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100491

60 SELECTED PICTURES OF MIKADO'S EMPIRE: Fine Souvenir for Visit to Japan .
No publishing details , No Date c 1912. 60pp. Oblong 8vo . Material covered boards bound with a single green ribbon . Wear to material, especially around edges. First and last page are a little grubby and have suffered some minor insect damage. Otherwise nice.. Beautiful street and landscape photographs from around Japan. All are hand-coloured . A beautiful and rare Japanese item Click here to order
$200

104286
AKURGAL, Ekrem

THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY:
New York, Rizzoli, 1980. 268pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A good copy. Numerous illustrations.Click here to order
$100

86382

THE ART OF FEEDING THE INVALID: A Series of Chapters on the Nature of Certain Prevalent Diseases and Maladies; Together with Carefully Selected Recipes for the Preparation of Food for Invalids. By a Medical Practitioner and a Lady Professor of Cookery.
London, The Scientific Press, No date. 1880s. 264pp. 14 x 21 cms. Original cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover. The rear cover has a blind stamped illustration and advertisement for Cadbury's cocoa.Click here to order
$175

104470
AURICH, Rolf, Wolfgang Jacobsen and Cornelius Schnauber

FRITZ LANG: His Life and Work. Photographs and Documents.
Berlin, Filmmuseum, 2001. 512pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Profusley illustrated. Text in German English and French. This book weighs 4 kilos so ask for a quote on postageClick here to order
$75

101597
AUSTIN, Robert & Koichiro Ueda

BAMBOO:
New York, Walker/Weatherhill, 1975 Fourth Printing. 215pp. 21 x 30 cms. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Numerous black & white photographs. Bamboo in art, building, folklore, nature, poetry and the culture of AsiaClick here to order
$50

104671

AUSTRALIAN PAINTINGS 1824-1940: Winter 1985.
Sydney, Christopher Day, 1985. Quarto. Paperback. A good copy. Each page has very nicely colour reproduced paintings from the exhibition. Artists included Allcot, Bunny, Heysen, Hilder, LambertClick here to order
$50

103843
BAHR , A. W.

OLD CHINESE PORCELAIN & WORKS OF ART IN CHINA : Being a Description and Illustrations of Articles selected from an exhibition held in Shanghai, November, 1908.
London , Cassell and Company , 1911. 160pp. Large 8vo . Original green boards with gilt decoration . Foxing to pages, else a good copy . Contains 120 black and white and colour full page plates . A lovely scarce book Click here to order
$250

104399
BARTLETT, Robert

MEDIEVAL PANORAMA:
London, Thames and Hudson, 2001. 336pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

103172

BEAUTY SPOTS IN "GOD'S OWN COUNTRY": Gems of New Zealand Scenery. Tourist Series No. 6 .
Auckland , Frank Duncan & Co., 1920. 26pp. Oblong 4to . Original string bound wrappers that are tattered around the edges. Some foxing, otherwise a very good copy . Photos by F. G. Radcliffe . Introduction by A. Vaughan Click here to order
$100

104207
BECKWITH & FISHER, Carol & Angela

PASSAGES: Photographs in Africa.
New York, Abrams, 2000. 112pp. Folio size. Paperback. Profusely illustrated in full page colour photographs, mainly portraits. Stunning imageryClick here to order
$40

104340
BERTSCH & HEDLER, Georg & Ernst

SED: Stunning Eastern Design.
Cologne, Taschen, 1990. 176pp. Quarto. Paperback. A good copy. Illustrated. A great collection of East German Design.Click here to order
$50

104410
BINDMAN, David

WILLIAM BLAKE: The Complete Illuminated Books.
London, Thames and Hudson, 2000. 480pp. Quarto. Paperback. A good copy . Illustrated.Click here to order
$75

105118
BISHOP , Clifford, and Xenia OSTHELDER

SEXUALIA: From Prehistory to Cyberspace.
Colonge, Konemann, 2001. 559pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Dustwrapper slightly worn on top of spine. Profusely illustrated. Both scientific and artistic discussion of sex, sexuality and other topics relating to SexClick here to order
$50

104424
BLACK, Jonathan

EDWARD WADSWORTH: Form Feeling and Calculation: Complete Painting and Drawings.
New York, Philip Wilson, 2005. 208pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Profusely illustrated on glossy paper.Click here to order
$75

104796
BOARDMAN, John

THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT GREECE:
London, Thames and Hudson, 1967. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy.Click here to order
$100

