Lost World of the Kimberley. Extraordinary Glimpses of Australia's Ice Age ancestors
Crows Nest, Allen & Unwin, 2006. The 'Bradshaw' rock art of the Kimberley. More
Crows Nest, Allen & Unwin, 2006. The 'Bradshaw' rock art of the Kimberley. More
[Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 1967]. With the ink ownership signature of Ruth Tuck on the title page. Exhibition catalogue; not least, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, Cy Twombly and Andy Warhol. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1963. More
Washington, National Gallery of Art/ Thames and Hudson, 1997. Exhibition catalogue. More
London, The Folio Society, 2010 (second impression)/ 2009; 2010; and 2010 (both first thus). [3 items]. More
Melbourne, Lansdowne Editions, 1983 to 1985. Both volumes are numbered 104 of 1000 copies signed by the author and the artist. This important series eventually ran to six volumes published between 1983 and 1994. [2 items]. More
Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales in association with Papunya Tula Artists, 2000. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 August to 12 November 2000. More
London, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1914. The volume contains another 22 articles, including Daisy M. BATES: A Few Notes on some South-Western Australian Dialects (pages 65-82); R.J.A. BERRY and others: The Craniometry of the Tasmanian Aboriginal (pages 122-126); Elsdon BEST: Ceremonial Performances pertaining to Birth, as..... More
Melbourne, William Heinemann Australia, 1992 [first and only edition]. 'Twelve contributors - anthropologists, historians, art critics and collectors - review the history and stylistic developments of the Hermannsburg watercolourists' (rear cover blurb). More
New York, Sotheby's, 1988. Loosely inserted is the colour-pictorial folded prospectus, with the auctioneer's printed introductory note. 'Andy Warhol, an eclectic collector, assembled a remarkably diverse group of works of art from many fields.... More than 3,000 works of art are included in the series of six illustrated catalogues. Each..... More
Toowong, Takarakka Nowan Kas Publications, in association with The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne, 2000. The title page is signed and dated (December 2000) by the author. An unparalleled 'visual record of ancient Kimberley rock art, dealing specifically with periods predating the Ice Age', and a work of lasting significance..... More
Sydney, LifeDesign Australia, 2018. A presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title: 'To Paul, thank you so much for all your support ... now ... enjoy the story! Alec, 2018'. The recipient, Paul Walsh, is listed five times in the index. The information he supplied the..... More
Leabrook, Printed by A.R. & A.G. Smedley for Oswald Pryor, 1950. Inscribed and signed in ink by Oswald Pryor (1881-1971) on the verso of the title page; the recipient has signed his name above the title on the front cover, adding 'A.W.U. Office'. 'Cornish families at Moonta and Wallaroo, the..... More
Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1966. Australian Aboriginal Studies Number 24, Prehistory and Material Culture Series Number 4. More
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
Alice Springs, Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd and Sydney, Aboriginal Artists Agency Limited, 1981. A seminal work on the tula (dot) paintings of Central Australia. Offered together with a copy of the German edition 'Papunya. Unreinwohnermalerei [i.e. Ureinwohnermalerei] aus der Wüste Zentralaustraliens' (1983). The numerous typographical errors are presumably due..... More
Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1973. Australian Aboriginal Studies Number 30, Social Anthropology Series Number 5. More
Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1973. Australian Aboriginal Studies Number 30, Social Anthropology Series Number 5. More
London, Hutchinson, 1979 (first UK edition). 'This is a book of photographs and profiles of his friends by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol's friends are the stars of rock, fashion, film, society, sports, politics. "My idea of a good picture," writes Warhol, "is one that's in focus and of a famous..... More
Gold Coast, Gold Coast City Art Gallery in association with the Tjanpi Desert Weavers, 2009. Published to accompany the travelling exhibition of the same name first shown at the Gold Coast City Art Gallery from 17 October to 6 December 2009. A related postcard (signed 'Eva') is loosely inserted. [2..... More
Perth, Heytesbury Holdings Ltd. for the Robert Holmes à Court Collection, 1990. The catalogue of a travelling exhibition shown at Harvard University (22 February to 25 March 1990), the University of Minnesota (20 April to 2 June 1990) and Lakewood Centre for the Arts (15 June to 19th July 1990)..... More
Melbourne, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. 'This is the tragic story of the talented tribesman whose paintings of Central Australia brought him fame and fortune. Here is told the story of his struggle for recognition and his endeavour to fulful his obligations under tribal laws and to white society' (from the..... More
Melbourne, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. 'This is the tragic story of the talented tribesman whose paintings of Central Australia brought him fame and fortune. Here is told the story of his struggle for recognition and his endeavour to fulful his obligations under tribal laws and to white society' (from the..... More