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Portraits of the Famous and Infamous. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, 1492-1970
London, The Authors, 1974. More
The Limbourgs and their Contemporaries
London, Thames and Hudson, 1974. These volumes form part of the author's monumental series, 'French Painting in the time of Jean de Berry'. 'During the years 1400-25 the great patron and book collector Jean, Duc de Berry, was one of the principal figures in the development of French art. It..... More
Marine Painting in England, 1700-1900
London, Studio Vista, 1974. More
Modern Images from Niugini
Milton, Jacaranda Press, 1974. Kovave Special Issue on contemporary Papua New Guinean artists. Includes 6 pages of plates, some in colour. More
Travels in the Western Himalayas in Search of Paintings
Delhi, Thomson Press (India), 1974. More
Murals from the Han to the Tang Dynasty
Peking, Foreign Languages Press, 1974. Text in Cantonese, but loosely inserted is a stapled booklet with the text in English (a tiny closed tear to the front cover, otherwise fine). More
Arthur Briscoe, Marine Artist. His Life and Work
Brighton, Teredo Books, 1974. More
White on Black. The Australian Aborigine portrayed in Art
South Melbourne, Macmillan/ Art Gallery Board of South Australia), 1974. 'How the white Europeans saw the black Australians, roughly from 1770 to 1970'. More
Australia Fair. Poems and Paintings of Australia
Sydney, Ure Smith, 1974. With the (ownership?) surname signature of John Perceval ('Perceval '74'), one of the artists in the book. His painting, 'The Cornfield', accompanies 'Sheaf-tosser' by Eric Rolls (pages 70-71). More
A People's Art. Primitive, Naive, Provincial and Folk Painting in Canada
Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1974. More
The Darkening Ecliptic. Poems by Ern Malley. Paintings by Sidney Nolan ...
London, R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974 (first thus). Number 3 of only 50 copies with an original crayon drawing signed by Sidney Nolan (showing an upside-down Ern Malley) on the front flyleaf. The title page is signed by Robert Melville (who contributed the preface), Elwyn Lynn (responsible for the introduction) and..... More
Otto Mueller zum Hundertsten Geburtstag. Das Graphische Gesamtwerk. Holzschnitte, Radierung, Lithographien, Farblithographien
Berlin, Galerie Nierendorf, 1974. A catalogue raisonné ('Otto Mueller on his Hundredth Birthday. The Complete Graphic Work. Woodcuts, Etchings, Lithographs, Colour Lithographs'); the text is in German. More
Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs bis 1906. [Together with] Edvard Munch. Das graphischen Werks, 1906-1926
Oslo, J.W. Cappelens, 1974 (augmented facsimile edition)/ 1907 (the first volume) and 1974 (first edition). A catalogue raisonné of the graphic work of Edvard Munch (1863-1944), comprising over 500 items (with over 100 of them illustrated). [2 items]. More
Marino Marini. Acquaforti, 1914-1970 [Tomo I]
Livorno, Graphis Arte, and Milan, Toninelli Arte Moderna, 1974. A catalogue raisonné of 102 etchings; number 848 of 1500 copies. The lengthy introduction is by Enzo Carli; the notes and captions are by Guido Guastalla and Luigi Toninelli; the text is in Italian. A companion second volume as such seems..... More
Christmas at Bracebridge Hall
Brooklyn, The Angelica Press, 1974 [first thus]. One of 2000 copies. More
The Artist Craftsman in Australia
Ultimo, NSW, Murray, 1974 (reprint)/ 1972. 'A close look at the work of 40 top Australian craftsmen'. More
The Fantastic Kingdom. [A Collection of Illustrations from the Golden Days of Storytelling (cover subtitle)]
London, Pan Books, 1974. With illustrations by Neilsen, Parrish, Rackham, Dulac and others. More
How to Make Aboriginal Arts and Crafts
Sydney, Paul Hamlyn, 1974. More
In the Crucible of the Sun
Kingsville, King Ranch, Inc., 1974. A lavish pictorial history of King Ranch's vast Australian pastoral holdings, with text and illustrations by Tom Lea. The Texan cattle conglomerate's Australian ventures were instigated by Robert J. Kleberg Jr in around 1952, and were key to introducing the Santa Gertrudis breed to Australia..... More
The Art Forms of Polynesia
Auckland, Council of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 1974 (second impression) / 1965. Bulletin Number 4 of the Auckland Institute and Museum. More
Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture. The Avery Brundage Collection, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Tokyo, Kodansha International Ltd., 1974. More
Chinese Export Porcelain. Chine de Commande
London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1974 (first English language edition). More
Five substantial catalogues published by Yves Rivière Arts et Métiers Graphiques, for exhibitions of works by Pierre Soulages, Serge Poliakoff, Zao Wou-ki, Vieira da Silva, and Bram van Velde
Paris, Yves Rivière Arts et Métiers Graphiques, 1974 to 1984. (A) [Pierre] Soulages. Eaux-Fortes, Lithographies, 1952-1975. May 1974; 145 pages with over 54 illustrations (many in colour, one folding) plus a tipped-in errata slip. (B) Serge Poliakoff. Les Estampes. October 1974. 119 pages with 127 illustrations (many in colour, one..... More
Jongkind. Sa Vie, Son Oeuvre, Son Epoque
