. 19.5 x 13.5.
47201 DAVID, Emmanuel VAKOWSKAÏ
$5.00 AUD
Galerie Emmanuel David. Paris. 1970. 1st Ed. 8 PP with 4 b/w plates. Pictorial card cover. Fine. French text. 27 x 21.
Catalogue of an exhibition held in April 1970.
71977 DAY, Harold E. A. OLD SKETCHBOOKS & ALBUMS
$30.00 AUD
Hobart Press. Sandy Bay, Tasmania. 2002. 1st limited edition of 500 numbered copies (No. 491/500). 175, (5) PP with hundreds of b/w illustrations (covers of sketchbooks or albums, portraits, signatures and sketches). Illustrated endpapers. Hard covers, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine (mint condition). Oblong: 21.2 x 27. 0957936508
24 of these: 13 sketchbooks and 11 albums.
47092 DE BERANGER, P.-J. OEUVRES COMPLETES DE P.-J. DE BERANGER (in three volumes)
$100.00 AUD
H. Fournier Ainé. Paris. 1837. Edition illustrated by Grandville and Raffet. Volume 1: (4), (4 facsimile of a letter from Beranger to Grandville), LXXXI, 375 PP with 1 head piece, plus 47 b/w plates. Fp: Portrait of J. P. De Béranger. Volume 2: (4), 399 PP with 1 head piece, plus 49 b/w plates. Fp: Le ventru. Volume 3: (4), 400 PP with 1 head piece, plus 24 b/w plates. Quarter bound, marbled boards, gilt title on a decorated spine. Covers lightly rubbed. Occasional foxing spots, o/wise a near fine set. French text. 23.2 x 15.
72887 DE BOTTON, Alain A WEEK AT THE AIRPORT- A Heathrow Diary
$20.00 AUD
Profile Books Ltd. London. 2001. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 90 colour photos. Stiff covers with light soiling and chip at top near spine. Contents near fine. 19.4 x 12.2. 9781846683596
72985 DE GRAMONT, Sanche THE FRENCH - Portrait of a People
$10.00 AUD
G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. 1969. Book of the Month Club, Inc.. 480 PP. Cloth cover, device in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 22 x 15.5.
71232 DE LUPPE, Le Comte LETTRES DE GENEVIEVE DE MALBOISSIERE A ADELINE MELIAND 1761-1766
$30.00 AUD
Librairie Ancienne Edouard Champion. Paris. 1925. 1st edition in "Une Jeune Fille au XVIIIe Siècle" series. Introduction and notes by Le Comte de Luppé. XXXV, 382, (2) PP, plus 1 folded errata loosely inserted. Fp (with tissue guard): Portrait of Geneviève de Malboissière, by Michel Van Loop. Soft covers with light wear. Near fine. French text. 24 x 15.
295 letters some in either English and Italian (with their French translation). Sheds a light on the life of a young woman growing up in bourgois society in the 18th century.
49207 DE MAÎTRE, Count Joseph LETTERS ON THE SPANISH INQUISITION, With Notes by the Rev. John Fletcher, D.D.
$40.00 AUD
Keating, Dolman & Jones. London. 1838. 1st edition with preface and notes by the Reverend John Fletcher, D.D. VIII, 106, (1) PP. Original black cloth covers (marbled) have wear around edges and a little soiling. Slight ageing of paper. Signature of previous owner on FFEP, and a few pencil annotations in some page margins but overall, a very good clean copy. 23 x 14.5.
69257 DE MONTESQUIEU, Monsieur OEUVRES DE MONSIEUR DE MONTESQUIEU - Tome Sixième, contenant Les Considérations sur les Causes de la Grandeur des Romains, et de leur Décadence (auxquelles on a joint "Un Dialogue de Sylla et d'Eucrate")
$60.00 AUD
Chez Nourse. London. 1769. New edition "Revue, corrigée & Considerablement augmentée par l'Auteur". (IV), 362, (3) PP. Marbled endpapers. Hard cover, leather bound, spine with gilt raised band and title. Outside edges marbled. Fore hinge rubbed on 3 cms between 4th & 5th raised band. Ageing of paper. French text.. Very good copy in need of a proper rebacking. 17 x 10.5.
73617 DE VASSART, Isabelle & CHARPENTIER, Chantal (editors) KEITH HARING - THE POLITICAL LINE (in Connaissance des Arts - Hors Série)
$25.00 AUD
Connaissance des Arts / SFPA (Société Française de Promotion Artistique). Paris. 2013. Hors Série No. 574. 68 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. French text. Fine (as new condition). 28.4 x 21.5. 9782758004615
Exhibition "Keith Haring. The Political Line", held at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. April to August 2013.
75567 De VRIES, Leonard VICTORIAN ADVERTISEMENTS
$40.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1968. 1st Ed. Foreword and texts by James Laver. 136 PP with hundreds of period advertisements. Cloth covers, gilt decoration and title on front cover and lightly sunned spine. Occasional faint foxing, otherwise fine. 29.7 x 22 0719518385
65454 DEMUTH, Antoinette DE SAINT-TROPEZ A SAINTE-MAXIME, ou les Villages du Golfe Sambracitain
$100.00 AUD
Rotary-Club de Sainte-Maxime Saint-Tropez. Sainte-Maxime, France. 1979. Limited edition of 900 numbered copies (No. 165). Preface by André Roussin. 7 illustrated folders containing 19 pages of text by Gilbert Schlogel and 69 b/w plates illustrated by Antoinette Demuth (2 of the plates on double page: "Chronologie de l'Histoire de la France, de la Provence et du Golfe" and "Golfe Sambracitain, Province du Golfe"). Folders protected in a black board cover with illustrated front and all contained in a soiled plain slipcase. Copy signed by the artist on title page. French text. Whilst covers/slipcase are somewhat rubbed/soiled, the contents are in fine condition. 34 x 24.5.
47197 DRUON, Maurice BERNARD BUFFET
$25.00 AUD
Hachette. Paris. 1964. 1st Ed. No pagination, 112 PP with many b/w and 11 colour illustrations (paintings, photos, sketches). Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with short closed tears. Very good. French text. 29.5 x 26.8.
55281 DUBARBIER, G. / BERRY, André (editors) CONFUCIUS / LAO-TSEU ( TAO TÖ KING )
$40.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1973. Deluxe edition limited to 2800 copies, (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. Preface by G. Dubarbier / Introduction by André Berry. 169, (34) , plus 10 colour plates illustrated by Viet Ho. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Binding by Vasarely. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
76045 DUBOIS, Louis- Marie Abbé ROCHEFORT ET LES PONTONS DE L'ILE D'AIX - Première Persécution contre le Clergé pendant la Terreur
$150.00 AUD
Librairie Catholique Libaros. Nantes, France. 1890. 1st Ed. Foreword by F. Fabien. (2), XIV, 15-326 PP with coat of Arm "Aux Catholiques de l'Ouest. Soft covers in a clear plastic protective sleeve. Slight ageing of paper. Very good copy. Scarce. French text. 19 x 12.5.
During the Terror period of the French Revolution, thousands of members of the Catholic Clergy were detained on pontoons anchored in Rochefort or Rade d'Aix. An Appeal for the building of the Church "Cathedrale de Notre-Dame-des-Martyrs" on the island of Aix, Vendée, France.
