Search Results: Titles starting with W from Rare Illustrated Books

Adelaide: G. Hassell & Son, 1918. Marion Hart. 'In the "Dark Backward" were made the Blackfellows' Fairy Tales...' A tale about a spirited young man called Wur-Run-Nah who leaves his Tauri and goes Walk-About, attempting to climb the Sacred Mountain. Bound in original pictorial wrappers, 33pp, a near fine copy. Illustrated by Marion Hart. Compiled by Catherine Stow from published and unpublished legends she collected in a previous life when she was known by the name of K. Langloh Parker.

Lilydale, Victoria: Mannagum Press, 1987. First Edition. This scholarly book includes an essay on the artist's work, short biography, all Manifold Estate mural panels reproduced in full colour, newspaper notices of Wither's work, index to paintings and more. From the Australian Art Manuscript Series. Quarto, generously illustrated in black & white and colour; original green papered boards, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, near fine copy in dust-jacket.

Lilydale, Victoria: Mannagum Press, 1987. Signed Limited Edition. Collector's issue of the first edition from the Australian Art Manuscript Series. Compiled and introduced by Andrew Mackenzie, foreword by Kathleen Mangan. This scholarly work includes an essay on the artists work, short biography, all Manifold Estate mural panels reproduced in full colour, newspaper notices of Wither's work, index to paintings and more. Limited edition of 750 copies signed by Mangan and Mackenzie. Gilt lettered quarto hardcover, generously illustrated in black & white and colour, a fine copy.

Melbourne and Sydney: WHITCOMBE & TOMBES, 1938. First Edition. Near fine. Author's presentation copy: 'To Mr. and Mrs H. Pearce with compliments from J.A Fletcher. 21/6/39'. With the book plate of Harold Pearce. Whitcombe's Story Books No. 448. Includes an index to the vocabulary of Aboriginal words in the story. Oblong octavo, coloured pictorial staple-bound paper boards, 7 black & white line drawings in text, 70pp. + 3pp. advertisements, a near fine copy.

Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, 1891. First Edition. With Photo-etched illustrations by Mrs E.M. Boyd, Mr R. Andre, and the Author. Small quarto, 64 pages, 240 mm x 180 mm, previous owner's bookplate, previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper, slight water damage to upper edge, a very good copy of this scarce and lovely book.

Washington DC: Olney's Wallcoverings, 1950. Retro wallpaper sample book designed to attract attention from the commercial client, filled with highly engaging, decorative hand-screened prints suited to shops, restaurants, bars, hotels and other popular establishments. Pattern books for the interior design of commercial spaces offer a great depth of cultural history and are rare on the market. Leading American designers presented in the portfolio include Constance Depler Coleman. Elephant folio, bound in red boards with gold lettering, 57 cm x 35 cm, 95 hand screened prints, boards mildly scuffed, occassional price annotations throughout, vibrant original condition within.

London: Ernest Nister, 1900. DIXON, Arthur. An attractive edition of this children's classic with vibrant plates and cheerful vignettes by Arthur Dixon. Octavo, publisher's decorated green cloth, 6 full-page colour plates, black & white vignettes; joints rubbed, light stains to back board, front inner hinge split (not detached) but still a good copy.

London: Seeley, Service & Co, 1918. Presentation copy from the author to renowned Australian woodblock artist, Thea Proctor: "May you enjoy reading this book about my wanderings in England, even as I loved to write about them." Bound in original decorated cloth, author's 145mm x 200mm, 278 pp, profusely illustrated; occasional foxing otherwise a very good copy.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1922. 'Today these booklets are generally regarded as children's items, but in their day they were issued in individual envelopes and were intended to be used as enlarged greeting cards... their contribution to the Australian pictorial propaganda of the First World War was pervasive and amusing and remains perhaps the only such work to survive with a timeless appeal.' (Holden, p 92). Reprint edition. String tied octavo in original wrappers with colour pictorial onlay, 28 pages, colour frontispiece and plates, a very good copy.

New Haven: S. Babcock, 1839. A rare and early whaling chapbook describing the techniques and tools of the hunt. Concludes with tales of shipwreck amid fields and mountains of ice. Duodecimo, original printed wrappers, frontispiece and illustrated title-page, vignettes throughout, 24 pages; rudimentary colouring of title vignette and frontispiece, a fair copy.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1965. Second Impression of the standard work on the artist by the famous Australian surrealist and influential art critic. Quarto, 32 tipped colour plates and additional monochrome images; original navy cloth, endpapers are thumbed, a very good copy with the dust-jacket.

Adelaide: F. W. Preece and Sons, 1930. First Edition. Nora Heysen. First Edition. Illustrated by Nora Heysen. A collection of twenty-six Aboriginal legends, taken mainly from New South Wales and Queensland. Small quarto, generously illustrated by Nora Heysen throughout with full-page plates and bushland vignettes; original quarter cloth over decorated papered boards, paper spine label, 98 pages; an exceptionally bright and fine copy with the dust-jacket.

Melbourne: Alexander McCubbin, 1920. First Edition. 'Painting with great facility, often with the square brushstrokes made popular by Streeton, and greatly assisted by his success in winning Archibald prizes, he made his name as a portrait painter. His landscapes have a poetic feeling and reflect the charm and sensitiveness that won him the affection of his students at the National Gallery of Victoria School' (McCulloch). Limited edition of 600 copies. Quarto, publisher's decorated stiff card covers, tipped colour and black & white plates, one corner of the front cover is chipped, internally fine and pleasing.

Melbourne: Alexander McCubbin, 1920. First Edition. 'Painting with great facility, often with the square brushstrokes made popular by Streeton, and greatly assisted by his success in winning Archibald prizes, he made his name as a portrait painter. His landscapes have a poetic feeling and reflect the charm and sensitiveness that won him the affection of his students at the National Gallery of Victoria School' (McCulloch). Limited edition of 600 copies. Quarto, publisher's decorated stiff card covers, tipped colour and black & white plates, spine shows some regular wear, internally fine and pleasing. With the bookplate of Australian historian and bibliophile George Mackaness.