104382
BORSI, Franco & Stefano

PAOLO UCCELLO:
London, Thames and HUdson, 1994. 376pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$100

104260
BRAND-CLAUSSEN, Bettina, Inge Jadi, Caroline Douglas

BEYOND REASON: Art and Phychosis: Works from the Prinzhorn Collection.
Berkeley, University of California Press, 1997. 195pp. Quarto size. Paperback. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions. Collection of works from psychiatric clinics; also discussion on art and psychosisClick here to order
$100

104341
CASS, Caroline

GRAND ILLUSIONS: Contemporary Interior Murals.
London, Phaidon, 1988. 160pp. Quarto. Paperback. A good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

101926

CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS BY DECEASED MASTERS WITH SOME DECORATIVE FURNITURE AND OTHER OBJECTS OF ART :
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1917. 37pp. 4to . Original wrappers . A very nice copy .Click here to order
$60

101560

CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF OIL PAINTINGS AND WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS BY EMINENT ENGLISH ARTISTS. ETCHINGS, COLOUR PRINTS AND DRAWINGS:
Sydney, James R Lawson, No Date . 16pp. 8vo . Original wrappers . Excellent copy . Illustrated . Includes Phil May and Leslie Ward's workClick here to order
$40

101534

CATALOGUE OF FINE ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN: [AUCTION].
London, Sotheby & Co., 1951. 20pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Some foxing to wrappers and pencil notations inside, otherwise very nice . Includes the property of R.T. Hon. Lord Methuen, Cyril Cook, E.J. Parr and Raymond Ian HoltClick here to order
$50

101533

CATALOGUE OF FINE GERMAN PORCELAIN, OLD ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL FURNITURE: [AUCTION].
London, Sotheby & Co., 1951. 20pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Some foxing to wrappers, otherwise very nice . Includes the property of J. Henry Jacob, A. Nobleman and Arthur WakerleyClick here to order
$50

104772
CHALMERS, Claudine

SPLENDIDE CALIFORNIE: Impressions of the Golden State by French Artists, 1786 to 1900.
San Francisco, The Book Club, 2001. 144pp. Quarto. Hardcover cloth binding with colour plate on front cover in board slipcase. Mint copy. Profusely illustrated with colour plates. This copy is limited to 450 copiesClick here to order
$750

104389
CHIANG, Bang

THAI CERAMICS:
Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 1977. 207pp. Octavo. Paperback. A good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$40

104336
CLAESSENS & ROUSSEAU, Bob & Jeanne

BRUEGEL:
New York, Portland House, 1987. 137pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104427
CLAYTON, Michael

LEONARDO DA VINCI: The Divine and Grotesque.
London, Royal Collections, 2002. 192pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Profusely illustrated on glossy paper.Click here to order
$60

105176
CLEGG, John

NOTES TOWARDS MATHESIS ART:
Sydney, Clegg Calendars, 1981. 399pp. Octavo. Paperback. Some tanning from previous owners taped on plastic. Otherwise a goodc opy.Click here to order
$65

104829
COCHRANE, Peter

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES: The National Library of Australia's First 100 Years 1901-2001.
Canberra, National Library of Australia, 2001. 283pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper . Mint. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104684

THE COMPLETE WORK OF MICHELANGELO:
New York, Reynal and Company, 597pp. Folio. Rear cover and last 100 pages affected by damp. Title page has reminants of ex-libris plate and top right corner missing, otherwise a good copy of a fantastic reference book for arguably one of the greatest artists.Click here to order
$70

104346
COOPER, Tarnya

SEARCHING FOR SHAKESPEARE:
London, National Portrait Gallery, 2006. 239pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Near mint condition. Profusely illustrated in colour reproductions.Click here to order
$50

104356
COWLING, Elisabeth, Anne Baldssari, John Elderfield, John Golding, Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Kirk Varnedoe

MATISSE PICASSO:
London, Tate Publishing, 2002. 400pp. Quarto size. Paperback. A lovely copy. Profusely illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$50

102194
CRAVEN, Thomas

THE POCKET BOOK OF GREEK ART: Collectors edition.
New York, POcket Book, 1950. 120pp. 12mo. Attractive feaux leather and decorated boards with illustrated endppapers. Great condition. Beautiful bindingClick here to order
$40

104434
, Cristina Acidini Luchinat, Suzanne B. Butters, Marco Chiarini, Janet Cox-Rearick, Alan P. Darr, Larry J. Feinberg, Annamaria Giusti, Richard A. Goldthwaite, Lucia Meoni, Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti, Claudio Pizzorusso, Anna Maria Testaverde

