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The Laws of Piquet
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCavendish
London: Thomas de la Rue & Co., 1873.The Laws of Piquet edited by Cavendish and adopted by The Portland Club with A Treatise on the Game by Cavendish. Guide to one of the oldest card games still being played today.
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Architectural Details
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAntonin Raymond; Noemi P. Raymond
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1947.The Second Edition of this classic of 20th century architecture by Czech-American architecture Antonin Raymond. Raymond commenced his career working with Frank Lloyd Wright and Cass Gilbert. In 19Wright sent him to work in Japan and there he went on to do his own work. This book presents architecture elements developed in Japan during the interwar years. This copy with the original comb binding covers slipped into a custom cloth binding for Michael Hugo-Brunt (1924-1988, an architecture professor at Cornell before moving to the School of Architecture of the University of Western Australia.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade)
AU$2,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMark Twain
London: Chatto & Windus, 1884.The first UK edition published prior to the US edition with the first issue advertisements dated October 1884. BAL 3414. The stapled sequence.
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The Virgin Sperm Dancer
AU$600.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliam Levy; Ginger Gordon
The Hague: Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 1978.An ecstatic journey of a boy transformed into a girl for one day only, and her erotic adventures in Amsterdam, magic centrum. A classic publication from the age of sexual liberation, The virgin sperm dancer is an early photobook which illustrates the story of Joop, a young Dutch man who experiences a day transformed as Joopie, a sexually awakened woman. Published as a Suck Special Issue of the Amsterdam-based pornography magazine Suck, The virgin sperm dancer clearly aims to titillate with its uncensored graphic photographs of the escapades in this fantasy. However through the lengthy narrative and exploration of the versatility of sexual experience, Sperm Dancer finds itself as a prototype for later works that explore sexual freedom and concepts of gender. Through depictions of free love in Amsterdam in the 70s with a focus on transsexuality, bisexuality, transvestism, and homosexuality, Sperm dancer avoids gender paradigms of masculinity and power, and includes women’s sexual empowerment and orgasm as a focus of the work. Unusually for a sex magazine, this standalone publication does not appear to pitch its eroticism to a particular sexuality but rather embraces the versatility of sexual experience as being its greatest appeal. The virgin sperm dancer was immediately influential and homaged on the cover of the September 1972 issue of London Oz. A second edition was published in 1978. Suck is touted as the first European sex newspaper and was launched in London in 1969 before moving to Amsterdam to avoid England’s anti-obscenity laws. Written by William Levy. Photographs by Ginger Gordon. This second printing copy signed by William Levy on the title page and inscribed by him to the wrappers verso, For Marta Norman – I became you – Bill 25 IX 78, and with the promotional flyer reproducing the title page laid in.
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Bible of Filth
AU$1,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartR. Crumb
Paris: Futuropolis, 1986.Collection of some of Robert Crumb’s filthiest comix and illustrations from the pages of Snatch, Zap, Weirdo, Snoid, Jiz, and others. Printed on thin “bible” paper. Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, of which this is number 778.
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Archiv fur Kriminologie (Band 130, 1. u. 6 Heft) (3 Volumes)
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHans Gross; Robert Heindel; iWalter Specht; Emil Weinig
Lubeck: Schmidt-Romhild, 1962.The first 6 issues of Volume 130 of the German Archive for Criminology with Special Considerations of Scientific Criminalistics, a monthly journal by Prof. Dr. Hans Gross, Geh. Rat Dr. Robert Heindel, Walter Specht, and Emil Weinig, published by Franz Meinert. A number of graphically illustrated studies of criminal behaviour including the case study Uber Tatowierungsfetichismus by Waldemar Weimann on a type of tattoo fetishism, the subject (himself tattooed and presented nude in two photographs) only being aroused in the presence of tattooed women.
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Practical Observations on Insanity
AU$2,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJoseph Mason Cox
London: R. Baldwin and Thomas Underwood, 1813.“In which some Suggestions are offered towards an improved Mode of treating Diseases of the Mind, and Some Rules proposed which it is hoped may lead to a more Humane and successful Method of Cure: to which are subjoined, Remarks on Medical Jurisprudence, as it relates to Diseased Intellect.” The third and final revised edition of the major work by English physician Joseph Mason Cox (1763-1818). Cox was one of the first medical graduates to specialise in the treatment of the insane. Throughout his career he advocated for more humane treatment of lunatics and maniacs. In this work he introduces his swinging technique, based on a design by Erasmus Darwin, of spinning a patient’s body round a vertical axis in a specially designed chair which would produce nausea, vomiting, and convulsions, but would ultimately lead to a restful slumber, which he believed to be a positive outcome for the maniacal. This copy warmly inscribed by Cox.
