Search Results: Art -- Australian from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Currey O'Neill, Melbourne, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 830 g.; VII, 8-72 pages, list of plates, details of the paintings, artists in public collections and index. Colour illustrated endpapers, being a reproduction of Arthur Streeton's painting "Golden Summer, 1899". The text is illustrated with 48 reproductions of Australian paintings, the first being painted in 1849 and the last painted in 1961. Gray speckled coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper being a reproduction of the painting by Tom Roberts of Shearing the Rams. Apart from slight loss of colour on the spine section of the jacket, there is no damage to report. Some of the best known and most famous of Australian paintings from convict times to the 1960s. Size: Square Quarto. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art… Read More

the Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 500 g; (2), 66 pages in original light brown cloth covered boards, slightly flecked towards the top and bottom, with illustrated dustwrapper which has faded on the spine section. The dustwrapper has 2 short tears on the top edge of the front panel and slight rubbing of the same. Previous owner's name on the pale blue front free end page. No other damage to describe. "Today the gallery's collection of aboriginal art includes some 400 items, which are all recorded here. I have deliberately chosen to draw the objects and render them simply black-and-white images rather than to photograph them, in order to emphasise the great wealth of invention and imagination of the aboriginal artists." -- Page 2 Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

the Bread and Cheese Club, Melbourne, 1943. First Edition. Grey Card. Fine/Good. Illustrator: Various. With a foreword by A. P. Elkin. Professor of Anthropology, Sydney University. 94pp. Colour frontispiece by Albert Namatjira and thirty-three black and white photographs. The book itself is crisp. The dustwrapper is oversized for the book, with a resultant curling, and creasing and minor chipping of the edges. Dustwrapper illustrated with a painting by Crampton. The illustrations in the book concern totems, cave and bark paintings and rock carvings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Art -- Australian; Aboriginal -- Australia; Australia; Inventory No: 0203371. .

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author on first Page. 1.1 kg; 202 pages, includes references, chronology of the artist, 82 plates, reproduced in colour, of Arthur Streeton's works, with several black-and-white photographs of Arthur Streeton and his family. Illustrated title page and front panel of book. The protective laminate on the front panel has wrinkled slightly. Inscribed and signed by the author in February 1996. The only damage is a slight darkening of the front edge of the text block from handling. Size: Large Format Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Catalogue; Signed by Author on first Page. ISBN: 0724101837. ISBN/EAN: 9780724101832. Inventory No: 0225641. . 9780724101832

Musee de l'Homme par Societe des Amis du Musee de l'Homme, Paris, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.0 kg; not paginated, (the text block is 1.7 cm thick), illustrated photographically, by José Oster, with the exception of plate number 50 which was by Adolf Studly. There are 158 black-and-white images in the catalogue, with the introductory section of the book being a list of the artists, and their comments on their relationship with the arts of black Africa, Oceania, pre-Columbian America and "archaique" Japan (I cannot quite get the flavour of the word to translate although it probably means pre-contact with the West Japan). The book is a softcover binding, with self attached photographic illustrated wrappers and fold over flap's. There is a slight rubbing of both top and bottom edges, but otherwise the book is in very good condition. Please note the text of the book is in French. Size: 4to… Read More

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. 600 g; 126 pages , text illustrated with black-and-white, and also colour photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0225287. .

Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 800 g; 164 pages, last page blank; index, illustrated with black-and-white, and colour reproductions of art work, a couple of pages have been dogeared, and a couple of items have been circled with black Biro in the rear section of the book. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Antiques; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0217947. .

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. text illustrated with black-and-white photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. A clean and tidy copy. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 204 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0237332. .