THE MEDICI, MICHELANGELO AND THE LATE RENAISSANCE FLORENCE:
New Haven, Yale, 2003. 381pp. Quarto size. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent condition. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104390

DALI: Sculptor and Painter.
Italy, Lasergrafica, 1999. 265pp. Quarto. Paperback. A good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104726
DAVAL, Jean-Luc

PHOTOGRAPHY : History of Art.
Geneva, Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1982. 269pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusley illustrated in colour and black and white.Click here to order
$50

102940
DAVIDSON, Angus

EDWARD LEAR: Landscape Painter and Nonsense Poet.
London, John Murray, 1940. 280pp. Octavo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A good copy.Click here to order
$60

103739
DE LA REE , Gerry

THE BOOK OF VIRGIL FINLAY : Being the Drawings of Virgil Finlay (1914-1971) from the collection of Gerry de la Ree.
New Jersey, Gerry de la Ree, 1975. 128pp. 4to . Original cloth, which has some spotting and priceclipped dustwrapper . Half title page and last few pages are foxed, otherwise a nice clean copy. Bookplate on pasted down front endpage.. Black and white reproductions of Finlay's work . Virgil Finlay was a Science Fiction and Fantasy artist. His work appeared in publications such as Weird Tales MagazineClick here to order
$100

101596
DIEHL , Edith

BOOKBINDING: Its Background and Technique .
New York , Dover Publications , No Date . 406pp. 8vo . Paperback . Excellent . Many plates . Two volumes bound as one Click here to order
$30

104907
DUTTON , Geoffrey

NEW YORK NOWHERE: Mediations and Celebrations, Neurology Ward, The New York Hospital..
Melbourne, Lytlewode Press, 1998. Folio size . A beautiful object, full leather with gilt details on spine and gilt illustration by Olsen on front cover. In mint condition. A poem by Geoffrey Dutton illustrated by John Olsen with copper plate etchings. Geoffrey Dutton was a prolific Australian author, writing more than 200 books in his lifetime. In May 1995 Dutton suffered a stoke and spent 4 days in a New York Hospital and while there wrote this, his final book. This publication was limited to 175 copies of which this is number 170. Signed by John Olsen and photographer Robert Littlewood. This is standard version, numbered between 51-175. The colophon calls for it to be bound in buckram, however this copy is bound in full blue goatskin and is housed in cloth slipcase. Skillfully created by the master bookbinder Friedhelm Pohlmann. There are 11 etchings by John Olsen and one has been signed and dated by him with pencil. There are also seven black and white photographs by Robert Littlewood. These photographs are candid showing Dutton and Olsen having coffee together. Click here to order
$4000

101920

EXHIBITION ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE FRENCH REVIVAL OF ETCHING :
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1891. 21pp. 4to . Original wrappers . Wrappers are a little damaged at the top and bottom of the spine, otherwise a very good copy .Click here to order
$60

101919

EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS IN WATER COLOUR AND IN BLACK AND WHITE BY JOHN SELL COTMAN :
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1888. 32pp. 4to . Original wrappers . Wrappers are a little tattered around the spine, otherwise a very good copy . Includes original receipt from the publishers Click here to order
$60

101921

EXHIBITION OF DRAWINGS IN WATER COLOUR BY ALFRED WILLIAM HUNT : Member of the Royal Society of Paintrs in Water Colours.
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1897. 13pp. 4to . Original wrappers . A very nice copy .Click here to order
$50

101922

EXHIBITION OF PICTURES AND SKETCHES BY ROBERT BROUGH A.R.S.A.:
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1907. 38pp. 4to . Original wrappers . Wrappers are a little tattered around the edges, otherwise nice .Click here to order
$60

101924

EXHIBITION OF PICTURES, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS OF WORKS OF THE SCHOOL OF FERRARA-BOLOGNA, 1440-1540: Also of Medals of Members of the Houses of Este and Bentivoglio .
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1894. 57pp. 4to . Original wrappers . Wrappers at spine are a little worn, otherwise nice .Click here to order
$100

101925

EXHIBITION OF THE HERBERT HORNE COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER COZENS WITH SOME DECORATIVE FURNITURE AND OTHER OBJECTS OF ART :
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1916. 56pp. 4to . Original wrappers . Wrappers at spine are a little worn, otherwise nice .Click here to order
$60

