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Pearls and Pearling Life
AU$135.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEdwin W. Streeter
Perth: Hesperian Press, 2006.Early Western Australian pearling. First published in 1886.
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Cologne to the Kimberley: Studies of Aboriginal Life in Northwest Australia by Five German Scholars in the First Half of the 20th Century
AU$85.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMargaret Pawsey; Kim Akerman
Perth: Hesperian Press, 2015.18 translated papers by Jos. Bischofs, Ernest Worms, Helmut Petri, A. S. Schulz, and Gisela Odermann.
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Among Wild Animals and People in Australia
AU$120.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEric Mjoberg
Perth: Hesperian Press, 2012.Originally published in Swedish in 1915 as ‘Bland vilda djur och folk i Australien’. Here translated into English for the first time by Margareta Luotsinen and Kim Akerman. “From October 1910 to August 1911 biologist Erik Mjoberg and his seven man Swedish team travelled by bullock wagon through the West Kimberley collecting invertebrates, birds, mammals, and ethnographic research material. Their ten month journey took them from Derby, along the Fitzroy River upstream to Mount Anderson Station. Some members then went on to Noonkanbah, the St George Ranges and Fitzroy Crossing, while others went south to Mowla Bluff. After the return to Derby two members went to Sunday Island and then followed the stock route across the Leopold Ranges to Mount Barnett. Extensive collections were also made around Derby and Meda Station. Finally the expedition re-convened in Broome where side trips included a coastal trip by pearling lugger collecting marine specimens and another trip to Beagle Bay, collecting birds. Eric Mjöbergs idiosyncratic text remained in the Swedish language until this long-awaited English translation. Now, for the first time, this unique perspective on biota and people is brought to a new generation of readers with an interest in Kimberley history and geography.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Ethnological Notes and Phallic Rites of the Aboriginal Tribes of Western and South Australia
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartR. H. Matthews
Perth: Hesperian Press, 2020. -
Paris Nights: Sydney, Oxford St, Mid 80’s Sex, Drugs & Clubbing
AU$25.00 Read MoreAdd to cartD. M. Crawford
Sydney: D M Crawford, 2020.A semi-biographical story of sex, drugs, and clubbing in Sydney, Oxford Street, mid-80’s. “Mark was a closeted suburban boy from Wollongong, hiding his sexuality within his surroundings. The enticing allure of Oxford Street nightlife beckoned and in particular a legendary nightclub called Patchs. A semi-biographical account of a young man’s journey and self-discovery which leads to a chance encounter as he hooks up with an older guy called Matt Paris, who’s been around the traps and harboured a secret past. They form a complicated friendship and bond as they embark on a shared weekend life together. Both men were from vastly different backgrounds, experiencing the highs and lows of gay life on Oxford Street in the mid to late ’80s of sex, drugs and clubbing. Oxford Street was called Sydney’s ‘Gay Golden Mile’. A beehive of social activities gathered on this strip that glittered with life and a party atmosphere catering for everyone’s tastes and fantasies. The DJ’s in these establishments were the Gods of the dance floor, playing an accompanying soundtrack to your life. This was Mark’s story and experience!” (publisher’s blurb)
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Jane Dickson in Times Square
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJane Dickson
New York: Anthology Editions, 2018.“Artist Jane Dickson is a deep-rooted and central voice in New York City’s complex creative history. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, she was part of the movement joining the legacies of downtown art, punk rock, and hip hop through her involvement with the Colab art collective, the Fashion Moda gallery, and legendary exhibitions including the Real Estate Show and Times Square Show. In the midst of this groundbreaking work, Dickson lived, worked and raised two children in an apartment on 43rd Street and 8th Avenue at a time when the neighborhood was at its most infamous, crime-ridden, and spectacularly seedy. Through it all, Jane photographed, drew and painted extraordinary scenes of life in Times Square. These works, many of which are reproduced here for the first time, include candid documentary snapshots, roughly vibrant charcoal sketches, and paintings created on surfaces ranging from sandpaper to Brillo pads. Featuring a foreword by Chris Kraus and afterword by Fab Five Freddy, Jane Dickson in Times Square is a time machine back to a New York City that was truly wild: lawless, manic, sometimes squalid, sometimes magnificent.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Marvel
AU$75.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarvel Harris
[London]: MACK, 2021.“At first the focus of my project was my gender transition, but along the way I found out that its about an ongoing search for myself: being a human with feelings, who is continuously developing.” (Marvel Harris) “MARVEL describes the journey of Marvel Harris personal battles with mental illness, self-love, acceptance, and gender identity, all told through a searing collection of self-portraits spanning the course of five years. These photographs present a new-found visual language; a tool with which Marvel was able to express those emotions that, on account of his autism, he previously struggled to make sense of. The process of making these portraits allowed him to connect to the world around him at the time he needed it most. Winner of the MACK First Book Award 2021, MARVEL is an important new voice which contributes to an increased awareness of the issues surrounding gender identity and mental health. In doing so, this deeply personal book demands a more tolerant attitude from society towards transgender people and those who dont identify as entirely male or female.” (publisher’s blurb)
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After You’ve Read This You’ll Want To Pucker Up
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartHoward Productions
[Sydney]: [Howard Productions], No date.A collection of 3 Howard magazines, being Australian men’s pulps filled with salacious pinups and some men’s magazine articles including words on Jean Spangler, rugby, grand prix, and sexual interests. Contains advertisements for various Australian adult bookstores, sex shops, and mail order businesses in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Are You (Really) Fun To Live With
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJim Vikers-Willis
Melbourne: Neway Book Publications, 1973.The condensed results of a seven year survey into sexual relationships. Published alongside the Australian censoring of the Swedish sex education film ‘Language of Love’ (Swedish: Ur karlekens sprak), the author also discusses Australian prudishness. The jacket show still from the film and the verso contains sex education details and a list of venereal disease clinics in Australian capital cities.
