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A Nocturne and Other Malayan Stories and Sketches
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartFrank Swettenham; William R. Roff
Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1993.Sir Frank Swettenham (1850-1946) was the first Resident General, from 1896 to 1901, of the Federated Malay States, which brought together the states of Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang. “His interest in the country and its people is reflected in the wide range of his stories and sketches.” (from wrapper)
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Above and Below
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMick Richards
Gold Coast: Keeaira Press, 2022.“Mick Richards is a Brisbane-based artist. This book is a survey of over 200 photographs, selected from more than half a million film and digital images from 1984-2021. Richard’s remarkable social documentary photography has taken him to Asia, South America, the Pacific and Europe. His photogrpahs expose social codes, rituals, and traditions. They reveal community leadership and resilience; unspoken power by exposing colonial realities and dysfunction; they highlight social-cultural acceptance on sports grounds, in clubs, theatres and galleries. They cover the field.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Dikter
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohan Bergman
Goteborg: Wettergren & Kerber, 1894.Poetry by Swedish archeologist and parliamentarian Johan Bergman (1864-1951).
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Katu Folktales and Society
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartInstitute of Research on Lao Culture and Society; Nancy A. Costello
Vientiane: Ministry of Information and Culture, Institute of Research on Lao Culture and Society, 1993.A collection of stories of the Katu peoples of Vietnam and Laos. An oral storytelling tradition many stories are here recorded in Katu phonetically and with Lao and English translation.
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Two Sisters: a Singular Vision: Celebrating the Gifts of Margaret and Cathryn Mittelheuser
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartChris Saines; Diane Moon
Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, 2021.Catalogue of an exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery 18 July 2020 – 31 January 2021.
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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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Lot of 9 Booklets of the Amateur Athletic Association
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAmateur Athletic Association
London: Amateur Athletic Association, 1956.Full list of titles. 1. Instructional Booklet: The Discus Throw by H. A. L. Chapman. (Second Edition); 2. Instructional Booklet: the Javelin Throw by A. R. Malcolm. (Third Edition); 3. Instructional Booklet: Hurdling by J. L. Masurier 4. Instructional Booklet: Sprinting and Relay Racing by J. W. Alford and A. R. Malcolm; 5. Instructional Booklet: The Long Jump and the Hop, Step and Jump by Denis Watts. (Second Edition); 6. Instructional Booklet: Shot Putting by G. H. G. Dyson; 7. Instructional Booklet: Middle Distance Running and Steeplechasing by J. W. Ll. Alford; 8. High Jumping by G. H. Dyson. (Third Edition); 9. Rules for Competitions under A .A .A. Laws 1956.
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Red Azalea: Life and Love in China
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAnchee Min
London: Victor Gollancz, 1993. -
The General Theory and After. A Supplement (The Collected Writings of John Maynard Keynes Volume XXIX)
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Maynard Keynes
London: Macmillan, 1979. -
Darwinism and Economics
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGeoffrey M Hodgson
Cheltenham and Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics 233.
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Gardner Gears Spare Parts Catalogue and Servicing and Maintenance Instructions (2 Volumes)
AU$120.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGardner Engines
Manchester: Gardner Engines, No date.1: Servicing and Maintenance Instructions for the Gardner No. 3 Unit Construction Reverse Gear Type 2 And Reversing-Reducing Gear Type 3. Instruction Book No. 46-4. With updates pasted in.; 2: Spare Parts Catalogue for the 3UC Unit Construction Reversing Gear (Direct Drive) & Unit Construction Reversing-Reducing Gear.
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Technique and Collaboration in the Prints of Jasper Johns
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJasper Johns; Susan Lorence
New York: Leo Castelli Gallery, 1996.Published by Leo Castelli Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition, Jasper Johns Prints: 1960 to 1996, 19 October – 14 December 1996.
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Jack Goldstein x 10,000
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJack Goldstein; Philipp Kaiser
Newport Beach and Munich, London and New York: Orange County Museum of Art and Del Monico Books, 2012.Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Orange County Museum of Art, California 24 June – 9 September 2012. Jack Goldstein (1945 – 2003) was a Canadian performance and conceptual artist. Based in California in the 1970s and 1980s he began painting and was among the first contemporary painters to pay others to produce works from his ideas.
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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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Contraception (Birth Control): Its Theory, History and Practice
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarie Carmichael Stopes
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, 1923.A Manual for the Medical and Legal Professions. With an introduction by William Bayliss and introductory notes by James Barr, C. Rolleston, Jane Hawthorne and Obscurus. Third printing of the pioneering work on the subject by the seminal figure of the English birth control movement, Marie Stopes (1880-1958).
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The Strength and Elasticity of New South Wales Timbers of Commercial Value
Read MoreW. H. Warren
Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer, 1887.“Written to accompany the timber exhibits in the New South Wales Courts at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition.” (from preface). Plates show the testing machine, diagrams showing loads and defections in cross breaking and diagrams showing loads and compression. FERGUSON 18203.
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Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams
AU$65.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDidier Ottinger
Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery, 2011.Exhibition entry ticket laid in.
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Onomatopoeia: Its People and Surroundings
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Avery
Amsterdam: Frame Publishers, 2016.“In 2005 Charles Avery embarked on a lifelong project entitled The Islanders, a detailed description of the topography, cosmology and inhabitants of a fictional island, realised in drawings, objects and texts. The project can be read as a meditation on the central themes of philosophy and art as well as the colonization and ownership of the world of ideas. This book is a portrait of the people and culture of Onomatopoeia, capital city, port, and gateway to the Island.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Backless Betty From Bondi
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKenneth Slessor; Virgil Reilly; Frank Dunne; Joan Morrison
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1983. -
Rand McNally War Map of the North Sea and English Channel
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRand McNally & Co.
Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co., No date.Showing the Geographical Relations of all the Principal Ports of Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany. Published Especially for The Farmer’s Loan and Trust Company, New York. Rand McNally would produce these maps as promotional items for business, banks, insurance brokers, etc.