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Sprint Start: Instruction Pamphlet
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. A. L. Chapman
Edinburgh: Athletic Coaching Committee, Central Council of Physical Recreation, No date.Charming fold out illustrated running booklet by Hugh A. L. Chapman, the Chief Athletic Coach for Scotland. Scarce, 1 copy recorded in OCLC at September, 2022.
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The Gay Cookbook
AU$800.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLou Rand Hogan; David Costain
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, 1965.First edition, first printing, of “the complete compendium of campy cuisine and menus for men…or what have you” by Chef Lou Rand Hogan. Campy cartoons by David Costain. The first cookbook marketed to the gay man. Hogan, after a failed attempt at a career in show business, learned the art of cooking fine cuisine working luxury cruises where he was part of a deliciously camp work culture, the humour of which is evident in his writing style. A good copy of this early example of positive gay culture in 20th century print media.
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The Savoy Taylors’ Guild Ltd.: Designers and Makers of Savoyard Fine Clothing
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartThe Savoy Taylors’ Guild Ltd.
London: Savoy Taylors’ Guild, No date.1920s men’s fashion catalogue for the well dressed man. Founded in 1906 Savoy Taylors Guild based in London’s Strand (and operating there until only recently) aimed “to supply high-grade outfitting for men, in commodious surroundings, giving honest value and exercising an unceasing effort to satisfy the wishes of its customers”. This early catalogue, illustrated by Minister & Co., shows a range of suits for everyday, lounging, formal occasions, around town, playing golf, and while driving the automobile or travelling aboard the steamer. OCLC shows no holdings of any Savoy Taylors Guild catalogue or archive. This copy with two 1928 newspaper clippings laid in, being Parts II and III of Clothes and the Man by Clive Hamilton.
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Codex Seraphinianus
AU$1,500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartLuigi Serafini
New York: Rizzoli, 2013.The deluxe 2013 edition of the ever mysterious Codex Seraphinianus by Italian artist Luigi Serafini (1949-). Possibly an illustrated encyclopaedia of an alternate universe, Serafini has alluded that it is perhaps all just the thoughts of a cat passed through his hand. The Codex is written in an imaginary language and illustrated phantasmagorically throughout. This being the deluxe 2013 edition, being the second Rizzoli edition, expanding on their 2006 edition. The deluxe edition was published in an edition of 600 copies, of which this is number 70, signed and numbered by Serafini on a plate mounted to the colophon and includes the Decodex in the rear pocket, as well as a signed and numbered print, housed in a clamshell folder. This copy also with a copy of the standard edition of the only published volume of literary criticism in English on the Codex Seraphinianus, Confronting Serafini by Jordan Hunter (2017). Confronting Serafini is a 36 page saddle-stitched booklet bound with a treated page from the 2013 Rizzoli edition of the Codex, numbered 39 in an edition of 60.
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A Dissertation Upon the Origin and Structure of the Latin Tongue / Two Dissertations / Hebrew Grammar and Lexicon / Seven Letters Containing a New and Easy Method of Learning the Hebrew Language / An Hebrew Lexicon
AU$1,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGregory Sharpe
London: John Millan, 1751.Two scarce works on Latin and Hebrew language by English theologian Gregory Sharpe (1713-1771) bound in one volume, being: A Dissertation Upon the Origin and Structure of the Latin Tongue: Containing a Rational and Compendious Method of learning Latin: Taken from The Powers of the Servile Letters, The Uses of the Greek Digamma, and The Cuases of the Latin Tongue TOGETHER WITH Two Dissertations: I. Upon the Origin, Construction, Division, and Relation of Languages. II. Upon the Original Powers of Letters; wherein is proved from the Analogy of Alphabets, and the Proportion of Letters, that the Hebrew ought to be read without Points. To which is added, The Second Edition, enlarged, of a Hebrew Grammar and Lexicon, Without Points BEING Seven Letters Containing a New and Easy Method of Learning the Hebrew Language: The Second Edition Enlarged AND An Hebrew Lexicon, Containing all the Primitive Words in Hebrew, and Many Deriv’d Words in that and other Languages: with their Various Significations in Hebrew and English. Free from the Masoretic Points. To which is added An Alphabetical Table or Index of all the English and other Words in the Lexicon; with a Reference by Figures to the original Hebrew, The Second Edition, Enlarged, Answering to, or Derived from the Hebrew: in which The Hebrew Letter is the First Radical, and the numerical Figure refers to the Third Radical. The Greek, and all Words in Italic Character, are Derivatives.