60138 DUBRO, Alec & KONOPACKI, Mike THE WORLD BANK - A New Vision for the 21st Century: A Tale of Power, Plunder and Resistance
$20.00 AUD
Public Services International. Paris. 1995. 1st Ed. 32 PP with art colour by Mike Konopacki & Ray Fehrenbach. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.7 x 16.8.
Cartoon style format.
41120 EELES, Adrian CANALETTO
$10.00 AUD
Paul Hamlyn. London. 1967. 1st Ed., in The Colour Library of Art series. 40 PP with 11 b/w illustrations, plus 48 pages with 49 plates in full colour. Fp: Portrait of Canaletto, by Antonio Visentini. Hard cover, gilt signature on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing. Very good. 27.5 x 24.2.
The Venice painted by Giovanni Antonio Canaletto.
70555 ESCUDO DE ORO, Editorial Collection All Europe - ALL ANDORRA (English)
$10.00 AUD
Editorial Escudo de Oro. Barcelona, Spain. 1991. 8th edition of January 1991. 96 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 23.8 x 20.5. 8437802733
46876 FAIRLEY, John & WELFARE, Simon ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S CHRONICLES OF THE STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS
$15.00 AUD
Guild Publishing / Book Club Associates. London. 1987. Reprint of the original published by Wm. Collins. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. 191 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25.5 x 19.2.
Includes chapters: Strange Tales from the Lakes, Of Monsters and Mermaids ...
41601 FAIRLEY, Margaret (editor) SPIRIT OF CANADIAN DEMOCRACY - A Collection of Canadian Writings from the Beginnings to the Present Day
$25.00 AUD
Progress Books. Toronto. c. 1945. 1st Ed. 319 PP with 4 illustrations and 12 head pieces by john A. Hall. Cloth cover, decorated front cover, dj (chipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Pencilled dedicatory note on front endpaper, by the author to Doris Taylor (wife of Professor Griffith Taylor). Near fine. 20.4 x 14.
67689 FERRAO, Cristina & SOARES, Jose Paulo Monteiro (editors) THEATRUM RERUM NATURALIUM BRASILIAE: BRASIL-HOLANDES, DUTCH-BRAZIL (in two volumes)
$100.00 AUD
Editora Index. Rio de Janeiro. 1993. 1st Facsimile reprint of the 1660 original, with drawings and paintings of Albert Eckhout. Volume I: 191 PP with 2 b/w illustrations, 70 colour plates "Aquatilium" and 111 colour plates "Volatilium". Volume II: 253, (3) PP with 73 colour plates "Animalium" and 172 colour plates "Vegetabilium". Laminated pictorial boards, contained in a pictorial laminated slipcase. Fine condition. Plate captions in Latin. 24 x 16.5. 8570830386
74067 FERRIER, Neil THE QUEEN ELIZABETH CORONATION BOOK
$35.00 AUD
L. T. A. Robinson Ltd.. London. 1953. 1st Ed. 97 PP with 50 b/w and 48 colour photos. Fp (in colour): The Queen, by Dorothy Wilding. Eps: Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front board "The Crown" and gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with a repaired tear and now in a protective sleeve. Still in very good condition. 28 x 22.
Poem by John Masefield. ...
66080 FERVACQUES, VATTIER D'AMBROYSE, V. & BERTAUX, Fernand NICE ET SES ENVIRONS
$10.00 AUD
Les Editions de la Grande Fontaine. Nice. 1993. Facsimile reprint. 108, (3) PP with 44 b/w illustrations (14 of them on full page). Soft cover, illustrated front, dj. French text. Occasional foxing (faint), o/wise fine. 29 x 20.
72993 FOLLEREAU, Raoul TOUR DU MONDE CHEZ LES LEPREUX
$25.00 AUD
Flammarion Editeur. Paris. 1953. 1st edition of May 1953. 251, (3) PP, plus 16 plates with 27 b/w photos. Soft covers, illustrated front. Ageing of paper, not affecting the plates. Very good copy. 21.5 x 15.3.
Leprosy around the world.
73305 FOLLEREAU, Raoul DONNEZ-MOI DEUX BOMBARDIERS ...
$100.00 AUD
Ordre de la Charité. Paris. 1957. 1st edition. 60, (2) PP, plus 4 pages with 9 b/w photos. Inside back cover: Praise by General Weygand. Soft covers. Dedicatory note on half title page signed by Raoul Follereau. Occasional foxing. A very good copy of a rare item. French text 21.5 x 15.3.
In 1955, the amount needed to eradicate leprosy, was equivalent to the cost of building 2 modern bombers.
41403 FOSTER, Michael (editor) THE PRINCIPLE OF ARCHITECTURE
$5.00 AUD
New Burlington Books. London. 1989. Reprint of the 1983 UK original. 224 PP with over 350 b/w or colour diagrams and photographs. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30.2 x 23. 1853480215
54490 FOSTER, Walter HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT ON FLOWERS
$5.00 AUD
Walter T. Foster. Tustin, Ca. c. 1970. New edition. No. 7 in the How to draw Art Books series. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed, o/wise very good. 35 x 26.
73616 FOUCHET-NAHAS, Jeanne HOKUSAI, Au Grand Palais (in Connaissance des Arts - Hors Série)
$25.00 AUD
Connaissance des Arts / SFPA (Société Française de Promotion Artistique). Paris. 2014. Hors Série No. 642. 68 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. French text. Fine (as new condition). 28.4 x 21.5. 9782758005612
Exhibition "Hokusai (1760-1849)", held at Grand Palais October 2014 to January 2015.
70239 FRANCE, Christine IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LIGHT: Works by Margaret Olley from public collections
$30.00 AUD
Tweed Regional Gallery. Murwillumbah, NSW. 2013. 1st Ed. Catalogue with a Foreword by Susi Muddiman and an Introduction by Philip Bacon. No pagination, 52 PP with 43 colour paintings (oil on canvas, boards...). Pictorial stiff covers. Mint condition. 21 x 21. 9780987341310
Exhibition of 48 items, held at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre: 18 January - 14 April 2013.
55278 GARAUDY, Roger KARL MARX
$30.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1976. Deluxe edition limited to 4800 copies (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. 184, (6) PP, plus 10 colour plates by Hans Erni. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Foxing spots on verso of 2 plates and on outside edges, o/wise fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
74582 GARDINER, A.G. LIFE OF GEORGE CADBURY
$30.00 AUD
Cassell & Company. London. 1923. 1st Ed. ix, 324 PP plus 9 pages with 12 b/w plates. Fp: George Cadbury at the age of 78. Blue cloth cover with device on front, gilt title on spine. Minimal shkelf wear and occasional light foxing. A near fine copy. 22 x 14.5.
George Cadbury was the third son of John Cadbury, a Quaker who founded Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company in Britain.
54035 GAUDIN, Françoise LA FASCINATION DES IMAGES. Les Romans de T. Ben Jelloun
$5.00 AUD
l'Harmattan. Paris. 1998. 1st Ed., in Collection Critiques Litéraires. 200 PP. Soft cover. French text. Faint foxing. Fine. 21.5 x 13.7. 2738471161
75084 GENEVIEVE MERDE ! - The Real French You Were Never Taught at School
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1988. 1st Ed. X, 82 PP, with 13 cartoons by Michael Heath. Laminated hard covers, illustrated front. Spine sunned. Very good. 22 x 14. 9780207149108
Authentic guide to colloquial French.
