Sydney, Tyrrell's Galleries, 1930. The colophon, signed by Barnett, states that the book is 'Reprinted from the 1929 Year Book of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers'. In fact, the original printing was unillustrated. In the Book Collectors' Society of Australia 2009 publication on Barnett, the bibliography by..... More
Sydney, 'Composed, Bound and Printed by the Artist at the Studio 38A Pitt St', 1936. Number 20 of only 25 signed copies, with the bookplates signed as well. This very rare item is not to be confused with another work with the same title, produced in the same year by..... More
Adelaide, Lidums Art Gallery, 1973. The edition comprised 1250 numbered copies with the artist's signature on an adhesive label (also stamped with the same number). This is copy number 1252, thus out-of-series, but loosely inserted in the book is one of the adhesive labels signed boldly in blue ink by..... More
Bondi Junction, ETT Imprint, 1998. Number 78 of only 100 copies signed by both the author and the artist, with an original signed etching (187 × 190 mm). Hand-bound by Robyn Tait, who has signed and inscribed the verso of the title in pencil 'For Alec'. This book of verse..... More
[Adelaide], Brolga Books, 1970. This copy is signed and dated (10 April 1970) by the artist under his frontispiece portrait; the handwriting clearly shows the effects of advanced multiple sclerosis, the disease that had confined Cant to a wheelchair from the mid-1960s. He died in 1983 at the age of..... More
Roseville, The Beagle Press, 2003. Loosely inserted is a small limitation certificate from the publisher, numbered (66) and signed by the artist; it is one of the 'De luxe edition of 100 copies containing an original signed and numbered colour etching by John Coburn | 1-50 "Territory Landscape" | 51-100..... More
Adelaide, The Artist, 1936. Number 21 of only 120 copies, numbered and initialled by the artist. More
Adelaide, The Artist, 1936. Number 73 of 120 copies numbered and initialled by the artist. More
Adelaide, [The Artist], 1950. Number 84 of a 'Private Edition' (total number not stated), initialled and dated (20 November 1950) by the artist. More
Roseville, The Beagle Press in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria, 2004. Loosely inserted is a small limitation certificate from the publisher, stating this is number 31 of 'the de luxe edition of 50 copies containing an original signed and numbered aquatint by James Gleeson titled "Skybones 2004"' (approximately..... More
Sydney, Beagle Press, 1990. Inscribed 'to Robert & Fay Gerrard [sic] with warmest regards. March 1994. Louis Kahan'. The recipients were Robert and Fay Gerard, of Gerard Industries fame. More
Sydney, Beagle Press, 1990. With the inscription to art historian and wife of Robert Campbell (AGSA director 1951-1967) Jean Campbell ('with warmest wishes'), signed by the artist. More
Seaforth, The Craftsman's Press, 1987. Number 34 of 100 copies signed by the artist (on a small plate mounted on the half-title); a large colour lithograph, 'The Fall of Icarus' (paper size 505 × 660 mm), numbered and signed by the artist, accompanies the book. More
Sydney, Print Room Press, 1989. Number 41 of only 55 signed copies; possibly the artist's copy, with his signature, address and telephone number in pencil on the flyleaf. A series of portraits of the elderly. More
London, R. Alistair McAlpine Publishing Ltd, 1971. Number 14 of only 20 copies with an original colour crayon drawing signed by Sidney Nolan. The limitation page indicates that there were 2890 copies of the standard edition, and 110 copies 'bound as de luxe edition | 20 copies with original drawings..... More
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
London, Thames and Hudson, 1961. Number 6 of 60 deluxe copies signed by the artist and all three authors, with an original monotype (sheet size approximately 235 × 195 mm) signed in pencil 'Nolan'. More
Townsville, Lyre Bird Press and Melbourne, Zimmer Editions, 2009. Number 21 of 30 copies editioned (twice) and signed by John Olsen, with an original ink drawing of a lyre bird facing the title page, an original etching bound in ('The Kiss', number 21 of 30 copies, signed and dated), and..... More
Melbourne, Lytlewode Press, 25 November 1998. A posthumous book of verse; Geoffrey Dutton died in September 1998. The entire edition comprised just 175 numbered copies signed in ink by the artist and the publisher (Robert Littlewood). This is copy number 24, one of 30 copies of the De Luxe issue..... More
South Yarra, Macmillan Art Publishing, 2005 [presumed first edition, second printing] (printed in China, with the printed dedication 'For Tessa and Cassandra | & | Tim, Louise and Jane' and ISBN 1 876832 23 1). Number 7 of one of two series of 10 copies of the 'special presentation' issue..... More
South Yarra, Macmillan Art Publishing, 2005 [presumed first edition, second printing] (printed in China, with the printed dedication 'For Tessa and Cassandra | & | Tim, Louise and Jane' and ISBN 1 876832 23 1). Number 42 of 70 copies of this deluxe issue; bound in at the front of..... More
Sydney, Craftsman House, 2002. Number 87 of 100 copies of the deluxe edition; loosely inserted is an original colour etching numbered to match, captioned ('Billabong') and signed by John Olsen (sheet size 328 × 262 mm). The book contains an account of an artists' camp in Central Australia in 2001..... More
Melbourne, Macmillan Art Publishing, 2014. Number 10 of only 24 copies of this 'special presentation' edition, bound and boxed thus, containing an original signed pencil drawing (figurative nudes, 210 × 154 mm), and an original signed photograph of Olsen drawing in his sketchbook (210 × 135 mm). They are tipped..... More
Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 2006/ 2001. Signed on the half-title by Kathleen Petyarrre (born circa 1940), 'Recognised as one of Australia's greatest living artists' (preamble reprinted from the first edition of 2001). More
[Sydney], Beagle Press, [1993]. The title page is warmly inscribed and signed by the artist to Kym Bonython (20 February 1994). More