A Buddhist Paradise. The Murals of Alchi, Western Himalayas
Hong Kong, Ravi Kumar for Visual Dharma Publications Ltd., 1982. Number 552 of 3000 copies. More
Hong Kong, Ravi Kumar for Visual Dharma Publications Ltd., 1982. Number 552 of 3000 copies. More
Richard Parkinson (1844-1909) is usually considered to have been of German origin, although he was born in the Duchy of Schleswig when it was part of Denmark. Following Germany's establishment of its Pacific Island colonies in the late nineteenth century, Parkinson was officially recognized by the colonial authorities as being..... More
The photographs are mounted together, behind glass and recently reinserted in the original frame; apart from some silvering-out around the margins, the entire package (external dimensions 295 x 650 mm) is in excellent condition. The recipient, Mimi Mattin, was a 'Life Member of the Adelaide Repertory Theatre Society, Actor, Costume..... More
[Footscray], James Flood Charity Trust, 1970/ 1970. Dated 13 November 1972, and signed by the editor, the Director and General Manager of James Flood Pty Ltd. Number 2759 of 5000 copies. More
Manchester, Mack & Co. [Photographers], 1913. At the time, Archibald Henry Peake (1859-1920) was the Premier of South Australia, a position he held on three occasions (1909-1910, 1912-1915 and 1917-1920). He died in office on 6 April 1920. In 1912, 'the Liberals won an eight-seat majority ... Peake again became..... More
Zurich, Graphis Press Corp, [1994]. With over 400 illustrations (most in colour). Text in English, German and French. More
Boston, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ A Bullfinch Press Book/ Little, Brown and Company, 2002. Exhibition catalogue. More
London, MacMillan, 1999. 'The first major illustrated work on annuals for over 150 years. Over 1000 superb colour photographs make this the most comprehensive work on the subject ever published' (cover subtitle). More
An article in the 'South Australian Chronicle' for 8 June 1889 describes the circumstances of the presentation of the address, and describe the original in detail. 'The address is the work of Mr. Joyner, and is one of his most artistic productions ... The words and the signatures, which number..... More
London, HMSO, 1879. British Parliamentary Paper C2452 of Volume 29 of Session 1878-79. The bulk of the supplement is the 'Report by Dr. Ballard on the Effluvium Nuisances arising in connexion with various manufacturing and other branches of industry. Part III' (280 pages). This report deals primarily with industries in..... More
[Paris, Albert Champeau and Jean-Pierre Renard], 1979 [1976 to 1979]. The text is in French; the four-page introduction to this cumulative edition is by Jean-Claude Lemagny. Featured photographers include Judith Turner, Raoul Hausmann, Bernard Guillot, Bernard Plossu, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jimmy Douglas, André Ostier, Méret Oppenheim, Daniel Boudinet, David Harali, and..... More
Manchester, Cornerhouse, 1994 [first edition in English]. First published in Italian in 1993 to accompany an exhibition in Rome of the work of this 'exceptional amateur photographer'. More
Melbourne, Gordon and Gotch, 1987 (facsimile edition)/ 1897. More
Adelaide, Public Library of South Australia, [circa 1909?]. 'Henry Jones (1826-1911), professional photographer ... his best-known works [are] photographs of 500 pioneer couples who attended Solomon's 'Banquet to the Pioneers'. These were made up into two mosaics, one of the men and one of the women' (Kerr: The Dictionary of..... More
Adelaide, W.K. Thomas, 1879. See Ferguson 15986 (not noting this cloth-bound edition nor the frontispiece - we have previously handled a copy with a lithographic frontispiece - and not mentioning this photographically illustrated edition; see Holden 61). More
New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975. Featuring illustrations from photographs by Walker Evans, Ben Shahn, Dorothea Lange, Marion Post-Wolcott, Carl Mydans, Russell Lee, Jack Delano, Arthur Rothstein, and John Vachon. Introduction by Hiag Akmakjian. More
Adelaide, Adelaide Camera Club, 1948. The exhibition of work by the Adelaide photographer Eric Robertson (1889-1955) ran from 17-27 February 1948. Offered together with an album (approximately 190 × 235 mm) containing related photographs: a large portrait of Robinson, 14 interesting snapshots of scenes at the exhibition, six examples of..... More
[Hindmarsh, Unknown Photographer, circa September 1898]. 'The banjo was introduced to America by enslaved Africans in the mid-1600s.... the earliest banjos, also known as banjars, were not the instruments we recognize today. Early banjos varied greatly. They could have any number of strings. The body could be made from a...... More
Richmond, Victoria, T.W. McAlpine, [1880s]. Some details catch the eye immediately - the cloth cap, the high lace-up boots, the striped knee-length socks - but they don't demand answers. However, one that does is the caption 'Why did my master sell me?' written in the negative on the fur rug..... More
New York, Arno Press, 1973 [facsimile edition]/ 1910. One of The Literature of Photography series. More
London, The Harvill Press, 1990. These photographs, 'chosen by Keith Beken from the work of four generations of his family, pioneers and for over a century the outstanding practitioners of yacht photography, span the history of the America's Cup, from the first challenge in 1870 to the 27th in 1988'..... More
Geeveston, [The Author], 1988. Number 85 of only 200 copies signed by the author. More
Bern, Benteli Verlag, 1979. The text is in German. More
Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1979. More