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Cryptogamie Illustree ou Histoire des Familles Naturelles des Plantes Acotyledones d’Europe:Â Famille des Champignons
AU$480.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCasimir Roumeguere
Paris, London, Madrid & New York: J. -B. Baillere & Fils, F. Savy, H. Baillere, C. Bailly-Baillere, and Baillere-Brothers, 1870.Illustrated Cryptogamy or History of the Natural Families of the Acotyledonous Plants of Europe: Coordinated According to the Latest Classifications and Completed by the Most Recent Scientific Researches. Fungi Family. Containing 1,700 figures, representing, at its different ages, the plant in natural size and the anatomy of its organs of vegetation and reproduction, drawn under the microscope. 20 page Index Synonymqie de la famille des Champignons supplement dated 1873 bound in at rear.
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Hilma af Klint: The Complete Catalogue Raisonne (7 Volumes)
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHilma af Klint; Daniel Birnbaum; Kurt Almqvist
Stockholm: Bokforlaget Stolpe, 2022.“Hilma af Klint became known to a wider audience in 2013, nearly 70 years after her death, in conjunction with Moderna Museet’s Stockholm exhibition Hilma af Klint: Abstract Pioneer. Six years later, her work was exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Both exhibitions saw record numbers of visitors, and today she is one of the world’s most acclaimed artists. The paintings in the catalogue raisonne are presented in the same order as Olof Sundstrom, also a follower of anthroposophy, numbered them in 1945, based on Hilma af Klint’s notes. The forewords to the volumes are short and concise. They present facts about the works rather than interpretations. The works are printed in an exclusive edition designed by Patric Leo housed in a specially produced slipcase to hold all seven volumes.” (publisher’s blurb) Edited by Daniel Birnbaum and Kurt Almqvist.
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Poignant Regalia: 19th Century Aboriginal Images & Breastplates
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTania Cleary
Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1993.A catalogue of Aboriginal breastplates held in public, regional and private collections in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. This copy signed by Cleary.
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Life’s a Beer
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRennie Ellis
Melbourne: Ross Books, 1984.A continuation of Rennie Ellis’ ‘Life’s a…’ series. Australians enjoying beer, casually at the beach or in private settings, or wildly, at raucous parties in all of their 1980s glory.
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aka: Joe D’Amato: The Man and His Movies
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartSimon Smith
Upton: Festival Promotions, 1995.Booklet on Italian film director Joe D’Amato (1936-1999). Includes a couple of short essays, an interview between D’Amato and Manilo Gomarasca, and a filmography. Illustrated throughout with frames and poster art, largely from his erotic and horror films. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC.
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Herbier de la France: Histoire des Champignons
AU$3,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPierre Bulliard; M. Walhein
Paris: Pierre Bulliard, No date.219 manuscript watercolour plates by M. Walhein, a Member of French Mycological Society, from the originals by French physician and botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard (1752-1793). Bound in quarter leather with a typescript index to the plates.
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The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects
AU$450.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Darwin
London: John Murray, 1890.Darwin’s first published work after the Origin of Species, providing evidence supporting his theory of evolution through natural selection. Darwin believed this volume tackled the question of design in nature. He maintained that the complex internal arrangements and ornate ridges of orchids were not created for the sake of beauty, but for the functional purpose of facilitating reproduction. This copy with the advertisements dated June, 1897, and from the collection of the former Premier of Queensland, Sir Thomas McIlwraith, with his embossed stamp.
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Dian Hanson’s: The History of Men’s Magazines (6 Volumes)
AU$750.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDian Hanson
Koln: Taschen, 2022.Complete set of Dian Hanson’s history of 20th century men’s magazines,