Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer, 1890. Hardcover; pp. [8] [i-iii] iv-vii [viii] xi [2 unpaginated] 4-464; Bevelled maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Scuffing to rear board; Corners bumped; Wear to head and tail of spine; Brown painted endpapers, small losses to front pastedown and front fly paper;..... More
Uppsala and Stockholm: 1858-1910. Soft cover Quarto; pp.155 + 77 + folding map tipped in at back; text in French. A good copy. Some chips to edges; moderately foxed; vertical tear to map at foot of centre fold (map not affected) unopened. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [8] 1-47 [48] : beige paper boards, purple lettering, repeated on dust jacket : bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. : library stamp front free e.p. and half-title page. Age toning to boards and jacket; a few small bumps to board edges;..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1963. Second Edition. Matching hardcovers : pp. xxv (xxviii) 476 : 40 plates : pp. xvi (xviii) 406 : folding map : 40 plates : brick red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt on the spines : matching unclipped dustwrappers with Joseph Banks Wedgewood profile. Leaves a...... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [1-6] 7-360; 290 'plates'; List of plates; Black cloth covered boards with bold white lettering; white lettering on spine; dust jacket with full illustration on front and spine, photo of the artist on the back (photo by Susanna Chancellor). All edges..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover folio (34 x 24.5cm), pp. 492 including 765 illustrations; brown cloth covered boards with lettering in gilt on the spine; blue pictorial dust wrapper with lettering in white and black on the spine and lettering in white on the front cover. Front..... More
Clairvaux: Trianon Press. Hand stencil (pochoir) prints in various sizes on hand-mould paper. The Blake Trust established the Trianon Press in the mid-twentieth century with the aim of reproducing as closely as possible the illuminated works of William Blake. The project was born between Blake Trustee Sir Geoffrey Keynes and..... More
Clairvaux: Trianon Press. Hand stencil (pochoir) prints on hand-mould paper. Paper sizes vary slightly (approximately 37 x 29cm), print size of plate 12 is 23 x 16.9cm Currently one copy each of plates 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are available. The Blake..... More
Clairvaux: Trianon Press. Hand stencil (pochoir) prints on hand-mould paper. Paper sizes vary (approximately 37 x 28.5cm), print size plate 18 is 22 x 16.1cm Currently one copy each of plates 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and one unnumbered plate are available. The..... More
Clairvaux: Trianon Press. Hand stencil (pochoir) prints on hand-mould paper. Paper sizes vary (approximately 37 x 28.5cm), print size plate 21 is 21 x 15cm Currently one copy each of plates 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and one unnumbered plate are available. The..... More
Clairvaux: Trianon Press. Hand stencil (pochoir) prints on hand-mould paper. Paper sizes vary (approximately 40 x 28cm), print size plate 10 is 14.7 x 10cm Currently one copy each of plates 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 14, 16 and 20 are available. The Blake Trust established the Trianon Press in the..... More
Melbourne: Printers Proprietary Limited, 1931. First Edition. Original cloth. Two volumes, octavo : xvi, 405 (408); xv [1, blank] 338 (340) : volume one with colour frontis and one other colour illustration plus 45 b&w illustrations, volume two with a b&w frontis and 69 b&w illustrations : t.e.g. : ribbed..... More
London: Commissioned by John Linnell, 1838 or 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper. Incomplete at the time of his death, Blake’s illustrations for the Divine Comedy, commissioned by John Linnell, are some of his finest and most affecting inventions. From 102 illustrations..... More
Canberra: Brindabella Press, 1981. First Edition (thus). Hardcover : 32pp : illustrated with three decorations by the poet and four half tone photographs by the printer in green : olive eps : bound in navy cloth with gold blocked decoration on top board : SIGNED by the poet at colophon..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [10], 49, [50] : SIGNED by author on title page : bookseller's sticker on front past-down : teal cloth boards : gilt to spine : light blue/grey dust jacket, lettering in blue : publisher's advertisement to back. Top edge of text..... More
Princeton, Wisconsin: Kitchen Sink Press, 1988. Hardcover (26 x 18cm); pp. 139, [5, blank]; stiff, glossy covered boards, brown, black and blue illustrated covers with lettering in black, white and yellow; light peach endpapers; number 600 of 1250 signed copies as noted on a bookplate illustrated by Eisner and tipped..... More
Melbourne: J. Feldheim. Softcover that has been bound in boards for protection : pp.32 : 28 illustrations including frontispiece : Illustrated advertisments last four pages : Light tan softcover with pasted on illustration : Brown boards with lettering in gilt : String binding.e Boards on protective cover a little worn around..... More
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh MacDonald, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover : pp. [4] [iv] vii [viii] 72 [4 blank] : 345 numbered copies of which this is number 176 : 18 pages of musical scores : text of the songs : preface by Hugh MacDonald : typography by Frederick Etchells..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977. Second Edition. Hardcover : pp. [2 blank] [vi] clxxii [clxxiv] [1] 517 [3 blank] : frontispiece : preface to first edition : navy blue cloth boards with blind debossed border to front and back : design to front : gilt to spine : pale blue/green paper..... More
Perth: University of Western Australia, 2011. John Wolseley. First Edition. Softcover : pp. (8) [2] 223 [224] : illustrated throughout : illustrated paper covers : black spine with white lettering. ''Lines For Birds by Barry Hill and John Wolseley is one of the most beautiful books I have ever seen..... More
London: A. Millar, 1743 & 1746. Second Edition. Leather bound. Three volumes uniformly rebound in black leather : pp xvi, 311 (1 blank); ii, 385 (1, blank); xvi, 349, 1 blank, 1 engraved plate : black endpapers : five raised bands to the spine : gilt lettering and gilt flower..... More
Sydney ; London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [4], 159, [160] : tipped book-plate of previous owner, Walter W. Stone, noted book publisher and book collector : book seller sticker to foot of paste-down : brown cloth boards : black spine label with gilt lettering : green illustrated..... More
London: T. & W. Boone, 1847. First Edition. Complete in two volumes; octavo (22 x 14cm); pp. Vol. 1: [2, blank], xii, [2], 423, [1, blank] + 10 full page black and white plates and one folding chart of the Great Barrier Reef; Vol. 2: [2, blank], v, [3], 362..... More
Melbourne: The Salvation Army Press, 1939. second impression. Softcover : pp. [8] 64 : occasional illustration with-in text : sewn brown paper booklet in rust red brown paper wrapper : signed inscription by author reads, ''In memory of Toowoomba and gracious hospitality! AaK''. Cover and wrapper top edge tender and nicked..... More
Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover : [1-6] 7-229 [230-232]; 172 illustrations with 61 colour; Translated into English by John Brownjohn and Rebecca Law; Dark blue cloth covered boards with embossed lettering (repeated on spine); Dust wrapper illustration is a detail from "The Simpleton". Light foxing on top edge; Inside..... More