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Atlas on the History of Spectacles (Volume 1)
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. Poulet
Bonn: Wayenborgh, 1978.Volume 1 only of the 2 volume set. Volume One being a catalogue of spectacles from the collections of Carl Zeiss, Otto Hallauer, and Pierre Marly. Translated from the German by Frederick C. Blodi with an introduction by Dr. Wolfgang Pfeiffer, ‘A Short History of Spectacles’ by H. W. Holtmann, and ‘A Contribution to the History of Contact Lenses’ by Hans-Walter Roth Ulm. This being one of the deluxe edition bound in half leather by K. N. W. Page & Co., Edinburgh.
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Color on Color (Volume 2)
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHiroshi Hara
[Tokyo]: [Takeo Paper Co.], No date.Exploring the possibilities of opaque ink. A sample book created by paper firm Takeo Paper featuring works by famous graphic designers and photographers printed in various inks. Features work by Kishin Shinoyama, Keisuke Nagatomo, Seitaro Kuroda, Satoshi Kondo, Ayumu Ohashi, Tamotsu Ejima, Yoshihiro Tatsuki, Tadahito Nadamoto, Eiko Ishioka, Keiichi Tanaami, and Makoto Nakamura. Curated by Hiroshi Hara.
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Catalogue of Books Printed on the Continent of Europe, 1501-1600 in Cambridge Libraries (2 Volumes)
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. M. Adams
Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books, No date.Originally published 1967.
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Bittersweet
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartColleen McCullough
Sydney: HarperCollins, 2013.A scarce signed copy of Colleen McCullough’s last book published two years before her death. McCullough was mostly blind due to illness and did not travel from her home, Norfolk Island, making signed copies of this work hard to come by. Provenance: Private collector that operated tours to Norfolk Island.
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Bacchus and Ariana
AU$220.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPeter Velikov
Bulgaria: Peter Velikov, 2007.Framed. Signed AP. Framed size: 41.5cm x 32.5cm.
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Applied Petroleum Geochemistry
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartM. L. Bordenave
Paris: Editions Technip, 1993.Erratum sheets paperclipped to front endpaper
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Ay-O’s Rainbow Prints: Catalogue Raisonne, 1954-1979
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAy-O
Tokyo: Sohbun-Sha, 1979.Ay-O’s signature rainbow prints, made famous at the 1966 Venice Biennale, are showcased in this catalogue along with some of his other significant works. During the 1960s and 1970s Ay-O (1931-) was at the forefront of the Fluxus movement, an international community of artists, including Yoko Ono, who emphasized the importance of art making over the finished product. Numbered first edition of 200 copies, of which this is number 47.
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A Quair of Sonnets and Ballads
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJohn Pride
Liverpool: John Pride, 1928.Written and etched by artist and engraver John Foster Disney Pride (1877-1941). One half of ‘Pride and Dowling’ Engravers and Brass Plate Makers, John withdrew from the partnership to study at The Liverpool School of Art. He exhibited oil and watercolours, and was commissioned to sketch old buildings in Liverpool, prior to their demolition. This copy includes a 1932 Evening Express article laid in, which states that John Pride approached the Lord Mayor requesting the Duke of York should accept his book. His Lordship was delighted with the gift. A nice association copy inscribed to the artist’s cousin, and signed “The sixty-second copy hand pulled. John Pride.”
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Impressions of Mahayana Buddhism
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartBeatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki; Daisetz Teitaro Suzuk
Kyoto and London: The Eastern Buddhist Society and Luzac and Company, 1940.Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki (1878-1939) was an American Theosophist and Buddhist scholar. In 1911 she married Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (D. T. Suzuki), the well known philosopher and Buddhist Scholar who popularized Zen in the west. She wrote extensively on Buddhism and Japanese culture, and following her death her husband compiled this book from her articles in various magazines in Japan, India, England and America.
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Rand-McNally Indexed Pocket Map of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRand McNally
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1910.Scale: 175km: 1 inch. Includes the Galapagos Islands. Full map of Bolivia is inset. Indexes cover Provinces or Departments, Islands, Lakes, Mountains, Rivers, and Towns.
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Dictionnaire Des Ouvrages Anonymes (4 Volumes)
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAntoine-Alexandre Barbier; Olivier Barbier; Rene Billard; Paul Billard; J. M Querard
Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 1999.Suite de La Second Edition des Supercheries Litteraires Devoilees Avec Une Table Generale Des Noms Reels Des Ecrivains Anonymes et Pseudonymes Cites Dans les Deux Ouvrages. Dictionary of Anonymous Works. Originally published 1872-1879.
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Rainier National Park (6 Volumes)
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[Rainier National Park Company]
[Tacoma]: [Rainier National Park Company], 1933-1939.6 brochures for Rainier National Park from 1933-1939. 4 variants of Rainier National Park: In the Heart of the Great Northwest for the years 1933, 1935, 1938, and 1939; The Rainier National Park Company 1937 brochure; and Rainier National Park: On the Route of the Air-Conditioned North Coast Limited by the Northern Pacific Railway, Yellowstone Park Line.
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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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A Survey of German Tactics, 1918
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHistorical Section, General Staff
[France]: The Base Printing Plant, 29th Eng’rs, U. S. Army, 1918.Tactical Studies, No. 1.
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A Summer at the Top o’ the World
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliam Walter Shaw
Los Angeles: Sixth Avenue Publishing Company, 1927.Chronicling the impressions received by the author during a summer’s vacation spent among the National Parks of the United States and Canada. Locations visited included the Carquinez Strait, the Redwood Highway, Portland, Columbia River Highway, Yellowstone National Park and its geysers, Jackson Hole country including a rodeo there, Buffalo Bill Country, Glacier National Park, Turtle Mountain, the Banff-Windermere Highway and the Okanagan Valley.
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Open Sesame! Varnum Electric Door Engines – for Safer Safety
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartVarnum Door Engine Company
Los Angeles: Varnum Door Engine Company, No date.Early 1920s catalogue for the Varnum Door Engine. Contains a short history of the Varnum door opening and closing engine, followed by details and photographs of them as installed in bank vaults and the gates of grand estates. Also included are letters of recommendation from happy customers, and a list of banks across the United States using the door engines.
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Cusenier: Liqueurs de Luxe
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCusenier
New York: W. A. Taylor & Company, 1935.Promotion booklet for the House of Cusenier. Illustrated bottles of liqueurs each accompanied by a cocktail recipe opposite, together with a brief history of the firm and a list of other products.
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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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Encyclopedia of Australian Animals: Mammals, Birds, Frogs, Reptiles (4 Volumes)
Read MoreHarald Ehmann; Michael J. Tyler; Terence R. Lindsey; Ronald Strahan
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A Collection of Sketches: The Wool Trade
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartE. Pearce
Brisbane: The Carter-Watson Co., No date.Cartoon portraits of buyers and others connected with the Australian wool industry, mostly from Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, though also featuring a bevy of English characters. ANB 34155 dates [191-?], though a Barcaldine newspaper, The Western Champion Saturday Morning, March 22, 1924, ran a short story on the publication’s issue: “An event of some local interest has been the issue during the week of a collection of sketches by an old and very popular member of the wool trade, Mr. E- Pearce. The book consists of about 100 cartoons of people prominent in the wool trade. Mr. Pearce, whose skill as a cartoonist had hitherto been known only to a select circle of friends, has been prevailed on to publish in book form a series of sketches which had previously only a private circulation amongst friends. As a combination of technical skill and delightful humor the publication is unique.”