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Tokyo Illustrators Society: The 1st Exhibition
AU$55.00 Read MoreAdd to cartTokyo Illustrators Society
Tokyo: Tokyo Illustrators Society, 1989.Catalogue for the first Tokyo Illustrators Society exhibition. Includes work by 73 Japanese artists including Akira Uno, Hajime Sorayama, Toshio Saeki, and many others, with accompanying short biography and portrait photograph. Includes list of artists with contact details. Rare, unrecorded in OCLC, 1 in CiNii.
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[100 Picture Books that Impressed 100 People], 1978-97
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAkira Ono
Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1998.Mook (magazine book) on 100 illustrated children’s books.
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An Exhibition of Kabuki Stage Costumes
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartShochiku; Tetsuya Okazaki
Tokyo: Shochiku, 1998. -
The Doodler’s Diary
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJimmy Dean Enterprises
Melbourne: Jimmy Dean Enterprises, No date.1950s unused diary calendar with cheeky text and illustrations filling the margins.
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Women At Work ’85
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGlen Betz
Townsville: Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, 1985.Catalogue for an exhibition, ‘An Image of Herself’ and performance ‘Music and Me’. The third Women at Work exhibition at Perc Tucker. Full list of artists; Maria Rita Barbagallo, Ranna Hale, Anne M. Lord, Barbara Pierce, Anneke Silver, Judy Watson, Jane Wheatley, Margaret Wilson, and Grace Cochrane. Together with a list of watercolours by Harriet Jan Jeville-Rolfe from the collection of the Queensland Art Gallery.
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Led Zeppelin Vinyl: The Essential Collection
AU$110.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRoss Halfin
London: Reel Art Press, 2021.“Led Zeppelin released only eight studio albums and no singles over the course of their 12-year career, but to date there are more than 1,000 official singles and 2,000 LPs in the market. This definitive volume illustrates in full colour some of the rarest and most interesting vinyl releases, including one-of-a-kind rarities, bizarre regional variations, official albums and bootleg recordings of legendary concerts, sometimes featuring handmade artwork or coloured vinyl.All the vinyl, labels and covers have been documented by photographer Ross Halfin in superb detail, and are annotated with details of their release. A labour of love, Led Zeppelin Vinyl is a must-have for fans of the group as well as for any vinyl enthusiast.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Everything Lost: The Latin American Notebook of William S. Burroughs
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliams S. Burroughs
Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2017.“In late summer 1953, as he returned to Mexico City after an expedition through Latin America, William Burroughs began a notebook of reflections. This notebook, the sole survivor from that period, reveals Burroughs as a man staring down personal catastrophe and visions of looming cultural disaster.” (publisher’s blurb)
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Imperial Youth Review: The Sex Issue
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGarrett Cook; Chris Kelso
Birstall: Dog Horn Publishing, 2016.“Years in the making, this colossal, cubist perspective on sexuality features not only never-before-seen work by William Burroughs but contributions from Violet le Voit, Annie Sprinkle, Tom Bradley, Jeff Burk, Jennifer Robin, Collette Torres and multitudes more. From space bear sex to a loving reflection on BDSM life, from a portrait of polyamorous divorce to an analysis of midget porn, we have travelled through space and time and beyond the grave to bring you our Giant-sized Sex Issue-the beginning of a new era.” (publisher’s blurb)
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1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Pompous Nights in Pink Port
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1961.Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists.
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1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Adults Only Of Course!
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1960.Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists.
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1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Pink Lady on the White Shore
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1964.Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists.