Photobooks
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# 47178
ENNIS, Helen
A Modern Vision : Charles Bayliss, Photographer 1850-1897
Canberra : National Library, 2008. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 62, illustrated.
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# 47117
LYNES, George Platt (1907 - 1955)
George Platt Lynes. Photographs from The Kinsey Institute
Introduction by Bruce Weber ; preface by June Machover Reinisch, Ph.D. ; essays by James Crump. Boston : Bulfinch Press Book, Little, Brown and Company, [1993]. Quarto, cloth in dustjacket (verso foxed), pp. 158, edges and preliminaries foxed, faint inscription and tape marks to front free endpaper, a good copy. ‘George Platt Lynes was truly …
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# 47126
BURKE, Keast
Gold and silver : an album of Hill End and Gulgong photographs from the Holterman Collection
Melbourne : Heinemann, 1973. Quarto, cloth in dustjacket (verso foxed), pp. xii; 265, illustrated.
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# 47112
CRAWFORD, Marian (1955 - )
Picturing the island
Melbourne : the artist, 2016. Quarto, illustrated wrappers with wraparound title band, pp. [52], illustrated. A contemporary photobook created by Melbourne artist Marian Crawford, drawing on her memories growing up on Babana (contemporary Kiribati) and using historical photographs of what was at the time known as the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. ‘Picturing the Island takes …
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# 47049
HICKS, Petrina; CROMBIE, Isobel; QUIRK, Maria
Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic
Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 2019. Quarto, boards in dustjacket, pp. 144, illustrated. Fine copy. Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic is the first in-depth study of the work of Australian artist Petrina Hicks. Since 2003, Hicks has developed a highly distinctive body of work that combines her background as a commercial photographer with her interest …
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# 47048
SMORGON, Loti & Victor
Light sensitive : contemporary Australian photography from the Loti Smorgon Fund
Melbourne : National Gallery of Victoria, 2006. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (illustrated with a photograph by Petrina Hicks), pp. 112, illustrated with works by Brook Andrew, Darren Sylvester, Patricia Piccinini, Matthew Sleethe, Scott Redford, Pat Brassington, Deborah Paauwe and others.
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# 47040
MADDISON, Ruth
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Melbourne : Centre for Contemporary Photography, 2021. Octavo, illustrated gatefold wrappers, unpaginated, approx. 200 pp., illustrated. A fine copy, as new. Scarce. ‘Spanning close to 200 pages, this landmark publication sits alongside Maddison’s exhibition as a key survey of her social documentary practice from 1976 to the current day. Covering key periods within Maddison’s extensive …
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# 47022
HENSON, Bill (b. 1955)
Lux et nox (first edition)
Zurich : Scalo, 2002. First edition. Extended oblong folio (430mm wide), cloth in illustrated dust jacket, light handling marks, 175 pp. of Henson’s ethereal photography. This is the first edition, printed in Germany. It was then reprinted in Melbourne in 2008. Invitation card and ephemera enclosed.
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# 47014
JERREMS, Carol (1949 - 1980); FRASER, Virginia (1947 - 2021)
A book about Australian women
Photographs by Carol Jerrems. Text edited by Virginia Fraser. Melbourne : Outback Press, 1974. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (a few light creases and lightly marked), pp. 141; [3], illustrated in black and white, light foxing to preliminaries, contemporary small gift inscription dated 1974, a very good copy. Design and layout of the photographic pages by Carol …
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# 47006
HURLEY, Frank
Hurley’s Australia : myth, dream, reality
Selected and introduced by John Thompson. Canberra : National Library of Australia, 1999. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. ix, 85, illustrated.
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# 47005
[COTTON]. ENNIS, Helen
Olive Cotton Photographer
Photographs and captions by Olive Cotton, with an introduction by Helen Ennis and a personal memoir by Sally McInerney. Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2005 (reprint). Folio, illustrated wrappers, 72pp. illustrated by Cotton’s superb black and white photography.
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# 47003
ENNIS, Helen; ADAMS, Phillip
Cazneaux : the quiet observer
Canberra : National Library of Australia, 1994. Quarto, illustrated boards, 80pp. Monograph that explores the life and work of Harold Cazneaux, one of Australia’s most prominent photographers of the 20th century. Introduced by Helen Ennis with a personal commentary by Phillip Adams.
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# 46930
PHILLIPS, Emma
Send me a lullaby
Melbourne : Photo Australia x Perimeter Editions (Melbourne), 2021. Quarto, illustrated boards, pp. 48, photographically illustrated. Send me a lullaby is a love letter to a city undergoing immense change, created during a period of both urban transformation and global upheaval. Emma Phillips was commissioned by Photo Australia to make a photographic portrait of Melbourne …
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# 46826
CANNING, Criss
Criss Canning : Instagram moments (from the library of Criss Canning)
Unpublished : the artist, 2020. Oblong quarto, illustrated boards, approximately 160 pages, illustrated with photographs taken from the artist’s Instagram account, documenting her painting, home, garden and travels. Printed in an edition of 10 copies for family. A self-published book of reminiscences and inspiration created by Criss Canning during the COVID-19 lockdowns in Australia in …
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# 46730
ELLIS, Rennie (1940 - 2003)
Life’s a beer
Melbourne : Ross Books, 1984. Quarto, illustrated wrappers (light handling marks) pp. 96, a very good copy. Ellis’ candid photographs of Australians with tinnies, stubbies, pots and schooners, middies, pints and slabs. Think Hawkie, Hoges and Sir Les Patterson.
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# 46699
MACKAY, Elina
The Great Aussie Fashion. Australian fashion designers 1984 – 1985
Sydney : Kevin Weldon, 1984. Folio, illustrated wrappers (light edge wear, lightly creased), pp. 288, some fold-out illustrations, extensively illustrated with fashion photographs, else a very good copy. A super hot look at contemporary designers creating garments for a modern, stylish Australia still riding the wave of our American Cup win. Jenny Lee, Prue Acton, …