Paris, Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1975. A catalogue raisonne of 820 works of the Dutch-born artist Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891). He moved to Paris in 1846, where his "small, informal landscapes continued the tradition of the Dutch landscapists while stimulating the development of Impressionism" through his acquaintance with Claude Monet..... More
English Drama, 1900-1930. The Beginnings of the Modern Period
London, Cambridge University Press, 1975/ 1973. More
European Illustration '75, '76. The Second Annual of European Editorial, Book, Advertising, Film Animation and Design Art
London, European Illustration, 1975. Text in French and English. More
Time Before Morning. Art and Myth of the Australian Aborigines
New York, Thomas Y. Cromwell, 1975. Presentation copy. Inscribed, dated (June 1976) and signed by the author. More
Emblem and Expression. Meaning in English Art of the Eighteenth Century
London, Thames and Hudson, 1975. More
Merric Boyd Drawings. Introduction and Catalogue by Christopher Tadgell. Preface by Bernard Smith
London, Secker & Warburg, 1975. More
Civilized Magic. An Interpretive Guide to Australian Paintings
London, Thames and Hudson, 1975. More
Oskar Kokoschka. Das druckgraphische Werk. [Together with] Das druckgraphische Werk II. Druckgraphik, 1975-1980
Salzburg, Galerie Welz, 1975 and 1981. A catalogue raisonné of Kokoschka's graphic works. More
The Crafts in Australia. Report of the Committee of Enquiry into the Crafts in Australia. Volume 1: Report. [Together with]: ... Volume 2: Appendixes
Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service, 1975. With the previous ownership stamps of the South Australian Museum. More
The Valois Tapestries
London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1975 (second edition)/ 1959. 'Dr Yates describes how the tapestries arose out of Catherine de' Medici's marvellous series of festivals at the court of the Valois in the sixteenth century which were intended to bring together hostile religious factions in an attempt at 'politique' conciliation..... More
Tabulae Anatomicae clarissimi viri Bartholomaei Eustachii ...
Stuttgart, Editions Medicina Rara, [c. 1975]/ 1714. Copy number 2016 of 2300 copies bound in quarter-leather (with a further 500 copies bound in full leather). Facsimile reprint of the original 1714 edition. Together with the 20-page publisher's introductory pamphlet (front cover lightly creased). Bartolomeo Eustachius (circa 1510/20-1574) completed the plates..... More
Max Ernst. Das Graphische Werk [Volume 1]
Houston, Menil Foundation and Cologne, M. DuMont Schauberg, 1975. One of 1500 copies; the text is in German, English and French. The first volume of 'Max Ernest Oeuvre-Katalog', under the general editorship of Werner Spies. More
Victorian Engravings
London, Academy Editions, 1975. More
Tapies. Das graphische Werk. l'Oeuvre gravé, 1947-1972. Werkverzeichnis. Catalogue raisonné. [Together with] Tapies. Das graphische Werk. l'Oeuvre gravé, 1973-1978
St Gallen, Erker-Verlag [Erker Press], [1975] and 1984. The text is in French and German. A third volume, covering work from the period 1979-1986, was published in 2002. [2 items]. More
Aboriginal Artefacts
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1975. 'The unique artefacts developed by the Australian Aborigines through countless centuries now give us glimpses of a vanishing way of life. The intricate designs and skilled craftsmanship display a culture which combined spiritual values with practical ability' (dustwrapper). More
Early Children's Books and their Illustrations
New York, The Pierpont Morgan Library/ Oxford University Press, 1975. More
The Gothic Revival, 1745-1845
Glasgow, Blackie, 1975. More
Aboriginal Artefacts
Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1975. With the ink ownership signature of archaeologist Sandra Bowdler. 'The unique artefacts developed by the Australian Aborigines through countless centuries now give us glimpses of a vanishing way of life. The intricate designs and skilled craftsmanship display a culture which combined spiritual values with practical ability'..... More
Les Enfants Terribles
London, The Folio Society, 1976 (first thus). More
The Focus of Life. The Mutterings of Aoas. Written and illustrated by ... Introduction by Francis Marsden. Edited by Frederick Carter
London, Askin Publishers, 1976/ 1921. Number 407 of 500 copies. More
Picture the Songs. Lithographs from the Sheet Music of Nineteenth Century America
Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, 1976. More
Pre-Columbian Art of South America
New York, Abrams, 1976. More
I Wear the Morning Star. An Exhibition of American Indian Ghost Dance Objects
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, co-sponsored by The Minneapolis Regional Native American Center, 1976. The catalogue was produced in conjunction with an important exhibition of the xsame name. More
Byzantine Mosaic Decoration. Aspects of Monumental Art in Byzantium
London, Routledge Kegan Paul, 1976/ 1947. More
The Story of Bip
New York, Harper and Row, 1976. Written and illustrated by 'the great mime'. More
Early Eighteenth-Century Sculpture in Rome. An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonne. Text. [Together with]: ... Plates
University Park, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976. More