London: Bensley for Cromek, 1808. William Blake. First Folio. Three quarter morocco. Folio, xiv, 36, (4) pp. marbled endpapers, a.e.g., with an etched portrait frontispiece after Phillips printed on India paper and an etched title-page (both moderately foxed), typographical title page, dedication to the Queen, List of Subscribers, the poem..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1969. First Edition. Octavo, hard cover (22 x 14cm), pp. iii (1, blank) 316; black cloth covered boards, lettering in argent on spine. LACKS DUST WRAPPER. Head of spine a tad brittle with a 3mm chip at the head of the front joint, starting at the..... More
Napoli, Italy: Electra, 2004. First Edition. Softcover: pp. [1-14] 15-262 [263-268]; Richly illustrated throughout with two folding illustrations; Translations by Marguerite Shore; Softcover with French flaps; Cover illustration detail of artist's work. Light foxing on top edge; Spine has centre crease; Slightly separated at gutter but spine intact; a good square..... More
London: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1913. Cloth. Red cloth covers with gilt title, frontipiece and 30 plates, xiii, 386pp. Covers clean and bright. A little sunning to spine. Binding square, corners gently bumped. Some foxing to first and final gatherings and to p.43. Otherwise internally clean. There is..... More
London: Commissioned by John Linnell, 1838 or 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper. Brown stain on rock under the seated official. Incomplete at the time of his death, Blake’s illustrations for the Divine Comedy, commissioned by John Linnell, are some of his..... 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
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
London: Commissioned by John Linnell, 1838 or 1892. Large folio, fine, clear uniform impression on India paper, mounted on wove paper. A foxed copy. 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..... More
Roseville East: Craftsman House, 1995. Octavo, 29 x 26cm, apricot canvas boards with brick red title on spine, illustrated dust jacket ("Memory of Temple Downs" 1992), 160pp, 40 colour plates and 31 black and white figures. Robert Grieve (1924 - 2006) made significant contributions to the Australian contemporary art scene..... More
Sydney: The Shepherd Press, 1948. De-luxe Edition. Quarto, gilt-lettered leather, 144pp., with 23 black and white drawings and 5 colour plates by Norman Lindsay. Signed by author and artist. Some rubbing to head and foot of the spine and to the corners, leaves slightly toned, a few foxmarks to endpapers; boards..... More
Eindhoven: Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, c.1992. Glossy pictorial cover. Octavo (263 x 216 mm.), 116pp, ill., bibliography, pictorial glossy paper covered boards. Very good, boards lightly scuffed and marked, top edge soiled, top back fore edge corner bumped, top of spine with light wear. Published on the occasion of an exhibition..... More
Germany: City Museum Munich, 1996. Ludwig Hohlwein. First Edition. Softcover: pp. [1-5] 6-293 [294]; Richly illustrated throughout; text in German; Beige wraps with green illustration and green and red lettering on upper wraps; illustration on lower wraps black and grey; Red lettering on spine. Slighly bent bottom corner on upper wrap..... More
Oslo, Norway: Aschehoug, 1998. Third Edition. Hardcover : pp. [4] i-xi, [3] 11-346 [347-348] : Illustrated throughout including more than 80 in colour : Quarto : Brown cloth covered boards with detail from 'Study' (1990) and embossed lettering : Spine with gilt lettering : Brown and black marbling effect on..... More
Sydney: Art Gallery NSW, 2005. Margaret Preston. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [1-6] 7-300 : Richly illustrated throughout : CD-ROM catalogue raisonné of paintings : Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine : Orange endpapers : Dust jacket with detail from 'Western Australian gum blossom' 1928. Dust jacket edges..... More
Princeton, Wisconsin: Kitchen Sink Press, 1988. Hardcover (26 x 18cm); pp. 139, [5, blank]; stiff, gloss cloth 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..... More
Melbourne: Evelyn Fine Arts PTY LTD, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover : [i-v] vi-x, 1-150 : Forward by Sir William Dargie : 64 reproductions as called for : 23 historic photographs including frontispiece : Light grey cloth covered boards with front illustration : spine lettered in gilt :. Ernest Buckmaster was..... More
Roseville East: Craftsman House, 1995. First Edition. Large Hardcover (29 x 26cm), pp. (5) 6 – 271 (1, blank); grey boards with title in argent on spine, sunny orange endpapers, illustrated dust wrapper (front: Self Portrait with Goose Feathers; back: Morning Landscape Beechmont). Small dint (3mm – 1mm) at the..... More
Spit Junction: The Craftsman’s Press, 1983. First Edition. Large format hardcover, pp. 168 including frontispiece featuring photograph of Lloyd Rees taken by Max Dupain; blue cloth covered boards with embossed silver lettering on the spine, lettering and border on the front cover, grey textured endpapers, in a blue cloth presentation..... More
Victoria: Gryphon, 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover : pp. 158 unpaginated : Illustrated throughout including 2 plates : Limited edition number 169 of 350 copies : Signed by author : Red cloth covered boards with gilt illustration on cover and gilt lettering on spine : Illustrated endpapers. Edges lightly toned : Some..... More
Sydney: The Beagle Press, 2010. First Edition secound printing. Hardcover : pp. [1-5] 6-252; Over 200 colour illustrations plus documentary photographs; Black boards; Dust wrapper with detail from 'Explorer Attacked by Parrots' (1960); Black spine with red and white lettering. Former owne'rs name written on the front paste-down in pen. "Gavin..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover: [1-6] 7-368; 325 illustrations, 277 in colour; Green and white paper covered boards and spine; Dust jacket with detail from Hockney's 'Maelstorm' 2002. Top edge of text block and verso of dust jacket are foxed. David Hockney is considered one of the most..... More
Melbourne: Miegunyah and the Heide Museum of Modern Art, 2009. First Edition. Almost square hardcover(22.3 x 21.5cm); pp x, 309, (1), cobalt endpapers and all edges dyed cobalt, richly illustrated; glossy hardcover illustrated with a detail from Robert Rooney's After Colonial Cubism (1993). Top board has a 2mm abrasion to the..... More
Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover : pp.[i-iv] v-ix [3 blank] 1-187 [189] : Profusely illustrated throughout : Checklist of works : Paper cover boards with detail of ' The Bridge in-curve' 1930 on front and study for 'The Bridge in-curve' on back : Lime green endpapers..... More
Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology and Piper Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover (28.5 x 28.5cm), pp. 204; aubergine cloth covered boards with lettering in silver on the spine and front cover; pictorial dust wrapper featuring Robinson’s Creation landscape: The ancient trees, 1997, black spine with lettering in black; eggplant endpapers;..... More
London: Other Crietria, 2003. First Edition. Stapled soft cover: pp. [1-6] 7- 35 [36]; red wraps with white and black lettering; Signed in red felt pen by author on half title page; Published to accompany the installation. Very tiny chip to the head and the tail of the spine; stampled "000107"..... More