75085 GENEVIEVE MERDE ENCORE !
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1987. Reprint of the 1986 original. (8), 88 PP, with 12 drawings by Arthur Filloy and 11 cartoons by Michael Heath. Laminated hard covers, illustrated front. Spine lightly sunned. Very good. 22 x 14. 9780207152726
More of the Real French you were never taught at school.
54493 GREACEN, Nan THE MAGIC OF FLOWER PAINTING
$5.00 AUD
Walter T. Foster. Tustin, Ca. c. 1970. Ist Ed. No. 129 in the How to draw Art Books series. 36 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed, o/wise very good. 35 x 26.
67942 GUEX, Jules DANS LA TRACE DE JAVELLE (extract from: Die Alpen / Les Alpes, fascicule 10, 1937)
$10.00 AUD
Die Alpen / Les Alpes / Brunner & Cie. Berne. 1937. Extract from "Revue Les Alpes", fascicule 10, 1937. Pages 387 to 397, plus 2 pages with 4 sketches by E. Javelle. Soft cover. Envoi de l'auteur at top of front cover. Paper with signs of ageing and some creases. Very good. 25.6 x 18.2.
75140 HADAS, Moses IMPERIAL ROME
$10.00 AUD
Time-Life International. Amsterdam. 1966. 1st International edition in the "Great Ages of Man" series, of the 1965 US original. 190 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, illustrated front board, cloth spine. Fine. 27.3 x 22.
75340 HAINES, Tim WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - A Natural History
$30.00 AUD
BBC Worldwide Ltd. London. 1999 1st Ed. 288 PP with colour illustrations (artworks, photos). Hard covers, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on front endpaper and inside the dust jacket. Note to the previous owner on front endpaper. 2 newspaper pages from the New Caledonia daily newspaper "Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes" of February and November 2000, loosely inserted. Near fine. 28.7 x 25.5. 9780563384496
New Caledonia scenery with its endemic flora, such as Araucaria tree or Column tree, was used for some of the shooting of the BBC Television series
56262 HALL, Trevor CHARLES & DIANA'S FIRST ROYAL TOUR
$5.00 AUD
Colour Library Books. Guildford, Surrey. 1983. 1st Ed. 144 PP with over 500 photos by David Levenson. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 29.8 x 23.5. 0862830974
57118 HAMMOND, Paul FRENCH UNDRESSING - Naughty Postcards from 1900 to 1920
$10.00 AUD
Jupiter Books. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 136 PP with over 200 b/w and 22 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.7. 0904041409
54737 HENDERSON, Professor G. C. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI (in Syllabus of a Course of six Lectures)
$5.00 AUD
The University of Adelaide. Adelaide. 1910 1st Ed. 18 PP. Soft cover. Staples removed. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
54738 HENDERSON, Professor G. C. SHAKESPEARE (a Course of Lectures)
$5.00 AUD
The University of Adelaide. Adelaide. 1916. 1st Ed. 12 PP. Soft cover. Rusty staples. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
1: Shakespeare Portraits. 2: The spelling of Shakespeare's name. 3: Shakespeare Education. 4: Shakespeare's Literary Pre-eminence.
54742 HENDERSON, Professor G. C. THE ROMANTIC REVIVAL IN ENGLISH LITERATURE (Syllabus of a Course of Three Lectures)
$5.00 AUD
Adelaide University Extension Lectures. Adelaide. 1912. 1st Ed. 12 PP. Soft cover. Rusty staples. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
1: The Times. 2: The Revolt. 3: The Triumph.
54743 HENDERSON, Professor G. C. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (Syllabus of a Course of Three Lectures)
$5.00 AUD
Adelaide University Extension Lectures. Adelaide. 1910. 1st Ed. 13 PP. Soft cover repaired. Rusty staples. Good. 18 x 12.5.
1: The Man. 2: The Poet. 3: The Teacher.
74297 HENRY, Alan (editor) JACKIE STEWART'S PRINCIPLES OF PERFORMANCE DRIVING
$50.00 AUD
Hazleton Publishing. Richmond, Surrey. 1986. 1st Ed. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent. 244 PP with 29 colour photos and b/w illustrations (2 drawings and 120 photos). Cloth covers, dj. Signed by the author on front endpaper. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 25 x 19. 9780905138435
54494 HENSON, Catherine M. HOW TO ENAMEL ON COPPER
$5.00 AUD
Walter T. Foster. Tustin, Ca. c. 1960. New edition. No. 37 in the How to draw Art Books series. 38 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed, o/wise very good. 35 x 26.
55279 HERBERT, Jean (editor) HINDOUISME - Les Grands Courants Spirituels Modernes et leurs Racines dans les Véda
$20.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1974. Deluxe edition limited to 2800 copies, (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. Preface by Jean Herbert: 221, (7)PP , plus 9 colour plates illustrated by Marguerite Bordet. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Binding by Vasarely. Hard cover with a few small marks, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Near fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
55280 HERBERT, Jean (editor) BOUDDHAS ET BOUDDHISME
$20.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1974. Deluxe edition limited to 2800 copies, (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. Preface by Jean Herbert: 228, (4)PP , plus 9 colour plates illustrated by Carzou. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Binding by Vasarely. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
73685 HISLOP, Ian (editor) THE PRIVATE EYE ANNUAL 2003
$10.00 AUD
Private Eye Productions. London. 2003. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illudstrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Note to previous owner on title page. Near fine. 30.2 x 21.3. 9781901784312
73686 HISLOP, Ian (editor) THE PRIVATE EYE ANNUAL 2009
$10.00 AUD
Private Eye Productions. London. 2009. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Note to previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 30.2 x 21.3. 9781901784510
54342 HOPE, Colin A. GOLD OF THE PHARAOHS
$5.00 AUD
Museum of Victoria / International Cultural Corporation of Australia Ltd. Melbourne. 1988. Revised edition. 144 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 25.4 x 21. 0642137749
Exhibition catalogue.
55287 HUISMAN, Denis HISTOIRE DE LA PHILOSOPHIE DE L'ANTIQUITE AU XVIIe SIECLE (in 2 volumes)
$35.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1976. Deluxe edition limited to 4800 copies,(No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. Vol. I: 215, (5) PP, plus 9 colour plates by Pecnard. Vol. 2: 267, (5) PP, plus 9 colour plates by Weisbuch. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
47118 HULLAH BROWN, J. SKETCHING WITHOUT A MASTER. The Technique and Art of Pen-and-Ink Drawing
$15.00 AUD
Thomas Nelson and Sons. London. 1946. Reprint of the revised and enlarged edition of 1939 (original of 1919). 288 PP with b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Foxing spots on outside edges and some pages. Very good. 22 x 16.5.
