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101643 HICKS , Allen EVER FLOWING : Surrey Hills, Victoria , Casuarina Press , 1979. 86pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . Some marks to endpages, otherwise excellent . Edition limited to 350 signed and numbered copies, of which this is number 158Click here to order $50

102090 MOUNTFORD, Charles P. ABORGINAL PAINTINGS FROM AUSTRALIA: Milan, Fontana Unesco Art Books, 1964. 24 , 28 pages of illustrationspp. 12mo. Paperback. Excellent condition. Fold-out and full page colour illustrations. A beautiful bindingClick here to order $35

52228 MOUNTFORD, C.P THE ART OF ALBERT NAMATJIRA: Melbourne, Bread & Cheese Club, 1944. 79pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Tears to the dustwrapper, but it is still attractive. Otherwise clean and nice throughout.. Illustrated .Click here to order $80

68474 ROUGHSEY, Dick MOON AND RAINBOW: The Autobiography of an Aboriginal. Sydney, Reed, 1971. 168pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy . Illustrated. Autobiography of Aboriginal artist from Mornington IslandClick here to order $80

102715 PROCTOR, Gary (Compiler) MINYMALU KANYIRRANTJA : A Western Desert Women's Aesthetic. Women's form and Aesthetics from the Western Desert. Decorated and Undecorated bowls from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands . Ngaanyatjarra Council , 1990. 40pp. Foolscap. Paperback. Illustrated. Compiled for an exhibition titled MINYMALU KANYIRRANTJA Click here to order $60

51762 BARDON, Geoffrey PAPUNYA TULA: Art of the Western Desert. Victoria, McPhee Gribble Penguin, 1991. 140pp. 4to. Original cloth with dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Colour and black & white photographs; diagrams by Judith Ryan. Tells the story of the Papunya Painting Movement started in 1971 in Northern Australia, which set in motion international acclaim for Aboriginal art. Provides a theoretical framework for the "reading" of Western Desert art and represents twenty of the Papunya artists.Click here to order $80

106891 MCPHEE, JOHN JOSEPH LYCETT: CONVICT ARTIST. Sydney, Historic Houses Trust of NSW, 2006. 285pp. 4to. Original cloth with wrapper. In very good condition. Illustrated throughout in colour. Lycett's watercolour and oil paintings are amongst that most important visual records of early New South Wales and Tasmania. The title includes many works which have never been published beforeClick here to order $175

109305 RYAN , Judith KITTY KANTILLA: Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 2007. 107pp. Quarto size. Paperback. An excellent copy. Prifusely illustrated on glossy paper.Click here to order $40

49323 KAVANAGH, Maggie (Editor & Compiler) MINYMA TJUTA TJUNGURINGKULA KUNPURINGANYI: Women Growing Strong Together. Alice Springs, Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara Women's Council 1980-1990, 1990. 64pp. Foolscap. Paperback. A very good copy . Illustrated. Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the women's council. Some of the text is in the Pitjantjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra languagesClick here to order $60

74162 NEALE, Margo URBAN DINGO: The Art and Life of Lin Onus 1948 - 1996. Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery, 2000. 144pp. 26 x 29 cms. Paperback. Colour illustrations. Posthumous exhibition of Aboriginal urban artistClick here to order $75

59552 O'FERRALL, Michael KEEPERS OF THE SECRETS: Aboriginal Art from Arnhem Land in the Collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Perth, Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1991. 136pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Colour illustrations. Contains over 150 annotated illustrations of bark paintings and sculpturesClick here to order $150

99333 NAPALJARRI, Peggy Rockman & Lee Cataldi (Collected & Translated by) YIMIKIRLI. WARLPIRI DREAMINGS AND HISTORIES: London, HarperCollins, 1994. 193pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Colour and Black & White illustrations. Living mythology of the Warlpiri people of Central Australia as illustrated by fifteen storiues from the elders. Inludes much art contentClick here to order $50

90148 BUTLER (ed), Roger ISLANDS IN THE SUN: Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, 2001. 115pp. 4to. Paperback. Illus. Exhibition catalogue for the first major exploration of printmaking practice in AustralasiaClick here to order $75

49464 JONES, S J.W. LINDT: Master Photographer. Melbourne, Currey O'Neil, 1985. 128pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Black and white photographs. The first definitive study of Lindt's life and work, a photographer of immense creative and entrepreneurial talent. Includes photographs of a fire walking ceremony in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Aborigines in Victoria in the 1880s, Joe Burne's body on display at Benalla as well as numerous early images of MelbourneClick here to order $150

47039 CARUANA, Wally AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART: A Souvenir Book of Aboriginal Art in the Australian National Gallery. Canberra, Australian National Gallery, 1987. 56pp. 4to. Paperback. Colour & Black & white Illus.Click here to order $40

60121 ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIA: National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Australian Museum, Queensland Art Gallery. 1981-1982. Sydney, Australian Gallery Directors Council, 1981. 192pp. 8vo. Paperback. A very good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order $30

58702 BERNDT, Ronald M. & Catherine H. Berndt ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN ART: A Visual Perspective. Sydney, Methuen, 1982. 176pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustjacket. A very good copy. Numerous photos of aboriginal paintings and artefacts. Aboriginal art seen in its mythical and ritual contextsClick here to order $75

103012 THE VISUAL ART OF THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES : Perth, Adult Aboriginal Education, No Date. 40pp. 20 x 27 cms. Paperback. Illustrated. School textClick here to order $50

67205 AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ART: Bark paintings Carved figures Sacred and secular objects An exhibition arranged by the State Art Galleries of Australia 1960-1961. Sydney, Printed by Edwards & Shaw, 35pp. 8vo. Pamphlet. Photographs. CatalogueClick here to order $80

109297 NURREEGOO: The Art and Life of Ron Hurley 1946-2002. Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery, 2009. 76pp. Quarto size. Paperback. An excellent copy. Illustrated profusely with colour reproductions of his artworks and sketches. Indigenous Australian artistClick here to order $40

90564 THE PAINTED DREAMS: Western Desert Painting From the Johnson Collection. Sydney, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, No date but 1995. 47pp. 24 x 26 cms. Paperback. Colour illustrations. Exhibition catalogueClick here to order $75