Two trade catalogues for men’s fashion, with fabric samples. Fall and Winter 1917-1918 / Spring and Summer 1918.

New York and Chicago : International Tailoring Co., [1917]. Two volumes, square elephant folio (500 x 550 mm), in original matching bindings of black pebbled cloth over dark green cloth covered boards, gilt embossed lettering and company emblem to fronts (Spring and Summer 1918 with heavy scratching to front affecting…

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The “Sunbeams'” Book : More adventures of Ginger Meggs. Series 5.

Sydney : Printed for Sun Newspapers Limited by Simmons Limited, 1928. First edition. Large quarto, original pictorial wrappers (short paper split at tail of spine, lower wrapper with light staining and some red crayon marks), staple bound, pp [32], all colour comic strip cartoons; a couple of leaves with handling…

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Propos d’Atelier (presentation copy from Sonia Delaunay, with original artwork)

Paris : Nouvelles Éditions Excelsior, [1938]. Octavo, original colour wrappers designed by Sonia Delaunay, signed in the image, inscribed (at a later date) in pen ‘à Jaques (sic) Sonia D.’, pp. 275. An early commercial design by the highly important simultanist, the front wrapper signed and inscribed to her close friend,…

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Les objects d’artistes: a vase

[Brussels : Slegten & Toegemann, 1993]. Ceramic and frosted glass sculpture in three parts, 230 x 205 x 140 mm, stamped signature and date below the ceramic base, a couple of light marks to the glass, else fine. British/Indian artist Anish Kapoor is widely recognised as one of the most…

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Idyllia (presentation copy for Margaret Coen)

[Sydney]: N.L. Press, [1922]. Large quarto (418 x 355mm) bound in white calf over white papered boards with Norman Lindsay decoration in gold and red (slight silver fishing to edges), 35pp. with Lindsay decorations in black highlighted with gilt, further illustrated with five large original Norman Lindsay etchings with titled…

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Daisy becomes a model

Press-out dolls and dresses with accessories. Fashions for Daisy by Mary Quant. Story by Diana Cooper. Series : Daisy’s fashion wardrobe No. 1. London : Collins Books, 1973. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. [16], text with story, colour pages with die cut model dolls and garments, ex-library stamp to verso p. [1],…

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Australian nursery rimes selected from the Bulletin for the Children’s Hospital.

Sydney : Brooks, [1917]. Square octavo, publisher’s pictorial linen wrappers with illustration by Harry Weston (mild foxing front and back, short split along spine), [12] pp (some foxing and staining), with colour and monochrome illustrations by Harry J Weston, D.H. Souter, Percy Leason, Norman Lindsay, David Low and B. E.…

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The 1951 referendum. Powers to deal with communists and communism

Saturday, 22nd September, 1951. Melbourne : Liberal and Country Party, 1951. Octavo, pp. [4], fine. Political flyer from the Liberal Party on a referendum to change the constitution to allow the Menzies Government to pass laws to ban the Communism Party in Australia. The referendum was unsuccessful. “Smash Communism by…

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Prodromo delle antichità d’Ercolano.

Alla maesta’ del re’ delle Due Sicilie Carlo infante di Spagna, … di monsignor Ottavio Antonio Bayardi. In Napoli MDCCLII. Nella Regale Stamperia Palatina, [1752]. Five volumes, quarto, contemporary presentation binding of Carlo VII, King of the Two Sicilies, full calf (lightly rubbed), boards with tooled floral borders, corners of…

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How to spot a terrorist : a citizen’s pocket guide

[Sydney : Ant Press, 2007]. Sextodecimo, printed wrappers with wraparound band, pp. [64], text and images. Artist’s book, limited edition of 100 unnumbered copies. “This pocket sized booklet is a response to the Howard Government’s promotion of the War on Terror, which has encouraged citizens to watch out for suspious behaviour…

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Carnival Songs

New York : Raphael Fodde Editions, 2001. Folio (500 x 360 mm), gilt-decorated cloth, gilt-lettered morocco spine (small bump lower corner), pp. 36, printed letterpress on Hannemuhle paper, text in Italian with English translation, two original etchings by American artist William T. Wiley, one by Italian artist Mimmo Paladino, one…

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New Acquisitions November

McCRAE, Hugh; LINDSAY, Norman

Idyllia (presentation copy for Margaret Coen)

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Dutch manuscript map of northern Australia and New Guinea, circa 1700-1750

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[NORMAN LINDSAY; HARRY J. WESTON; B.E. MINNS et al]

Australian nursery rimes selected from the Bulletin for the Children’s Hospital.

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KING, Christopher George (1865 - 1928)

National Game Company lithographed printer’s proof for board games

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