73295 JACOLLIOT, Louis, a.k.a., X..., Docteur Jacobus (A French Army-Surgeon) UNTRODDEN FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY - Observations on the Esoteric Manners and Customs of Semi-Civilized Peoples; being a Record of Thirty Years Experience in Asia, Africa, America and Oceania (Two Volumes in One)
$140.00 AUD
American Anthropological Society. New York. c. 1935. 2nd edition of the 1898 original. Privately Re-issued. Volume I: Foreword by Charles Carrington. XL, 309 PP, Volume II: Prefatory Note by "Medicus". XVIII, 402 PP. Green cloth cover, title on spine, top edge tinted, Head and foot of spine frayed, front gutter starting, occasional light foxing, o/wise a very good copy of a scarce item. 24.2 x 17
74030 JOKINEN, Markku & WILLAMO, Heikki ULKOSAARISTO - missä meri ja taivas kohtaavat
$30.00 AUD
Suomen Luonnonsuojelun Tuki Oy. 1999. 1st Ed. 143 PP with over 12 colour photo. Hard covers, dj. Signed by the author and the photographer. Finnish text. Fine. Oblong: 24 x 29.8; 9789519381732
75852 JUBB, Robert Carving JAPANESE NETSUKE, for Beginners
$35.00 AUD
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications. Lewes, East Sussex, UK. 2011. 1st Ed. 176 PP with hundreds of b/w or colour illustrations; Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (as new condition). 24.8 x 18.5. 9781861086938
55282 KASIMIRSKI LE CORAN
$30.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1973. Deluxe edition limited to 3000 copies (No. 434) in Collection Religions et Philosophies. New edition translated by Kasimirski. 376, (10) PP, plus 10 colour plates (headpieces) and 6 colour plates in pocket at rear of book. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Binding by Vasarely. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
52779 KATZ, Ron LA FRANCE EN AMERIQUE. Héritage Architectural de la Colonisation à la Naissance d'une Nation
$60.00 AUD
Editions du Pacifique & French Heritage Society. Paris & New York. 2004. 1st French edition, translated from the US original by Hugues Valentin. Foreword by Arnaud d'Hauterives and Introduction by Carl J. Ekberg. 224 PP with 5 b/w illustrations and hundreds of colour illustrations (engravings, paintings, and photos by Arielle de la Tour d'Auvergne). Hard cover, dj. French text. Fine. 28.6 x 25.7. 2878680766
72186 KEITH, Sir Arthur THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN (in Two Volumes)
$100.00 AUD
Williams and Norgate, Ltd. London. 1925. 2nd edition (Revised, Reset, and Enlarged) of the 1915 original. Vol. I: XXXII, 376 PP with 1 time chart and 133 figures. Fp: Geneological tree "Recent & Pleistocene to Eocene". Vol. II: XIV, 377-753 PP with figures 134 to 266. Fp: Genealogical tree "Pleistocene to Miocene". Navy cloth covers, gilt device "Piltdown Fragments" on front board. Gilt title on spine. Offsetting of endpapers, foxing spots on outside edges. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper of each volume. A near fine set. 22.7 x 15.5.
58783 KELLER, Nora Okja COMFORT WOMAN
$10.00 AUD
Viking. New York. 1997. 1st Ed. (8), 213, (3) PP. Hard cover, dj. Dated and signed by the author on title page. Newspaper clipping (Press Review) dated April 28, 1998, loosely inserted. Fine. 22 x 15. 0670872695
A Novel.
55576 KENNA, Rodolph & GRANDISON, William SOMETHIN' ELSE: 50s Life and Style
$5.00 AUD
Richard Drew Publishing. Glasgow. 1989. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on endpapers, and top outside edge, o/wise fine. 25.6 x 21. 0862672368
73684 KING, Charles THE MOLDOVANS - Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture
$15.00 AUD
Hoover Institution Press. Stanford, Ca. 2015. 6th printing of the 1999 original, in the "Studies of Nationalities" series, with a foreword by Wayne S. Vucinich. XXXII, 304 PP with 12 tables and 23 b/w illustrations: 3 maps and 20 b/w photos. Illustrated soft covers. Book slightly affected by water: warped and with stains on top outside edge. Very good reading copy. 22.6 x 15.2. 9780817997922
75139 KNAPP, Wilfrid TUNISIA
$15.00 AUD
Thames and Hudson. London. 1970. 1st edition in the "New Nations and Peoples" series. 224 PP with 3 maps and 27 b/w illustrations. Hard covers, gilt device on front cover, gilt tile on spine. Very good. 21.5 x 15.5. 050012020X
56162 LABARRE, Albert (editor) ANNUAIRE DU LIVRE DE COLLECTION 1985-1986
$10.00 AUD
Editions Promodis. Paris. 1986. 1st Ed. 226, (2) PP. Soft cover. French text. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 24 x 17. 2903181519
56176 LAWSON, Lewis A HISTORY OF FALKIRK
$15.00 AUD
Falkirk Town Council. Falkirk. 1989. Reprint of the 1975 original. 152 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20 x 13.5. 0950225045
Town in Scotland.
70851 LELAND, Louis S., Jr. A PERSONAL KIWI-YANKEE DICTIONARY
$20.00 AUD
John McIndoe Ltd. Dunedin, NZ. 1980. 1st Ed. 115 PP with vignette on half title and title pages. Pictorial soft cover. Ex Libris of previous owner inside front cover. Spine lightly sunned. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 18.2 x 11. 086868001X
46856 LEVITTE, Georges, LIBER, M...et al. HISTOIRE GENERALE DES RELIGIONS. Indo-Iraniens - Judaïsme - Christianisme - Islam
$25.00 AUD
Librairie Aristide Quillet. Paris. 1960. 1st Ed. One of 4 volumes in this series. (4), 278, XXXVIII PP with b/w illustrations, plus 4 b/w plates and 7 colour plates (1 on double page). Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on spine. Occasional foxing, o/wise near fine. French text. 31 x 24.5.
Judaism. Christianism. Islam.
73276 LINDSAY, Norman NORMAN LINDSAY - PENCIL DRAWINGS
$75.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1969. 1st Ed. Foreword by A. D. Hope. No pagination, (VIII) PP, plus 45 plates. Hard covers, gilt title on spine. Near fine. Image shows title-page. 31 x 25.5. 0207952175
75227 LISSAGARAY, Hippolyte Prosper Olivier HISTOIRE DE LA COMMUNE DE 1871
$80.00 AUD
Editions du Trident. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1944. 1st edition published in Argentina. (reprint of the 1896 edition). 517, (7 content) PP. Rebacked copy, Half bound with marbled boards, gilt title on spine. Marbled endpapers. Page 181/182 with repaired tears. Few pages lightly soiled. French text. Very good. 19.8 x 14.3.
74465 LLOYD, Michael (editor) TURNER, Joseph Mallord William
$20.00 AUD
National Gallery of Australia. Canberra. 1996. 1st Ed. Foreword by Betty Churcher and Timothy Potts. 240 PP with 1 b/w illustration (Broadsheet, Sunday Times, November 2, 1834), and over 160 colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Spine sunned. Contents near fine. 28.8 x 24. 9780642130471
Rule Britannia? Patriotism, Progress and the picturesque in Turner's Britain, by David Blainey Brown. Venetian Journey, by Margaret Plant. Turner and the Origins of Ladscape Painting in Australia, by Andrew Sayers.
71852 LOFTUS HILLS, G & MILLER, A.M. (editors) THE AUSTRALIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY (XVIII Congrès International de Laiterie )
$30.00 AUD
The Australian National Dairy Committee. Canberra. 1970. French edition translated from the Australian original by J. Adda. No pagination, 64 PP with colour illustrations (1 map with graphs "Rainfall" & "Pasture growth", and 52 photos). Hard cover, gilt title on front board, dj. Dust jacket is chipped around edges, o/wise near fine. English title, French text. 29.5 x 17.5.
Published for the French representatives attending the 1971 "XVIII International Dairy Congress".