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 1985. First Edition. Stapled Card. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 270 g; 56 pages, illustrated end pages, illustrated binding, illustrated throughout with colour reproductions, and black-and-white reproductions of prints held by the Australian National Gallery and this souvenir book celebrates the evolution of printmaking in Australia. The book is arranged in approximate chronological order, beginning with works produced before European settlement, and ending with prints executed in 1984. Bookseller's sticker at the lower right-hand corner of the inside of the front cover. Size: Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art -- Australian; Catalogue; ISBN: 0642081190. ISBN/EAN: 9780642081193. Inventory No: 0216711. . 9780642081193

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. 650 g; 144 pages, last page blank, indexed, includes results of auction 27th and 28th of November 1996. Text illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and colour photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0217929. .

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1981. Reprint. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 500 g; 80 pp. Printed on art paper. Illustrations from Nolan, Percival, Drysdale, Conder, Roberts, etc. accompany poems by Australian poets. The colour illustrated dust jacket matches the hardcover binding beneath in terms of illustration Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Art -- Australian; ISBN: 0701815949. ISBN/EAN: 9780701815943. Inventory No: 0281431. . 9780701815943

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. 600 g; 126 pages , text illustrated with black-and-white, and also colour photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. The book shows no damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0229477. .

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. 600 g; 140 pages , text illustrated with black-and-white, and also colour photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0225289. .

Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1.2 kg; 232 pages, last page blank, index, illustrated with black-and-white, and colour reproductions of art work, a couple of pages have been dogeared, and a couple of items have been circled with black Biro in the rear section of the book. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Antiques; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0217946. .

Rigby, Adelaide, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: S. T. Gill. 700 g; (2), 108, (2) pages with bibliography. The 1st 43 pages are illustrated with reproductions of documents and also black-and-white photographs. The accompanying text gives a history of the opening of South Australia through mining. Page 44 has a colour map "Part of South Australia, Showing the Mining Districts", and then follows the reproduction of 31 colour paintings by ST Gill, many of which are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Colour illustrated dustjacket has faded on the left-hand side and top edge of the front panel and on the spine section. There is no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: S. T. Gill. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Art -- Australian; Mining; Australia; ISBN: 0851798861.… Read More

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. 900 g; 196 pages, text illustrated with black-and-white, and also colour photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0225283. .

Leonard Joel, Melbourne, 1997. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 580 g; 140 pages, indexed. Illustrated with colour reproductions of paintings. Previous owner has inked in the prices achieved on a number of paintings in the first 50 pages. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Antiques; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0217944. .

Leonard Joel, Armadale, Victoria, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. 600 g.; 152 pages, text illustrated with black-and-white, and also colour photographs of some of the lots being offered. Colour illustrated paperback binding. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rick Merrie -- Photography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Art & Design; Art -- Australian; Inventory No: 0225288. .

Rigby, Adelaide, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Robert Ingpen. 120pp., foreword by author. Endpapers illustrated by author, both different, taken from the mural painted for Arthur Rylah Institute for environmental research, Melbourne. Throughout the text there are 43 coloured illustrations and one black and white illustration. Grey coloured boards with black writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing the Polly Woodside, has been done by the author. In this book Robert Ingpen "presents a challenging portrait of the theory and practice of conservation in Australia.". second-hand copy, no damage to the dust jacket apart from slight scuffing of the rear panel and previous owner birthday wish at the top of the illustrated front end page. No other damage to the scribe. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Robert Ingpen. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos.… Read More

Rigby, Adelaide, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Good. Illustrator: S. T. Gill. 700 g; (2), 108, (2) pages with bibliography. The 1st 43 pages are illustrated with reproductions of documents and also black-and-white photographs. The accompanying text gives a history of the opening of South Australia through mining. Page 44 has a colour map "Part of South Australia, Showing the Mining Districts", and then follows the reproduction of 31 colour paintings by ST Gill, many of which are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia. X-library, with stamps and cancellation marks to the rear end pages, and title page and the next 2 pages. The dustjacket is robbed across top and bottom edges, and library stamp on the top and bottom of the text block. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: S. T. Gill. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local… Read More