Paris, Léonce Laget, 1972. The first volume contains the history of this important French society of engravers, and the catalogue raisonné of the 300 prints it published; the second volume contains an extensive biographical dictionary of members. Number 11 of only 500 sets for sale. [2 items]. More
London, Faber and Faber, 1938. The half-title is signed by both authors. 'This sumptuous book is no less than a collection of nearly every available lithograph of the Romantic Ballet. Here are all the great ballerinas, Taglioni, Fanny Elssler, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, Lucile Grahn, Carolina Rosati, as alive and..... More
Friend's erotic masterpiece was published in Melbourne in 1979 by Richard Griffin's Gryphon Press - a full-colour facsimile of the richly illustrated holograph manuscript (elephant folio, [iv], 126 pages). The edition was limited to only 150 copies numbered and signed by Donald Friend; it was oversubscribed on publication. This large-format..... More
Berlin, Druck und Verlag von Georg Reimer, 1862. Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) was an early proponent of Charles Darwin's theories on evolution, and Darwin in turn admired this important work on radiolaria (protozoa with elaborate mineral skeletons). In a letter to Haeckel dated 3 March 1864, Darwin writes: 'My dear Sir..... More
Paris, Édité sous la direction de Lucien Vogel chez Jules Meynial, 1934. Number 117 of 500 copies of the trade edition (a further 200 'hors-de-commerce' copies were also printed, as well as a deluxe edition of 20 copies). This suite of plates is the lavish pictorial record by the official..... More
Melbourne [and] Sydney, Lansdowne Editions (Volumes 1 and 2) and Mallon (Volume 3), 1980, 1987 and 2005. Meredith Smith is the author of the first volume; Smith and Aslin are the authors of the second, and Calaby and Flannery of the third. All volumes carry the number 267 of a...... More
South Melbourne, The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd, 1980. The acclaimed Melbourne folk artist, born in Paris in 1918 to Russian Jewish parents, died on 27 August 2018. This copy has neat ownership details (Margaret Cameron, Hampton, Victoria) on the front free endpaper. The half-title contains a lengthy inscription..... More
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South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1982. Number 59 of only 100 copies of the deluxe edition, signed by the artist, with the original signed and numbered colour lithograph (250 × 245 mm) loosely inserted. More
A colour linocut on paper (image size 151 × 230 mm; paper size 165 × 243 mm), with the edition number (85/100), title and artist's signature in ink in the lower margin. The paper is moderately foxed, but this is really only noticeable in the narrow margins because of the..... More
