Search Results: Titles starting with R from Rare Illustrated Books

Sydney: Printed by John Sands, 1925. First Edition. A scarce ephemeral piece, both written and illustrated by Dorothy Wall of 'Blinky Bill' reknown, teaching the value of "Thrift". One of three variant printings of this delightful gift book for children - teaching them to save against a Rainy Day - and the first of two such collaborations between Wall and the Commonwealth Bank. Marcie Muir records two variants in different covers (see Australian Children's Books 7843). Octavo; illustrated titling-wrappers, missing small portion from upper right hand corner of front wrapper, an excellent copy otherwise.

London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Story of a little sheperdess called Perdita who loses a flock of sheep owned by the king. Beautifully illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. Octavo, bound in the original blue cloth boards, 180 mm x 120 mm, 64 pages, 4 coloured plates, missing dust wrapper, a very good copy.

London: William Clowes & Sons, 1886. First Edition. Thomas Riley. With sections on the individual states of Australia, promoting Victorian gold and wine, the minerals of Queensland and New South Wales, pearls from Western Australia, and the goats and merino sheep of South Australia. Also includes a study of the architecture of India, and with mentions of 16th century Maltese armour from the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, silk weavers from Cyprus, Chinese embroidery from Hong Kong, tea from Ceylon... The diamond exhibition in the African court was said to be the most popular. "It is hoped that this volume of Reminiscences may prove acceptable to four classes of persons: firstly, to those living in Great Britain and Ireland who take an interest in the progress made by their brethren beyond the seas; secondly, to those who, coming from India and the Colonies to participate in the imperial gathering and to judge for themselves of the results of colonial labour and enterprise, may wish to take home… Read More

Stockholm: Adolf Johnson Furlag, 1886. An adaption of Daniel Defoe's tale of the desert island shipwreck survivor, 'Robinson Crusoe', translated by C.F. Bagge after Joachim Heinrich Campe's highly successful imitation. [Ungdomens Bibliotek IV]. Octavo, bound in illustrated boards with blue cloth spine titled in gilt, 180 pages, 2 chromolithographic plates, a very good copy.

London: World's End Press, 1974. After producing a portfolio of plates titled 'Aphrodite', Brunskill purchased a nineteenth century Lion platen press built for Frederick Ulmer. 'The Romaunt of the Rose' was the second book printed on the press, with type composition by Edward Ash. The poem was started in French by Guillaume de Loris in 1237 and translated by Chaucer shortly thereafter. Edition limited to 75 copies, with an original double page etching signed by the artist, 290mm x 410mm, 54 pages printed on De Wint handmade paper, edges uncut, blind blocked frontis, vibrant pictorial boards; a fine copy.

London: George C. Harrap, 1930. Willy Pogany. The great epic Persian erotic love poem illustrated by the masterful Hungarian artist, Willy Pogany. Signed by Pogany, limited edition of 750 copies, the English issue, original etching, a lovely copy.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1964. First Edition. Geoffrey Dutton, the author, was close personal friend of Russell Drysdale and offers an intimate view into this wild artist's world. Quarto, gilt decorated red cloth, numerous tipped-in colour plates, mild foxing, a near fine copy in a lightly rubbed dust-jacket.

Sydney: Ure Smith for the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1960. First Edition. Max Dupain. Significant exhibition catalogue of Drysdale's work with photographic portrait plate and endpapers by Max Dupain. Small square quarto, twelve plates in colour and twenty-four in black & white; interview, descriptive text and chronology, endpaper photo-sequence by Dupain; original black cloth, very good copy in original dust-jacket.