Search Results: Titles starting with E from Rare Illustrated Books

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1963. Standard art reference for the first thirty years of European settlement: detailed chapters on Thomas Watling, William Westall, John William Lewin, George William Evans and further discussion on other artists 1800-1821. First edition. Quarto, colour frontispiece and black & white plates; original brown cloth, a few marks affect the half-title page, otherwise a very fine copy in similar dust-jacket.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1963. Standard art reference for the first thirty years of European settlement: detailed chapters on Thomas Watling, William Westall, John William Lewin, George William Evans and further discussion on other artists 1800-1821. First edition. Quarto, beige cloth, plates in black & white and colour; fine copy in a near-fine dust-jacket.

London: F.S. Ellis, 1871. Night passed, day dawned, and we grew full of mirth As with the ever-rising wind Still farther lay our threatened death behind, Or so we thought : some eighty men we were, Of whom but fifty knew the shipman's gear, The rest were uplanders ; midst such of these As knew not of our quest, with promises Went Nicholas dealing florins round about, With still a fresh tale for each new man's doubt, Till all were fairly won or seemed to be To that strange desperate voyage o'er the sea." [The Earthly Paradise, prologue.] Fifth edition of parts one and two, and second edition of parts three and four. A fine set of Morris's third book, later published by the Kelmscott Press. Based on classical and medieval sources, The Earthly Paradise is best known for its introductory poems on each month of the year, perhaps for the way in which they reflect the beautiful textile designs of their creator, William Morris : ‘O fair midspring, besung so oft and oft, / How can I praise thy loveliness… Read More

New York: Aperture Inc, 1965. The Flame of Recognition. His Photographs accompanied by excerpts from Daybooks & Letters. Edited by Nancy Newhall. Quarto, original red cloth, black & white plates throughout, dustjacket worn but otherwise a very good, fresh copy.

Melbourne: Electrical Development Divison, 1940. First Edition. Alfred Hitchcock meets Australian modernism in this compelling trade catalogue of domestic appliances. The images bear a remarkable resemblance to the commercial work of Max Dupain, and may indeed be his. The artistic quality of images is undeniable. An exceptionally rare and rather astonishing publication. Small quarto, bound in illustrated wrappers, 34 pages, illustrated with 16 full page black & white photographs, near fine.

England: Pearson-Page Company, 1929. A meticulously illustrated catalogue of electrical fittings divided into three parts. Section "A": electroliers, ceiling fixtures, wall brackets, and sconces; Section "B": lanterns and brackets; and Section "C": table lamps, floor lamps, candelabra, bridge lamps and shades. Quarto, bound in embossed decorated wrappers, 51 pages, two inch tear at top of spine, a very good copy.

Sydney: Shepherd Press, 1947. Twenty-four Reproductions in Colour from Original Oil Paintings. Foreword by Norman Lindsay. A beautiful selection of the works of Gruner, described by Lindsay as "the greatest painter of pure light the world has ever seen." Limited edition of 2000 copies. Quarto, tipped colour plates; original gilt embossed cloth, one corner of the tipped frontispiece is creased, else a fine copy.

Perth, Western Australia: Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, 1949. Limited Edition. Edition limited to one hundred and fifty copies only. Rare ephemeral publication illustrated by Eric Thake. Jocularly claims to include: notes on the Genera Synecdoche, Oxymoron and Anacoluthon; an Account of the Reaction of Caged Parrots to the Affectations of the Human Voice; Land Birds of the Sargasso Sea; notes on the Origin of the Habit of ‘Wasping' in the Hoatzin and Yaffle; variation in Clutch Size in the Genus Apteryx; et cetera. Oblong octavo, illustrated wrappers, 2 volumes, no. 1 (Jan. 1949) - no. 2 (Mar. 1952) 24 pages + 28 pages, near fine.

Melbourne: Hutchinson, 1984. First Edition. The standard quick reference set for the study of Australian art. Two volumes, thick octavo, colour plates; original papered boards; spines sunned, otherwise a very good set in nice clean dust-jackets.