101927

EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF THOMAS GIRTIN. BORN 1773: DIED 1802:
London , Burlington Fine Arts Club , 1875. 31pp. 4to . Original wrappers which are discoloured and worn at the spine . Binding loose at spine, otherwise nice.Click here to order
$60

104392
FAHR-BECKER, Gabriele

ART NOUVEAU:
Colonge, Konemann, 1997. 425pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy!. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs.Click here to order
$50

104469
FAHR-BECKER, Gabriele

THE ART OF EAST ASIA:
Colongne, Konemann, 1999. 739pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Profusley illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104305
FERGUSON, Russell

HAND-PAINTED POP : America Art in Transition 1955-62.
Los Angelos, Museum of Contemporary Art, 1993. 255pp. Quarto . Paperback. An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$50

104592

FESTIVAL D'AUTOMNE A PARIS:
Paris, Le Monde, 1981. 32pp. Broadsheet. Newspaper. An excellent copy. Photographs . In French. Includes entries for galleries in AustraliaClick here to order
$100

102961
FONG , Wen (Editor)

THE GREAT BRONZE AGE OF CHINA : An Exhibition From the People's Republic of China .
New York , Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1980. 386pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . An excellent copy . Excellent Illustrations throughout . This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition which toured the United States of America in the early 1980sClick here to order
$120

102979
FRANZBLAU, Abraham N.

EROTIC ART OF CHINA: A Unique Collection of Chinese Prints and Poems Devoted to the Art of Love.
New York, Crown Publishers, 1977. 160pp. 30x24cm. Original white cloth binding with green feaux leather spine. Gilt details and decoration on spine and front board. In dustwrapper.. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated . Includes prints and poems by Walasse Ting, Chang Wen-ch'eng, and many more artistsClick here to order
$80

104771
FRASER & FRIEDL, James Howard & Eleanor

JOHN DePOL: A Catalogue Raisonne of His Graphic Work.
San Francisco, The Book Club, 2001. 162pp. Quarto. Half cloth and decorated in slip case. Mint copy. Stunning woodcut reproductions in black and white and two colours. This copy is limited to 400 copies. Biographical essay by Catherine Tyler BrodyClick here to order
$250

104799
GANS-RUEDIN, E

IRANIAN CARPETS: Art, Craft and History.
London, Thames and Hudson, 1980. 546pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper in slipcase. An excellent copy. Illustrated profusely with colour plates.Click here to order
$300

104851
GERHARD, H P

THE WORLD OF ICONS:
London, John Murray, 1971. 232pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$60

103514
GERSON, Horst

REMBRANDT PAINTINGS:
New York , Harrison House , 1968. 527pp. Folio. Original decorated cloth with dustwrapper . Ex-libris bookplate on the free front endpage, otherwise a lovely copy. Illustrated .Click here to order
$100

104737
GOWING, Lawrence

PAINTINGS IN THE LOUVRE:
New York, Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1987. 687pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy; previous owner's bookplate pasted down on front end paper. Profusely illustrated with full page and other colour reproductions. A stunning publicationClick here to order
$50

104366
GREER, Germaine

THE BOY:
London, Thames & Hudson, 2003. 256pp. Small quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104318
GRONBERG, T A

MANET: A Retrospective.
Sydney, Bay Books, 1988. 386pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104357
GUDIOL, Jose

GOYA:
New York, Abrams, 1985. 128pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A lovely copy. Profusely illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$50

104537
HALLER , Lynn and Cheryl Dangel CULLEN

DESIGN SECRETS: PRODUCTS 2: 50 Real-Life Projects Uncovered.
Gloucester, Rockport, 2004. 208pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

101593
HARADA , Jiro

JAPANESE GARDENS :
London , The Studio Ltd , 1956. 160pp. 4to . Original cloth with slightly chipped priceclipped dustwrapper . A very nice copy . 200 Illustrations representing 116 gardens .Click here to order
$75

85121
HARDIE, Martin

ENGLISH COLOURED BOOKS:
London, Fitzhouse Books, 1990. 340pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Spine of dustwrapper sun-faded. Illustrated. Comprehensive study first published in 1906Click here to order
$150

101461
HARRISON , The Rev. Canon F.

TREASURES OF ILLUMINATION. ENGLISH MANUSCRIPTS OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY (c. 1250 to 1400):
London, The Studio , 1937 . 48pp. 4to . Original papered boards with dustwrapper . Dustwrapper has some spots and is tattered around the edges, otherwise nice . 24 beautifully illustrated colour plates have been tipped in.Click here to order
$150