74713 MACLEAN, Charles SPIRIT OF PLACE - Whisky Distilleries of Scotland
$50.00 AUD
Frances Lincoln Ltd. London. 2015 1st Ed. 288 PP with 9 illustrated sketch maps, and b/w and colour photos by Lara Platman and Allan Macdonald. Hard covers, dj. Fine (as new condition). 30 x 25.8. 9780711235403
55275 MARIEL, Pierre SOCIETES SECRETES
$30.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1973. Deluxe edition limited to 2800 copies, (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. 217, (5) PP, plus 9 colour plates by Chapelain-Midy. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Binding by Vasarely. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine ribbon bookmark. Slip case. French text. Fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
55624 MARTINI, Mario FLORENCE
$5.00 AUD
Becocci Editore. Firenze, Italy. 1973. 1st Ed. 48 PP with colour illustrations. Folded plan / aerial view (in colour) of Firenze loosely inserted. Very good. 27.8 x 21.
46852 MARTINY, Marcel, PECKER, André, POULET, Jacques, RULLIERE, Roger & SOURNIA, HISTOIRE DE LA MEDECINE, DE LA PHARMACIE, DE L'ART DENTAIRE ET DE L'ART VETERINAIRE (in 8 volumes)
$300.00 AUD
Société française d' éditions professionnelles, médicales et scientifiques. Paris. 1977, 1978, 1980. Limited edition of numbered copies, No. 661. Volume I: 386, (12) PP. Volume II: 392, (16) PP. Volume III: 388, (12) PP. Volume IV: 372, (12) PP. Volume V: 388, (10) PP. Volume VI: 390, (10) PP. Volume VII: 392, (8) PP. Volume VIII: 342, (12 bibliography), (22 Index), (6 illustrations & colophon) PP. Hard cover, leather bound, medaillon (8 cm in diametre) on each cover, gilt title on spine, top edge gilt. Medallion of Volume VI, damaged. Water damage on front cover of Volume VI and the first few leaves. Watermarks and slight insect damage affecting last leaves of Volume VII, o/wise a very good set. French text. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 30.5 x 21.5.
Collector's set. Bronze medallion on front cover, Volume I: Hippocrate. Volume II: Galien. Volume III: Vesale. Volume IV: Harvey. Volume V: Laennec. Volume VI: Claude Bernard. Volume VII: Fleming. Volume VIII: Marie Curie.
58682 MASON, Peter TOURISM: Environment and Development Perspectives
$15.00 AUD
WWF / World Wide Fund for Nature. London. 1990. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 71 figures and b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, maps, photos). A 4 page "Teachers' Notes" loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.8 x 21. 094761317X
72191 McCALLUM, Malcolm (compiler) BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL CHAPEL
$20.00 AUD
Barnard Castle School / Mosaic (Teesdale) Ltd. Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham. 2014. 1st Ed. Foreword by A. D. Stevens, Headmaster. VI, 94 PP b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 254 x 17.5. 9780956781697
66478 McCALMAN, Janet (editor) HEALTH AND HISTORY, Journal of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine - Volume 4, Number 1, 2002
$10.00 AUD
ASHM (Australian Society of the History of Medicine) / University of Melbourne. Melbourne. 2002. Vol. 4, No. 1, 2002. IV, 123 PP with b/w illustrations. Fine. 23 x 15.
7 articles from the conference "Women's Bodies, Women's History: Conversations across Time & Cultures. ...
66479 McCALMAN, Janet (editor) HEALTH AND HISTORY, Journal of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine - Volume 4, Number 2, 2002
$10.00 AUD
ASHM (Australian Society of the History of Medicine) / University of Melbourne. Melbourne. 2002. Vol. 4, No. 2, 2002. IV, 140 PP with b/w illustrations. Fine. 23 x 15.
5 articles. Witnesses to 20th-Century Medicine. Conference report "Australasian Association for History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Science", Sydney 2002.
66480 McCALMAN, Janet (editor) HEALTH AND HISTORY, Journal of the Australian Society of the History of Medicine - Volume 5, Number 1, 2003
$10.00 AUD
ASHM (Australian Society of the History of Medicine) / University of Melbourne. Melbourne. 2003. Vol. 5, No. 1, 2003. IV, 148 PP with b/w illustrations. Fine. 23 x 15.
5 articles. Witnesses to 20th-Century Medicine.
42750 McCOMB, David G. THE HISTORIC SEACOAST OF TEXAS
$10.00 AUD
University of Texas Press. Austin, Tx. 1999. 1st Ed. X, 86 PP with 1 map, 9 head pieces and 26 colour illustrations by J. U. Salvant. Fp: The welcoming committee. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 28.5 x 26. 0292777418
73637 McCULLOCH, Alan THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AUSTRALIAN ART
$45.00 AUD
University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1994. New US edition, revised and updated by Susan McCulloch. 879 PP with b/w and colour illust. throughout. Hard cover, dust jacket, ribbon page-marker. A fine copy. 26.5 x 19. 9780824816889
Major reference work on Australian art: 1770-1994.
73665 MEYER-NOIREL, Germaine L' EX LIBRIS - Histoire, Art, Techniques
$120.00 AUD
Editions Picard. Paris. 1989. 1st edition limited to 2000 copies. Preface by Laure Beaumont-Maillet. 261, (3) PP with 250 illustrations: 23 in colour and 227 in b/w . Hard covers, marbled boards and spine, title on front board and spine. Foxing spots on endpapers.and top outside edge, o/wise fine. 27.7 x 21.2. 2708403680
67887 MIGNET, M. HISTOIRE DE MARIE STUART (in 2 Volumes)
$60.00 AUD
Charpentier Libraire-Editeur. Paris. 1854. 3rd edition. Vol. I: (4), VI, 446 PP. Vol. II: (4), 447 PP. Marbled endpapers and outside edges. Quarter bound, raised bands, marbled boards, gilt title on spine. French text. Nice set. 18 x 11.5.
67888 MIGNET, M. NOTICES ET PORTRAITS, Historiques et Littéraires (in 2 Volumes)
$25.00 AUD
Charpentier Libraire-Editeur. Paris. 1854. 3rd edition. Vol. I: (4), IV, 422, (2) PP. Vol. II: (4), 488 PP. Marbled endpapers and outside edges. Quarter bound, raised bands, marbled boards, gilt title on spine. French text. Nice set. 18 x 11.5.
Vol. II: Life of Benjamin Franklin (pages 305 to 485).
67889 MIGNET, M. MEMOIRES HISTORIQUES
$20.00 AUD
Charpentier Libraire-Editeur. Paris. 1854. 3rd edition. (4), 554, (2) PP. Marbled endpapers and outside edges. Quarter bound, raised bands, marbled boards, gilt title on spine. French text. 18 x 11.5.
Germany during the 8th and 9th Century. France between 11th and 15th Century. ...
67890 MIGNET, M. ANTONIO PEREZ et PHILIPPE II
$20.00 AUD
Charpentier Libraire-Editeur. Paris. 1854. 3rd edition. (4), VIII, 420 PP. Marbled endpapers and outside edges. Quarter bound, raised bands, marbled boards, gilt title on spine. Near fine. French text. 18 x 11.5.
67891 MIGNET, M. CHARLES-QUINT, son Abdication, son séjour et sa Mort au Monastère de Yuste
$20.00 AUD
Didier et Cie Libraires-Editeurs. Paris. 1857. 3rd edition. (4), XXIII, 468 PP. Marbled endpapers and outside edges. Quarter bound, raised bands, marbled boards, gilt title on spine. French text. 18 x 11.5.
