The Home

  • Catalogue of roses cultivated for sale by Wm. Paul & Son

    # 47385

    PAUL, William (1822 - 1905)

    Catalogue of roses cultivated for sale by Wm. Paul & Son

    ‘For Autumn 1886 & Spring 1887’. Waltham Cross [U.K.] : William Paul & Son, 1886. Quarto, illustrated yellow wrappers, pp. iv (printed on pink paper), 48, black and white engraved illustrations of roses, a very good copy. William Paul (1822–1905) was a noted English horticulturalist and writer, perhaps best known for his book The Rose …

    $480.00 AUD Read more
  • Cartier : the exhibition

    # 47341

    YOUNG-SANCHEZ, Margaret

    Cartier : the exhibition

    Margaret Young-Sánchez ; with essays by Martin Chapman, Michael Hall, Stefano Papi, Pierre Rainero, Janet Zapata. Canberra, ACT : National Gallery of Australia, 2018. Quarto, boards in dustjacket (light handling marks), pp. 304, lavishly illustrated, a very good copy. Never before have so many incredible diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones been seen in Australia. …

    $275.00 AUD Read more
  • The Ugly-girl Papers; or, Hints for the toilet. (With associated ephemera)

    # 46416

    "S. D. P."

    The Ugly-girl Papers; or, Hints for the toilet. (With associated ephemera)

    At head of title: Reprinted from “Harper’s Bazar.” New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1878. Second edition. Small octavo (165 x 112 mm), publisher’s blind-blocked green cloth with gilt lettering to upper board and spine (boards lightly marked, spine ends softened); first blank with the ownership inscriptions of the book’s first two …

    $675.00 AUD Read more
  • Gold and silver : an album of Hill End and Gulgong photographs from the Holterman Collection

    # 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.

    $60.00 AUD Read more
  • The Gay Cookbook

    # 32662

    HOGAN, Lou Rand

    The Gay Cookbook

    By Chef Lou Rand Hogan. Campy cartoons by David Costain. New York : Bell Publishing Company in association with Sherbourne Press, 1965. First edition, second impression. Octavo, lettered paper boards (slightly bumped at head and foot of spine) in illustrated dustjacket (price-clipped, a few light stains, short chips with loss), previous owner’s name stamp to endpaper and …

    $250.00 AUD Read more
  • 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 …

    $125.00 AUD Read more
  • 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.

    $120.00 AUD Read more
  • 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 …

    $300.00 AUD Read more
  • 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 …

    $440.00 AUD Read more
  • 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 …

    $400.00 AUD Read more
  • 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 …

    $110.00 AUD Read more
  • 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, …

    $35.00 AUD Read more
  • 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.’

    $50.00 AUD Read more
  • 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.

    $60.00 AUD Read more
  • 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.

    $50.00 AUD Read more
  • 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 …

    $40.00 AUD Read more