104216
HIBBARD, Howard

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: New York.
London, Faber, 1980. 592pp. Quarto size. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A good copy, previous owners inscription on fep. Illustrated in colour and black and white.Click here to order
$50

104322
INGRAMS & JOHN, Richard & John

PIPER'S PLACES: John Piper in England & Wales.
London, Chatto and Windus, 1983. 184pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$100

95694
ISHIDA, Hisatoyo

ESOTERIC BUDDHIST PAINTING: Japanese Arts Library.
Tokyo, Kodansha International, 1987. 204pp. 4to. Hardcover with dustwrapper. Very good copy. Lots of colour images.Click here to order
$150

103911
JAFFE, Irma B.

THE SCULPTURE OF LEONARD BASKIN:
New York , Viking Press, 1980. 224pp. Folio format 23x30cm. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated in colour .Click here to order
$100

103923
JANSEN, Marije

HIROSHIGE'S JOURNEY: in the 60-odd provinces.
Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2004. 175pp. Quarto. Paperback . Mint copy. Beautiful colourful reproductions of landscapes and towns.Click here to order
$75

104461
JAY, Ricky

EXTRAORIDINARY EXHIBITIONS: The Wonderful Remains of an Enormous Head, The Whimsiphusicon & Death to the Savage Unitarians .
New York, Quantuck Lane Press, 2005. 172pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$65

104426
JOPEK, Norbert

GERMAN SCULPTURE 1430-1540: A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Meseum.
London, V&A, 2002. 538pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Profusely illustrated on glossy paper.Click here to order
$75

104845
JORDAN & CHERRY, William & Peter

SPANISH STILL LIFE: From Valazquez to Goya.
London, National Gallery Press, 1995. 224pp. Quarto. Paperback. An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated .Click here to order
$100

104828
JOY, Edward T

ENGLISH FURNITURE 1800-1851:
London, Sotheby, 1977. 318pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper . A very good copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104397
KILBRIDE-JONES, H E

CELTIC CRAFTMANSHIP IN BRONZE:
London, Croom Helm, 1980. 266pp. Large octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy, some foxing. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

86197
KI-MUN, Kim (Editor)

KOREA THROUGH HER ARTS:
Seoul, Yesul Chunchu Sa International, 1964. 446pp. 22 x 30 cms. Original cloth in dustwrapper and a slipcase. A very good copy. Tipped in colour and black and white illustrations and ep records.Click here to order
$125

102859
KOKOSCHKA, Oscar

OSCAR KOKOSCHKA: Watercolours Drawings Writings.
London, Thames and Hudson, 1962. 24 pages of text, 16 Watercolours, 16 Drawings - 56pp. Square folio size. Original black cloth hardcover binding with colur plate on front cover and gilt details on spine. An excellent copy. Black and white reproduction of drawings, colour watercolour reproductions which are mounted and detachable. All still attached and collated. These plates were printed by Schwitter in Zurich Switzerland. A fantastic and beautiful production of a great artist's worksClick here to order
$125

102474
KRAMRISCH, Stella

THE HINDU TEMPLE: Two volumes.
Dehli, Montilal, 1996. 546pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Slightly worn dustwrapper otherwise a very good copy.Click here to order
$150

103699
LAINIO, Eino & Niilo Kohenen (editors)

VALAMO AND ITS MESSAGE:
Helsinki, Valamano-Seura ry, 1983. 287pp. 21 x 28 cms. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. Valamo is an historically important Finnish monastery founded in the twelfth centuryClick here to order
$60

102982
LAUFER, Berthold

CHINESE BASKETS:
Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1925. 40pp. Quarto 30x23cm. Original loose leaves in slipcase. A very good copy. 38 full page black and white plates; photographs of beautifully designed baskets each with a small note to describe techniques, age, artists etc. A wonderful collection of images. A rare book on this subjectClick here to order
$100

102983
LAUFER, Berthold

CHINESE CLAY FIGURES: Part I - Prolegomena on the history of defensive Armor.
Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, 1914. 315 pp. Octavo 24x16cm. Original paper wrappers. Worn edges; a good copy. 64 black and white photographic plates and 55 line drawing figures through the text. A good reference to a uncommon subjectClick here to order
$200

104484
LAWNER, Lynne

HARLEQUIN ON THE MOON: Commedia dell'Arte and the Visual Arts.
New York, Abrams, 1998. 208pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$150

