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Australian Native Plants: Propagation, Cultivation and Use in Landscaping
John W. Wrigley; Murray Fagg
Sydney: Reed New Holland, 1998.Fully Revised and Updated. Foreword by John B. E. Simmons.
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(not only) Blue (Complete Set, 67 Volumes)
Marcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 1995-2007.A complete set of Australian gay men’s magazine, (not only) Blue, from issue 00 to 66 (67 total). Blue was a glossy coffee table art magazine produced between 1995 and 2007 by Studio Magazines in Sydney, publishers of the successful photography magazine, Black+White. “Blue’s agenda is to showcase artists whose work is an authentic representation of gay relationships, gay lifestyles and gay issues” (Blue’s editorial statement) and it did so in a large format filled with nude and semi nude art photography. The premiere issue featured William Yang, Tom Bianchi, Pierre et Gilles, Edmund White, Fiona McGregor, and Ian Roberts, and over its 12 year history featured work from top photographers and features on artists and celebrities including Robert Mapplethorpe, Leigh Bowery, Boy George, Erwin Olaf, k.d. lang, Bruce of LA, Dennis Rodman, Elton John, John Waters, Karl Lagerfield, Jeffrey Smart, Yukio Mishima, Paul Cadmas, William S. Burroughs, George Platt Lynes, Gilbert and George, Rupert Everett, Uma Thurman, Wilhelm von Gloeden, and countless others.
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Bad
Ben Robertson
Sydney: Blue Books / Studio Magazines, 2004.A special issue of Blue focussing on leather and SM. (not only) Blue was a glossy coffee table art magazine produced between 1995 and 2007 by Studio Magazines in Sydney, who also published the successful photography magazine, Black+White. “Blue’s agenda is to showcase artists whose work is an authentic representation of gay relationships, gay lifestyles and gay issues” (Blue’s editorial statement) and it did so in a large format filled with nude and semi nude art photography. The premiere issue featured William Yang, Tom Bianchi, Pierre et Gilles, Edmund White, Fiona McGregor, and Ian Roberts, and over its 12 year history featured work from top photographers and features on artists and celebrities including Robert Mapplethorpe, Leigh Bowery, Boy George, Erwin Olaf, k.d. lang, Bruce of LA, Dennis Rodman, Elton John, John Waters, Karl Lagerfield, Jeffrey Smart, Yukio Mishima, Paul Cadmas, William S. Burroughs, George Platt Lynes, Gilbert and George, Rupert Everett, Uma Thurman, Wilhelm von Gloeden and countless others.
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Gunners in the Jungle: A Story of the 2/15 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery 8 Division Australian Imperial Force
Cliff Whitelocke; George O’Brien
Sydney: 2/15 Field Regiment Association, 1983. -
The Killing Times: The Coniston Massacre 1928
John Cribbin
Sydney: Fontana, 1984. -
Platinotype Portrait of a Father and Son, Sydney
The Swiss Studio
Sydney: The Swiss Studio, No date.Circa 1898-1900.
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The Doom of Man
Thomas Rose
Sydney: Harold Murray, 1916.Blank verse poem by New South Wales politician and lawyer Thomas Rose (1847-1926).
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A Digest of All Cases Determined in the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales and of Appeals Therefrom to the Supreme Court from 1895 to 1900
G. Herbert Pike
Sydney: C. F. Maxwell (Hayes Bros.), 1901.Inclusive, and Reported in Land Court Cases, Vols. V. to X. and also Notation of Cases with Regard to the Sections of the Acts.
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The Inaugural Celebrations of the Commonwealth of Australia
J. J. Keenan
Sydney: William Applegate Gullick, 1904.Compiled under the Authority of the Prime Minister of New South Wales by J. J. Keenan. The rarely seen wrappers issue.
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The Australian Native Bear Book: Photographic Studies by Cazneaux
[Harold] Cazneaux
Sydney: Art in Australia, 1930.Photos of Koalas and with two woodcuts by Margaret Preston. MUIR 1348.
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Songs of Central Australia
T. G. H. Strehlow
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1971.“The first complete account of the poetic heritage of the aboriginal people of Central Australia; an analysis of aboriginal songs as fully-developed oral literature, and their evaluation as authoritative documents of aboriginal religion” (from original prospectus). One of the scarcest and most sought after works on Aboriginal life. “You could describe it as the Torah of Central Australia.” (Barry Hill)
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Working with Silver: The Story of a Practical Chemists Adventures
Robert J. L. Martin
Sydney: Arjelem Metalcrafts, 1996.Guide to silversmithing techniques and machinery making for the small scale silversmiths.
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The Insects of Australia and New Zealand
R. J. Tillyard
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1926.This comprehensive work on Australian and New Zealand insects was intended primarily as a text book for students of entomology, as well as being an informative text for those with a general interest in insects. It outlines generally the classification and morphology of insects before elaborating on more detailed accounts of the separate insect orders. This landmark book was the standard work on Australasian entomology for more than fifty years. Tillyard’s collections and descriptions of insect life had made him a world figure in Entomology. This copy finely rebound in full leather.
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A Research on the Pines of Australia
Richard T. Baker; Henry G. Smith
Sydney: William Applegate Gullick, 1910.Technical Education Series, No. 16. Technological Museum, New South Wales.
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Sado-Masochism
Jonush Gustinski
[Sydney]: Potz Press, 1972.Short non-fiction introduction to sado-masochism followed by a fictional script of a sadomasochistic encounter, then a long erotic photo series of staged sexual murder. Rare Australian erotica.
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Violette-Sweet Teens [The Romance of Violette & Sweet Seventeen]
[Alexandre Dumas]; John Frederic Savage
[Sydney]: Lay Press, No date.Rare Australian erotica, two tales published in one, being Alexandre Dumas’ The Romance of Violette, here published anonymously with an introduction credited to John Frederic Savage, PhD., and Sweet Seventeen: The True Story of a Daughter’s Awful Whipping and Its Delightful if Direful Consquences.
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Hard in the Lace Game
Adina Yurana
Sydney: Howard Productions, 1972.An erotic encounter of a door to door lingerie salesman. Rare Australian erotica.
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The Cause of Inflation and the Answer
Ernie Thornton
Sydney: Current Book Distributors, No date.Mid-20th century pro-worker pamphlet on Australian inflation.
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Ironworkers Speak for Peace
National Council of the Federated Ironworkers’ Association of Australia
Sydney: National Council of the Federated Ironworkers’ Association of Australia, No date.Report of the rank and file members of the Ironworker’s Union that attended the 2nd World Peace Congress in Warsaw, Poland, November, 1950.
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The Aldine Centennial History of New South Wales (2 Volumes)
W. Frederic Morrison
Sydney: The Aldine Publishing Company, 1888.Illustrated, embracing sketches and portraits of her noted people; the rise and progress of her varied enterprises; and illustrations of her boundless wealth, together with maps of latest survey. FERGUSON 12863