Hobart: Tasmanian Historical Research Association, 1961. Definitive resource on nineteenth-century Tasmanian printmaking, filled with historical and biographical detail of relevance to dating and attribution of engravings. An excellent companion piece to Craig's "Old Tasmanian Prints" (ID #292). Limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author. Small quarto, illustrated in black & white; original illustrated cloth; a very good copy.

London: L. Upcott, 1891. First Edition. Aside from the historical interest in the relative value of prints this work is an invaluable biographical resource with information on a wide range of English and Continental engravers. Octavo, original gilt cloth, a little rubbed but still bright and attractive.

London: Edward Moxon, 1868. A superbly illustrated work by Gustave Dorè. Folio, light foxing throughout, else very good in original cloth.

London: Gay & Hancock, 1910. First Edition. Ruby Lind. First Edition. A rare piece from Ruby Lind's slim canon. Norman Lindsay's sister and often overshadowed by his memory, Ruby Lind was an important artist in her own right but died tragically young. This is a good example of her accomplished commercial work. Octavo, original purple cloth with gilt lettering, colour frontispiece, black & white plates, cloth rubbed, a very good copy.

Sydney: Gayfield Shaw's Gallery, 1920. First Edition. Ure Smith, Sydney. Exhibtiion catalogue printed by Radcliffe Press for Gayfield Shaw's Gallery, Penzance Chambers, 29 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. Includes an appreciation by Bertram Stevens. Small staple bound octavo booklet, printed wrappers with pictorial onlay, five tipped black and white plates + price list, totalling eight pages; wrappers a bit rubbed, otherwise a fine copy.

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1930. Original cloth with gilt in orginal slipcase. Very good. The standard work on the subject, a comprehensive guide with abundant historical cross-references. Quarto, original cloth with gilt, 238 black & white reproductions, slight browning to endpapers, a very good copy in the original slipcase.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1917. First Edition. A finely produced book of etchings, mainly of Melbourne scenes, by Shirlow who, according to Moore, "revived the art of etching in Australia". With a presentation inscription from the publisher George Robertson to his daughter. Octavo, original decorated wrappers with pictorial onlay, 24 plates, list of works; a little preliminary foxing, otherwise near-fine.

London: The Studio, 1921. First Edition. Original gilt decorated papered boards with parchment backstrip. Very good. Notable for his skill in rendering architectural detail and moody Parisian scenes, "The Etchings of Charles Meryon" offers a diverse selection of the artist's work. Selected from the holdings of the British Museum by keeper of prints and drawings, Campbell Dodgson M.A., C.B.E.: '...But nothing I have said yet explains what there is in Meryon that makes him regard him as a great artist... It was the combination, in Meryon, of this high degree of mechanical skill with with a fine instinct for design and a poet's vision which was still more specially his prerogative that places him in a different category from a Lalanne, a Martial-Potémont or an Edwon Edwards. The old streets were not, for him, merely storehouses of picturesque motives, structures composed of walls and porticos, gables and spires, on which the sun arranged at day different patterns of light and shade; they were that,… Read More

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1917. First Edition. A finely produced book of etchings, mainly of Melbourne scenes, by Shirlow who, according to Moore, "revived the art of etching in Australia" Octavo, original decorated wrappers with pictorial onlay, 24 plates, list of works; scattered foxing to endpapers, fore edge and title page, a near-fine copy.

Copenhagen: Ernst Bojesen Det Nordiske Forlag, 1900. TEGNER, Hans. Verdensudgave illustreret af Hans Tegner med en karakteristik af H.C. Andersen som eventyrforfatter af Georg Brandes." "The Adventures of Hans Christian Andersen" illustrated by Hans Tegner, Professor at the Danish Academy of Fine Arts and artistic director from 1907 to 1932 of the internationally acclaimed porcelain factory, Bing & Grondahl. Tegner was reknowned for his work depicting these fairy tales. Two volumes. Quarto, original richly tooled half straight-grained morocco, spines gilt with labels, marbled boards and edges, ornamental endpapers, the bindings are a bit scuffed, internally quite fine, a lovely set.

Canberra: Published and edited by the Australian War Memorial, 1944. First Edition. Featuring combat images and portraiture by a range of Australian War Artists including William Dobell and Ivor Hele. Staple bound small quarto, black and white plates; original printed wrappers, a very good copy.