104435
LEMAIRES, Gerard-Georges

THE ORIENT IN WESTERN ART:
Colonge, Konemann, 2000. 360pp. Quarto size. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent condition. Illustrated.Click here to order
$75

103762

LEONARD FREED'S GERMANY : With 124 Photographs.
London, Thames and Hudson , 1971. 124pp. 4to . Original cloth with priceclipped dustwrapper that has a little edgewear . Previous owner's label on the pasted down front endpage, otherwise a very good copy . Black and white photographs of the former West Germany .Click here to order
$50

103527

LEONARDO DA VINCI :
New York , Reynal and Company , No Date (c.1960s). 534pp. Folio. Original decorated cloth with dustwrapper . Ex-libris bookplate on the free front endpage, a small closed tear to edge of front wrapper, otherwise a lovely copy. 1635 Illustrations.Click here to order
$100

104538
LERNER, Abram

GREGORY:
Washington, Smithsonin Institution Press, 1977. 112pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

103003

THE LITERATI MODE : Chinese Scholar Paintings, Calligraphy and Desk Objects .
London , Sydney Moss , 1986. 322pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . Split in front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy . Illustrated .Click here to order
$125

104473
LOCCISANO, Elio

A DECADE OF THE SYDNEY MARDI GRAS:
Sydney, Stampyourself, 1998. 127pp. Quarto. Paperback. A very good copy. Glossy pages profusely illustrated with bright and exciting images from the Mardi Gars.Click here to order
$50

104360
LUCIE-SMITH, Edward

ADAM: The Male Figure in Art.
London, Weidenfeld, 1998. 192pp. Quarto size. Hard cover in dustwrapper. Near mint condition. Profusely illustrated in colour. Fabulous images of the male body throughout timeClick here to order
$50

104683
LUDWIG, Coy

MAXFIELD PARRISH:
New York, Watson-Guptill, 1975. 223pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy. Illustrated in colour and black and white .Click here to order
$50

103323
LYON, Danny

THE PAPER NEGATIVE :
Bernalillo, NM, Bleak Beauty, 1980. 62pp. 4to . Original wrappers . A very good copy . Photographs throughout . Photographs mainly from America's southwest Click here to order
$60

104826
McDONALD, John

FEDERATION: Australian Art Society 1901-2001.
Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, 2001. 262pp. Quarto. Paperback. An excellent copy. Illustrated in colour reproductions.Click here to order
$75

104335
McEWEN, John

PAULA REGO:
London, Phaidon, 1992 First edition. 189pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent. Profusely illustrated. A monograph on the Portuguese painter and print makerClick here to order
$100

104381
MALET, Rosa Maria

JOAN MIRO:
Barcelona, Ediciones Poligrafa, 2003. 127pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy. Profusely illustrated. Modernist painter Click here to order
$50

104393
MARTIN, Jean-Hubert

THE ENDLESS ENIGMA: Dali and the Magicians of Multiple Meanings.
Dusseldorf, Hatje Cantz, 2003. 281pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy!. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions.Click here to order
$50

104280
MATTET [chief editor], Laurence

ARTS AND CULTURES: Antiquity, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Paris, Barbier-Mueller Museum / Vilo Publishing, 2002. 322pp. Quarto. Paperback. Excellent condition. Glossy pages with stunning photography. Profusely illlustrated with maps, reproductions of paintings and drawings as well as beautifully captured "object d'art". An expensively produced magazine which dedicates its subject matter to the arts and cultures of antiquity, Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. 15 articles including:- "Art of the Torres Strait in the Barbier-Mueller Collections" by Norman C. Abramovic and " Wakahuia and Papahou, Maori Treasure Boxes" by Roger Neich, an interview with Levi-Strauss, Picasso and Classical Antiquity, Neolithic art, Eskimo Masks, Culture in northern Ghana, Indonesian and other tribal, ritual arts.Click here to order
$50

86201
MENTRE, Mireille

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN:
London, Thames & Hudson, 1996. 304pp. 24 x 30 cms. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Lots of colour illustrations. Study of a group of 20 "Mozarabic" illuminated manuscripts from the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries. These are all religious texts with an apocalyptic themeClick here to order
$100

101868
MERTENS , Phil

JAN COX : Ses peintures-journal.
Antwerp, De Zwarte Panter, 1986. 255pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . An excellent copy . Illustrated . Bi-lingual Edition. Text is in Dutch and French Click here to order
$100