73450 MILES, Jonathan DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES
$10.00 AUD
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston. 2008. 1st Ed. (8), 180 PP. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on top outside edge, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 14.5. 9780547054018
55630 MILLER, Robert L. (editor) 1968: THE YEAR THAT SHAPED A GENERATION (in Time Magazine)
$10.00 AUD
Time Magazine. Auckland. 1988. Vol. 131, No. 2, January 11, 1988. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 27.2 x 20.5.
Pages 6 to 17: 1968, like a knife blade, the year severed past from future, by Lance Morrow.
67936 MILTON LE PARADIS PERDU
$30.00 AUD
G. Charpentier Editeur. Paris. 1881. New edition, translated by De Pongerville. Preface "Considérations sur Milton et son époque et ses ouvrages" by De Pongerville. 356 PP. Marbled endpapers and outside edges. Quarter bound, raised bands, marbled boards, gilt decorations and title on spine. Occasional foxing. French text. Near fine. 18 x 11.5.
73620 MORINEAU, Camille Nanas, Mères, Déesses - LES FEMMES DE NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE
$20.00 AUD
Réunion des Musées Nationaux - Grand Palais. Paris. 2015. 1st Ed. Album de l'Exposition. 47, (1) PP with 42 b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. A 4 folded pages flyer "Guide de l'Exposition", loosely inserted. Fine. French text. 26.5 x 21. 9782711861545
73291 MUSKETT, Philip E. THE ILLUSTRATED AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL GUIDE (in Two Volumes + special "Envelope")
$300.00 AUD
William Brooks & Co. Ltd. Sydney. 1903. 1st edition. Vol. I: LXXII, 506, (14 pages for the purpose of recording dates and particulars of sickness...) PP with 83 figures, plus 2 plates in colour: Frontispiece "Front view of the organs withinn the Chest and Abdomen" with transparency details / at end of Vol. I: Position of the Principal Arteries, Veins and Nerves of the body. Vol. 2: LVI, 558, (16 pages for records...) PP with 29 figures (84 to 113), plus 2 colour plates - Frontispiece: Back view of the organs with transparency details / at end of books: Mannequin or Coloured Figure showing position and shape of different organs. Booklet "The Female Organs of Generation ..." (2), 34 PP with 16 figures (114 to 130), plus FP (colour plate): "Internal View of a Woman with child" with transparency details. Soft covers, stitches, contained in a sealed envelope, loosely insertd. All illustrations by D. H. Souter. Modern binding: Half bound, Marbled boards, gilt devices and title on a leather spine with raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine condition. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 26.2 x 18.
Henri Desbois. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. 1986. 5th edition. 160 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. 1988. 7th edition. 192 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. 1996. 15th edition. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France. 1997. 16th edition. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2001. 19th edition. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Crease on lower corner of front cover. Occasonal foxing. Very good. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2001. 20th edition. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2002. 21st edition. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2005. 24th edition. 192 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Lightships: pages 124 to 128. Whaling: pages 129 to 135.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2006. 25th edition. 192 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2007. 26th edition. 160 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2004. 23rd edition. 192 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
Henri Desbois. Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 2009. 28th edition. 160 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Occasonal foxing. Near fine. French text. 21 x 14.5.
67821 N/A CENT ANS DE VIE FRANCAISE A LA REVUE DES DEUX MONDES - Le Livre du Centenaire
$25.00 AUD
Librairie Hachette / Revue des Deux Mondes. Paris. 1929. Edition limited to 270 copies. One of the 50 copies marked H.C. (Hors Commerce). Preface by René Doumic. 524, (4) PP, plus 51 plates with b/w illustrations (portraits, recto verso of medals for the centenary, front cover of some issues, manuscript...). Marbled endpapers. Quarter bound copy, retaining original covers (spine tipped in on last page), leather spine with raised bands and gilt title, cloth boards. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 25.5 x 17.5..
73666 N/A THE WORLD OF LEARNING 1982-83 (in 2 Volumes)
$100.00 AUD
Europa Publications Limited. London. 1982. 33rd edition. Volume 1 (International & Afghanistan - Qatar): XVI, 1160 PP. Volume 2 (Romania - Zimbabwe & Index): XV, 1161- 2196 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with a few chips, o/wise near fine. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 25.3 x 20.2. 0905118820
Comprehensive, up to date directory of Educational, Cultural and Scientific Institutions, all over the world.
54748 NAYLOR, Professor Darnley THE GREEK DRAMA (Three Lectures on)
$5.00 AUD
Adelaide University Extension Lectures. Adelaide. 1909. 1st Ed. 10 PP. Soft cover. Rusty staples. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
1: The Prometheus Bound of Aeschylus. 2: The Medea of Euripides, produced 431 B.C. 3: The Frogs of Aristophanes, produced 405 B.C.
54750 NAYLOR, Professor Darnley EURIPIDES, THE RATIONALISTMATIC HISTORIAN (Syllabus of a Course of Three Lectures)
$5.00 AUD
Adelaide University Extension Lectures. Adelaide. 1911. 1st Ed. 10 PP. Soft covers, staples removed. Very good. 18 x 12.5.
66081 NEW ORLEANS BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION NEW ORLEANS A LA CARTE
$10.00 AUD
New Orleans Bicentennial Commission. New Orleans. 1976. "Bicentennial Edition". No pagination, 84 PP with b/w illustrations, including 2 location plans (New Orleans and French Quarter). Pictorial card covers, stapled. Fine. 28 x 21.5.
The restaurants of New Orleans.
76094 NEWALL, Venetia AN EGG AT EASTER - A Folklore Study
$40.00 AUD
1st Ed. Foreword by Robert Wildhaber. XXII, 423 PP, plus 20 b/w and 24 colour plates. Fp: The Philosopher's Egg. Cloth covers, gilmt title on a liughtly sunned spine. Fine. 22 x 14.5. 1st Ed. Foreword by Robert Wildhaber. XXII, 423 PP, plus 20 b/w plates and 24 colour pl;ates. Fp: The philosopher's Egg. Cloth covers, gilt title on a faded spine. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
66835 NUM, Cora WEB SITES FOR GENEALOGISTS
$10.00 AUD
Author. Canberra. 1999. 3rd edition of the 1997 original. (6), 81 PP. Soft cover, illustrated front (lightly soiled). Near fine. 29 x 21. 0958523541
41122 PAOLUCCI, Antonio CANALETTO - The Life and Work of the Artist
$5.00 AUD
Thames and Hudson. London. 1971. 1st English edition of the 1969 Italian original. 38 PP with 8 b/w illustrations, plus 80 pages with 107 plates in full colour. Rebacked copy, half bound, gilt title on spine. Light foxing on text pages. Near fine. 17.8 x 12.5. 0500410402
The Venice of Canaletto.
46851 PARE, Ambroise OEUVRES D'AMBROISE PARE
$300.00 AUD
Editions du Fleuve. Lyon, France. c. 1970. Facsimile reprint of the 4th edition of 1585 (original of 1575). Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies (this copy No.299), with an introduction by Paule Dumaitre. (8), (XX), MCCXLVI, (168 Index), (6) PP with 382 woodcuts. Marbled endpapers. Leather bound, decorative wrought iron fittings on front and back covers, decorations in blind and gilt title on spine, contained in a marbled slipcase. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. French text. Folio: 32.5 x 20.5.
