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  • The Australian colonial house. Architecture and society in New South Wales 1788-1842

    # 46916

    BROADBENT, James

    The Australian colonial house. Architecture and society in New South Wales 1788-1842

    Sydney : Hordern House in association with the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1997. Quarto, cloth covered boards, pictorial dust jacket, pp. 400, limited to 2000 copies, contains 24 colour plates and over 100 monochrome plates, contains in-depth academic text on the architecture of houses and buildings in New South Wales in the …

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  • The shorter dictionary of English Furniture. From the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian period

    # 46860

    EDWARDS, Ralph

    The shorter dictionary of English Furniture. From the Middle Ages to the Late Georgian period

    London : Country Life, 1977. Sixth impression. Folio, gilt-lettered buckram in dustjacket (spine sunned, general handling wear), top edges gilt, pp. 684, extensively illustrated in black and white. An encyclopaedic alphabetically listed guide to English antique furniture. A very useful book.

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  • Fish Dainties

    # 46591

    WICKEN, Mrs. H. (1847 - 1937)

    Fish Dainties

    Melbourne : Mutual Provedoring Co. Ltd, 1892.Octavo, lettered papered boards with decorative design (worn and chipped), blue paper spine, offsetting to endpapers, pp. 56, light scattered foxing, a good copy. Born in Lambeth, cookery writer Harriet Frances Wicken emigrated from England to Australia in 1886. Having studied at the National Training School for Cookery in …

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  • Early Toorak and district

    # 46713

    ROBB, E. M.

    Early Toorak and district

    Melbourne : Robertson & Mullens Limited, 1934. Oblong quarto (190 x 250 mm), lettered cloth (boards lightly stained and flecked); pp. 137, illustrated throughout with b/w photographic plates, gift inscription to front free endpaper, blind stamps to half-title and title pages, light foxing to preliminaries, a good copy. Scarce photographically-illustrated history of Toorak and the …

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  • Australians at home : a documentary history of Australian domestic interiors from 1788 to 1914

    # 46691

    LANE, Terence; SEARLE, Jessie

    Australians at home : a documentary history of Australian domestic interiors from 1788 to 1914

    Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1990. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (spine sunned), pp. 449, extensively illustrated. A very good copy. “This study of Australian home interiors surveys the decoration, arrangement, and use of domestic interiors from the time the Europeans settled at Sydney Cove in the eighteenth century until 1914. Richly illustrated with over 500 …

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  • Criss Canning : Instagram moments (from the library of Criss Canning)

    # 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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  • La Trobe's Jolimont : a walk around my garden.

    # 46850

    BOTHAM, Helen

    La Trobe’s Jolimont : a walk around my garden.

    Melbourne : C.J. La Trobe Society and Australian Garden History Society, 2006. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 36, illustrated. A study of one of the first planted gardens in colonial Melbourne.

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  • The Great Aussie Fashion. Australian fashion designers 1984 - 1985

    # 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, …

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  • Australian Toys

    # 46693

    JONES, Luke

    Australian Toys

    Melbourne : Melbourne : Books, 2019. Quarto, laminated pictorial boards, pp. 358, illustrated. ‘Australian Toys is an illustrated history of Australian manufactured toys from 1900-1965, drawing on the author’s authoritative collection. The book documents the production of each toy with beautiful colour photographs accompanied by relevant text about the toy and manufacturer.’

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  • William Morris textiles

    # 46562

    PARRY, Linda

    William Morris textiles

    London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1983. First edition. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, light handling wear, pp. 192, illustrated.

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  • Morris & Company. Pre-raphaelites and the Arts & Crafts movement in South Australia

    # 46564

    MENZ, Christopher

    Morris & Company. Pre-raphaelites and the Arts & Crafts movement in South Australia

    Adelaide : Art Gallery of South Australia, 1994. Quarto, illustrated wrappers, pp. 144, illustrated.

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  • The artist's lunch : at home with Australia's most celebrated artists

    # 46498

    McCORMICK, Alice; RHODES, Sarah

    The artist’s lunch : at home with Australia’s most celebrated artists

    Text : Alice McCormick; photography : Sarah Rhodes. Foreword by Margaret Olley. Sydney : Murdoch Books, 2008. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (lightly marked), pp. 231, illustrated. A fine copy. “Join photographer Sarah Rhodes and writer Alice McCormick as they meet up for lunch with 18 of Australias most lauded artists. From beans on toast with …

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  • [FEMINISM] Working Up : a film about women at work in Australia

    # 46313

    [WARNER, Chris and McCARTHY, Maureen]

    [FEMINISM] Working Up : a film about women at work in Australia

    [Melbourne : Schools Commission and the Women’s Film Fund, 1979]. Broadsheet, 210 x 470 mm, folding to 210 x 80 mm, printed on both sides, illustrated; very good condition; [TOGETHER WITH] Working Up. Transcript. Northcote, Vic. : Chris Warner and Maureen McCarthy, [1979]. Foolscap folio, 16 pp, roneo-printed. Promotional flyer for Working Up (1979), an Australian …

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  • [FEMINISM] For Love or Money : a study guide

    # 46311

    A.T.O.M.

    [FEMINISM] For Love or Money : a study guide

    Australian Feature Films in the classroom. [Cover title]. Carlton South, Vic. : ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media), 1983. Quarto (290 X 210 mm), stapled pictorial wrappers (marked and dog-eared), 30 pp., illustrated; occasional creasing. For love or money : a history of women and work in Australia (1983) is a 16mm feature-length documentary film by Megan …

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  • Illustrated price list of the Singer Manufacturing Company's lock-stitch sewing machines.

    # 46271

    STANFORD & CO. (MELBOURNE)

    Illustrated price list of the Singer Manufacturing Company’s lock-stitch sewing machines.

    Melbourne : Stanford & Co., Colonial Agents for the Singer Manufacturing Company, Corner of Bourke and Russell Streets, 1877. Octavo leaflet (215 x 140 mm), [4] pp, lithograph printed in blue on mauve paper, front with vignette illustration of Stanford & Co.’s head agency in Melbourne; one corner stained, else a good example.

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  • Desseins des édifices, meubles, habits, machines et ustenciles des Chinois

    # 45925

    CHAMBERS, Sir William (1726 - 1796)

    Desseins des édifices, meubles, habits, machines et ustenciles des Chinois

    Gravés sur les originaux dessinés à la Chine. Auxquels est ajoutée une description de leurs temples, de leurs maisons, de leurs jardins, etc. Londres, l’auteur, A. Millar & J. Nourse, 1757. First edition, published simultaneously in French and English editions the same year. Folio (535 mm tall), papered boards with title label to spine, pp. …

    GBP £1,650 Read more