104261
, Monica Blackmun VISONA, Robin POYNOR, Herbert M. COLE, Michael D. HARRIS

A HISTORY OF ART IN AFRICA:
London, Thames and Hudson, 2000. 544pp. Quarto size. Original cloth in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. A great reference book for African art historyClick here to order
$100

104355
MOORE, Elisabeth, Philip Stott, Suriyavudh Sukhasvasti

ANCIENT CAPITALS OF THAILAND:
Bangkok, Asia Books, 1996. 365pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A lovely copy. Profusely illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$50

104795
MOULD, Philip

SLEEPERS: In Search of the Old Masters.
London, Fourth Estate, 1995. 224pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Mint copy. Excellent quality full page colour plates. Discussion about the art collecting scene, true copies of great mastersClick here to order
$120

104406
MULLER-TAMM, Pia

HENRI MATISSE: Figure Color Space.
Dusseldorf, Hatje Cantz, 2005. 382pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$75

104439
MUNSTERBERG, Oskar

CHINESISCHE KUNSTGESHICHTE:
Esslingen, Paul Niff, 1924. 360, 508pp. Large octavo; 2 volumes. Original blue cloth binding with paper spine. Gilt details and dragon decoration. Black title plate on spine. Gilt and black dragon motif endpapers. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated in black and white and colour photographs. A look at Chinese tarditional art and culture objects. Text in GermanClick here to order
$100

104848
NANCENTA, Rayond

SCHOOL OF PARIS: The Painters and artistic Climate of Paris Since 1910.
London, Oldbourne Press, 1960. 366pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104400
NEAGU, Phillipe

NIJINSKY: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune.
London, Thames and Hudson, 1990. 140pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated. French into EnglishClick here to order
$150

103326
NISIZAWA, Tekiho

JAPANESE FOLK-TOYS:
Japanese, Board of Tourist Industry Japanese Government Railways, 1939. 82pp. 8vo. Original wrappers with colour plate pasted down on front endpage. A little wear around the edges of the wrappers. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. This is a charming publication on traditional Japanese toysClick here to order
$50

104306
NOLTIE, HJ

THE DAPURI DRAWINGS: Alexander Gibson & The Bombay Botanic Gardens.
Edinburgh, The Antique Collectors' Club, 2002. 240pp. Long quarto size. Original cloth bound hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated in colour. Stunning illustrations of plantsClick here to order
$50

104417
OUTRAM, Dorinda

PANORAMA OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT:
London, Thames and Hudson, 2006. 319pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Profusely illustrated on glossy paper.Click here to order
$75

104857

PAINTING THE EAST: Paintings & Drawings 1790-1940.
London, Yu-Chee Chong Fine Art, 1997. Octavo. Paperback. An excellent copy. Profusley illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$50

103766
PLOWDEN , David

IMPRINTS. DAVID PLOWDEN: A RETROSPECTIVE: Introduction by Alan Trachtenberg.
Boston , Little, Brown and Company, 1997 First Edition . 203pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . An excellent copy . Black and white photographs .Click here to order
$50

104373
PONT, Margaret

ARTHUIR BOYD & SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI:
Melbourne, MacMillan, 2004. 144pp. Quarto. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$90

100778
POWELL, Anthony

THE SOLDIER'S ART:
London, Heinemann, 1966 1st edition. 228pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Stamp on bottom edge, else very good copy in priceclipped dustwrapper.Click here to order
$100

104317
PRATHER &STUCKEY

GAUGUIN: A Retrospective.
Sydney, Bay Books, 1987. 386pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

101609
RACKHAM Arthur FOUQUE, De La Motte

UNDINE: Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney .
London , William Heinemann, 1909. 136pp. 26 x 19cms . Blue cloth with gold stamping to front cover and spine, with dustwrapper . An inscription on the free front endpage, foxing to preliminary pages, some flecking to cloth and a little chipping to dustwrapper. This is a beautiful copy.. Beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 15 full page colour illustrations as well as black and white in-text illustrations.. This is the trade edition. A vellum bound limited edition of 1000 copies was published in the same year.Click here to order
$1000

104291
RADFORD, Ron

19TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN ART: M.J.M. Carter Collection.
Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, 1993. 67pp. Quarto. Paperback. Excellent copy. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions.Click here to order
$30

104883
REITLINGER , Gerald

THE ECONOMICS OF TASTE: The Rise and Fall of Picture Prices 1760-1960.
London, Barrie and Rockliff, 1961. 518pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Some black and white and colour reproductions. This book lists prices of paintingsClick here to order
$50