A Collector's item.
41295 PARK, Edwards TREASURES FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, at the Royal Scottish Museum
$5.00 AUD
Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington. 1984. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 17 b/w and 72 colour photos. FEP: Chronology. REP: Map of the United States. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 30.5 x 23.
Exhibition held at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 11 August to 5 November 1984.
54151 PARKINSON, C. Northcote THE LAW AND THE PROFITS
$10.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1960. 1st Ed. VI, 185 PP illustrated by Osbert Lancaster. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj. Near fine. 21 x 14.
73369 PEARCE, Fred WHEN THE RIVERS RUN DRY: WATER - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Cuntury -
$15.00 AUD
Beacon Press. Boston. 2006. 1st paperback edition. XI, 324 PP. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Small crease at bottom of front cover, o/wise fine. 22.6 x 15.2. 9780807085738
66481 POLS, Hans (editor) HEALTH AND HISTORY, Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine - Volume 8, Number 2, 2006
$10.00 AUD
ANZSHM (Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine) / University of Melbourne. Melbourne. 2006. Vol. 8, No. 2, 2006. Special Issue: Health, Medicine, and the Media, edited by Claire Hooker and Hans Pols. IV, 195, (3) PP with b/w illustrations. Fine. 20.8 x 14.7.
8 articles.
66482 POLS, Hans (editor) HEALTH AND HISTORY, Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine - Volume 9, Number 1, 2007
$10.00 AUD
ANZSHM (Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine) / University of Melbourne. Melbourne. 2007. Vol. 9, No. 1, 2007. IV, 169, (3) PP with b/w illustrations. Fine. 20.8 x 14.7.
5 articles.
70556 POUSI, Eveliina (editor) DISCOVER HELSINKI 2002
$10.00 AUD
Sterling Julkaisut Oy Ltd. Helsinki. 2002. 5th edition. With a message from Eva-Riitta Siitonen, Lord Mayor. 96 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 25 x 25.
Visitor information ... Historic Suomenlinna... Museums & Art Treasures ...
74046 RAINE, Peter MEDITERRANEAN WILDLIFE - The Rough Guide
$5.00 AUD
Harrap-Columbus. London. 1990. 1st edition in "The Rough Guide" series. 376 PP with b/w illustrations (3 headpieces, maps, sketch maps and drawings) by Tessa Lovatt-Smith. Pictorial soft covers. Short tear (1 cm) on the first 7 leaves. Stamp of previous owner on title page and top outside edge. Very good. 19.8 x 13. 9780385314282
67820 REVIER, Aude, GERARD, Violaine (editors) AIR FRANCE 80 ANS / YEARS (in Air France Magazine No. 198)
$25.00 AUD
Air France. Paris. 2013. Issue 198, October 2013 "Souvenir Edition". 166, (20), XIV (adverts.) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Text in French and English. Fine. 26 x 19.5.
Tour d'Air France en 80 ans, by Marc Branchu. ... Voyage Graphique / Publicity Junket, by Amélie Gastaut (curator of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) & Marc Branchu. ... les Paris de Paris / the Paris paradigm, by Pierre Léonforte ...
74120 REYNOLDS, Betty CLUELESS IN TOKYO - An Explorer's Sketchbook of Weird and Wonderful Things in Japan
$20.00 AUD
Weatherill / Shambhala Publications, Inc. Boston. 2005. 6th printing of the 1997 original. No pagination, 48 PP with wonderful and surprising cartoons in colour. Illustrated stiff covers. Fine. 20.3 x 20.3. 9780834803862
73598 RHEIMS, Maurice THE AGE OF ART NOUVEAU
$50.00 AUD
Thames and Hudson Ltd. London. 1970. Reprint of the 1966 Englisdhe edition, translated from the 1965 French original by Patrick Evans. Introduction to André Breton. 450 PP with b/w illustrations (tailpieces, 28 headpieces and 595 monochrome plates, and 12 colour plates tipped in). Decorated hard covers. Spine sunned. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Very good. 31 x 22.5. 0500230595
41137 ROBERTS, Keith (editor) CANALETTO
$5.00 AUD
Knowledge Publications. London. 1965. 1st Ed., No. 3 in The Masters series. 8 PP with 19 b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 14 plates in full colour. Pictorial soft cover. Lacks the last colour plate (same illustration as front cover), o/wise very good. 35 x 27.
The Venice painted by Giovanni Antonio Canaletto.
67698 ROSTAND, Edmond CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Comédie Héroïque en Cinq Actes en Vers
$20.00 AUD
Edition du Pantheon. Paris. 1946. Limited edition of 2000 numbered copies (No. 1435 / 2000) in Collection "Le Panthéon des Lettres". (VIII), 215, (5) PP, plus 10 b/w plates by Edou Martin. Pictorial soft cover. Pages uncut. Faint foxing. French text. Near fine. 19.1 x 14.2.
45639 SIBLIK, Jiri RAPHAËL - Dessins
$30.00 AUD
Editions Cercle d'Art. Paris. 1975. 1st French edition of the Czech original. 28 PP, plus 8 colour and 60 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): La pêche miraculeuse. Cloth cover, gilt illustration (Madone au chardonneret) on front cover, gilt title on spine. Fine. French text. 31 x 24. 2702201059
66510 SINCLAIR, Cecil TRACING YOUR SCOTTISH ANCESTORS
$20.00 AUD
HMSO. Edinburgh. 1991. Reprint of the 1990 original. X, 154 PP with 22 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 24.6 x 15.5. 0114941181
A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.
74016 SOTHEBY'S SOTHEBY'S - A CELEBRATION OF 250 YEARS
$20.00 AUD
Sotheby's. London. 1994. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 40 b/w illustrations: 1 reprint of "Conditions of Sale", 1 woodcut "Exeter Exchange building, 1744" and 38 photos. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 29.8 x 24.3.,
Sotheby's founded in 1744. First ever sale on 11 March 1744. at Exeter Exhange, London.
73570 STRECKER, Jacqueline (editor) THE MAD SQUARE - Modernity in German Art 1910-1937
$60.00 AUD
Art Gallery New South Wales. Sydney. 2011. 1st Ed." Foreword by Edmund Capon. Preface by Eric Hobsbawm. 320, (4) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. A 12 page "Guide to the Exhibition , held in Sydney 6 August to 6 November 2011, loosely inserted. Fine (mint condition). 28 x 22. 9781741740684
73572 STRECKER, Jacqueline (editor) PICASSO - Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris THE MAD SQUARE - Modernity in German Art 1910-1937
$60.00 AUD
Art Gallery New South Wales. Sydney. 2011. 1st Ed." Foreword by Edmund Capon. Preface by Eric Hobsbawm. 320, (4) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. A 12 page "Guide to the exhibition held in Sydney 6 August to 6 November 20111, loosely inserted. Fine (mint condition). 28 x 22. 9781741740684
73618 TAITTINGER, Thierry & JEAN, Thomas (editors) KEITH HARING - THE POLITICAL LINE (in Beaux Arts - Hors Série)
$25.00 AUD
Beaux Arts / TTM éditions. Paris. 2013. Hors Série No. 574. 68 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. French text. Fine (as new condition). 28.4 x 21.5. 9782842789862
Exhibition "Keith Haring. The Political Line", held at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. April to August 2013.