103760
RICHARDSON, Diana Edkins

VANITY FAIR: Portraits of an Age 1914-1936.
London, Thames and Hudson , 1983. 203pp. 4to . Original papered boards with cloth spine and dustwrapper. Boards have some faint marks. Some foxing to the preliminary pages. Black and white photographs of European and American writers, actors and artists, many of which were originally published in the Vanity Fair magazine between 1914 and 1936.Click here to order
$60

103630
ROBB, David M.

THE ART OF THE ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT :
New Jersey , A.S. Barnes and Co., 1973. 356pp. 4to . Original cloth with dustwrapper . A very good copy, a few nicks around edges of dustwrapper . Fantastic colour and black and white plates .Click here to order
$60

104468
ROCKWELL, David and Bruce Mau

SPECTACLE:
New York, Phaidon, 2006. 255pp. Large octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Profusley illustrated.Click here to order
$75

104849
RUBIN , William & Matthew Armstrong

THE WILLIAM S. PALEY COLLECTION:
New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1996. 180pp. Quarto. Paperback. An excellent copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104858
RUBIN [ed], Arnold

MARKS OF CIVILIZATION: Artistic Transformations of the Human Body.
Los Angeles, University of California / Museum of Cultual History, 1992. 279pp. Quarto. Paperback. An excellent copy. Profusley illustrated in colour. Tattooing and scarring have long been a part of human culture and yet it is little written about them. This is a fabulous visual reference and history marking the human body for ritual, rights, and other interesting reasonsClick here to order
$75

100815
SALMI, Mario

ITALIAN MINIATURES:
London, Collins, 1957. 214pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Dustwrapper worn and torn around edges otherwise a good copy. 78 tipped in colour and gilt plates and 99 black and white illustrations. A beautiful bookClick here to order
$100

104863
SCARFE

SCARFE:
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1986. not paginated about 250 pp. Quarto. Hard cover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$50

104407
SCHAMA, Simon

REMBRANDT'S EYES:
London, Allen Lane / Penguin Books, 1999. 750pp. Large octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Illustrated.Click here to order
$75

102126
SCHMITZ, Carl A

THE ACANTHUS HISTORY OF SCULPTURE. OCEANIC SCULPTURE: Sculpture of Melanesia.
London, The Oldbourne Press, 1962. 30 x 38 cms. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy. 32 full page black and white plates.Click here to order
$125

104425
SCHULTZ, Regine

EGYPT: The World of Pharoahs.
Cologne, Konemann, 1998. 538pp. Quarto size. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Excellent copy. Profusely illustrated on glossy paper.Click here to order
$50

104375
SCHWARTZ , Gary

REMBRANDT'S UNIVERSE: His Art, His Life, His World.
London, Thames and Hudson, 2006. 384pp. Quarto . Hardcover in dustwrapper. A good copy. Profusely illustrated with colour reproductions. A great artist and his lifeClick here to order
$100

101509

A SELECTION OF FINE WORKS OF ART : Chinese Art, Old English Silver, Fine Paintings.
London , Spink and Sons' Galleries , 1927. 96pp. 4to . Original wrappers . A little tattered around the edges of the wrappers and at top of spine, otherwise nice . One colour plate, otherwise profusely illustrated with sepia and monochrome photographs and reproductions of artworks. This catalogue includes information such as descriptuion, dimensions, time period and price of worksClick here to order
$100

104298
SHACKELFORD, George TM

THE ROMANCE OF MODERNISM: Paintings ans Sculpture from the Scott M Black Collection.
Boston, MFA, 2006. 136pp. Quarto . Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Profusely illustrated in colour.Click here to order
$50

102540
SIMPSON, Peter

ANSWERING HARK: McCahon / Caselberg : Painter / Poet.
Wellington, Craig Potton, 2001. 140pp. Quarto size. Paperback . An excellent copy. Profusely illustrated in full page colour photographic reproduction on glossy paper.Click here to order
$50

104908
SNOWMAN, A Kenneth

THE ART OF CARL FABERGE:
London, Faber, 1990. 167pp. Large octavo size. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Lots of black and white and colour illustrations.Click here to order
$50

104320
SPENCER, Robin

WHISTLER: A Retrospective.
Sydney, Bay Books, 1989. 386pp. Quarto. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Excellent; On front endpaper there is a card plasted down and a small inscription from previous owner, otherwise a very nice copy.. Profusely illustrated.Click here to order
$100