72083 TANNAHILL, Reay (editor) PARIS IN THE REVOLUTION - A Collection of Eye-witness Accounts
$15.00 AUD
The Folio Society. London. 1967. Second impression of the 1966 edition. 127 PP 52 illustrations (26 b/w and 26 colour). Hard covers (illustrated), cloth spine with title (a little rubbed). Address of previous owner on front endpaper, edges of covers a little rubbed, o/wise near fine. 25.2 x 19.
55794 TAYLOR, John W. R. (editor) AIR BP BOOK OF FLIGHT TODAY
$15.00 AUD
BP Trading / Stanley Paul. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 109 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket slightly rubbed. Near fine. 29.5 x 23.
46788 TESNIERE, Marie-Hélène & GIFFORD, Prosser (editors) CREATING FRENCH CULTURE. Treasures from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
$20.00 AUD
Yale University Press Library of Congress/Bibliothèque Nationale de France. New Haven/ Washington/Paris. 1995. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. XL, 480 PP with 4 maps in colour, 12 pages Chronology of the History of France, and over 200 b/w or colour illustrations. Fp. Pictorial stiff cover. Near fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 0300062834
A very comprehensive work.
56145 THOMAS-RADUX, Didier (editor) LE VIADUC DE MILLAU: Un défi humain, une prouesse technologique
$10.00 AUD
Midi Libre Montpellier. 2004. Hors Série Spécial, June 2004. 116 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. New. 29.8 x 22.5.
73396 THORPE, Adam NOTES FROM THE CEVENNES - Half a Lifetime in Provincial France
$15.00 AUD
Bloomsbury Continuum. London. 2018. 1st Ed. VIII, (4), 242, (2) PP with 13 b/w illustrations by Neil Gower. Hard covers, dj. Fine. 22.2 x 14. 9781472951298
75560 TOR, Emel Kemal Hakki (editor) FETHIYE
$15.00 AUD
Bakisan. Istanbul. 1990 1st English edition, translated by Aksal Tercüme. 80 PP with colour photos. Pictorial stff covers. Near fine. 22.5 x 16.5
Ancient city of Telmessos, most important in Lycia, part of Anatolia.
41375 TOYNBEE, Arnold LA GRANDE AVENTURE DE L'HUMANITE
$10.00 AUD
Elsevier Séquoia. Paris. 1977. 1st French edition translated by Guy Bunnens, Gérard Colson and Paul Kinnet from the 1976 English original Mankind and Mother Earth. A Narrative History of the World. 583 PP with 14 maps. Soft cover, dj. Very good. French text. 23.4 x 14.5. 2800302267
73166 TOYNBEE, Arnold MANKIND AND MOTHER EARTH - A Narrative History of the World
$15.00 AUD
Book Club Associate / Oxford University Press. London. 1979. 1st BCA edition of the 1976 original. XII, 641, (18) PP with 15 maps. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Slight ageing of paper. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Very good. 23.4 x 14.5.
74296 TURNER, Dave FORD POPULAR and the Small Sidevalves
$60.00 AUD
Osprey Publishing Ltd. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (1 painting, documements, drawings and photos). Hard covers, dj. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Fine (as new condition). 25.3 x 19.5. 9780850455595
73601 VIANNENC, Fernandré-Jules LE CHEVALIER DE VIANNE: Un Enfant, un Homme, dans la tourmente des Guerres de Religion...
$35.00 AUD
F-J. Viannenc. Nouméa. 1986. 1st Ed. Preface by Jacques Beyssac. 173, (3) PP with 9 drawings. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Dedicatory note on half title page signed by the author. Covers with light wear and small piece of bottom corner missing, o/wise contents clean and a very good copy. French text. 21 x 14. 8.
Novel set in a France, torn by religious wars including "The Saint-Barthélemy".
74032 von TODENWARTH, Freiherr EINE TOLLE FLUCHT
$150.00 AUD
R.F. Koehler Verlag. Leipzig. 1935. 1st edition by Hans Lehr. 232 PP. Fp: Photo of Baron von Todenwarth. Cloth cover, title on front board and spine. Ageing of paper and offsetting on endpapers. Cloth covers worn on edges and soiled, 2 rubbed patches at foot of spine. Name of pevious owner at top of front endpaper. German text, gothic script. Very good. Scarce. 19 x 13.
58603 WATSON, Gary PRESTIGE PHILATELY - Public Auction No. 115
$10.00 AUD
Prestige Philately Pty Ltd. Belgrave, Victoria. 2005. 1st Ed. 128 PP with hundreds of colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21
Third International Rarities Auction, of April 2005.
55277 WAXMAN, Meyer INTRODUCTION A LA VIE JUIVE / LES CHEMINS DE LA PRIERE - CHA'ARE TEFILA
$20.00 AUD
Pierre de Tartas. Paris / Bièvres. 1973. Deluxe edition limited to 2800 copies (No. 434), in Collection Religions et Philosophies. Preface by Rabbin Elie Munk: 123, (5)PP / Introduced by Robert Sommer: (128) PP, plus 10 colour plates by Mane Katz. Illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, ribbon bookmark. Binding by Vasarely. Hard cover, gilt decoration on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine. Slip case. French text. Fine. 26.5 x 20.5.
74887 WHITTLE, Emily THE FISHERMAN'S TALE
$20.00 AUD
The Green Tiger Press. San Diego. 1988. 1st Edition. 32 PP with illustrations by Jeri Burdick. Hard covers with colour vignette on front cover. Dedicatory note in FFEP, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 14.2. 0881381012
Poetry.
74706 WILSON, J. S. SCOUTING ROUND THE WORLD
$20.00 AUD
Blandford Press. London. 1960. 2nd impression of the 1959 original. Foreword by Lord Baden-Powell. 304 PP, plus 8 pages with 19 b/w photos. Cloth covers, dj. Dust jacket with a few small rubs/chips, o/wise a fine copy. 22 x 14.5.
50994 WITTRAM, Reinhard RUSSIA AND EUROPE
$5.00 AUD
Thames and Hudson. London. 1973. 1st paperback edition, in the Library of European Civilization. 180 PP with 6 maps, 8 colour and 70 b/w illustrations. Fp: Arms of Russia. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with a light crease. Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 21 x 14.5. 050033028X
75753 WRIGHT, John, OSMAN, Peter & ASHWORTH, Peta THE CSIRO HOME ENERGY SAVING HANDBOOK
$20.00 AUD
Pan Macmillan Australia. Sydney. 2009. 1st Ed. Preface by Dr John Wright. XII, 228 PP with colour illustrations: artworks, diagrams, drawings, graphs, plans and sketches, photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 22.2 x 21. 9781405039611
How to save energy, save money and reduce your carbon footprint.
66834 YOUNG, Beryl (compiler) THE LIBRARY OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND: What's in it for you
$10.00 AUD
Genealogical Society of Queensland Inc. Brisbane. 1998. 1998 edition. (4), 116 PP. Soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
74116 ZABO, Daniel KAMIKAZE - A French Cartoonist takes a Satirical Look at Japan Today
$20.00 AUD
John Weatherill, Inc. Tokyo. 1978. 15th printing (March 1978) of the 1966 original. 80 PP with 74 pages of wonderful and surprising cartoons. Illustrated stiff covers. Near fine. 22.6 x 15.2.
