Indonesian Art: Selected Specimens of Ancient and Modern Art and Handwork from the Dutch Indian Archipelago
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1901. Hardcover. Navy blue library buckram. 60 pp + 25 plates. Oversize. More
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1901. Hardcover. Navy blue library buckram. 60 pp + 25 plates. Oversize. More
Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press, 1957. Paperback. Beige wraps with black lettering. xv, 606 pp. BW illustrations. Contents: Food, Houses, Plaiting, Twined Baskets, Clothing, Canoes, Fishing, Games and Recreation, Musical Instruments, War and Weapons, Religion, Ornaments and Personal Adornment, Death and Burial. More
Melbourne & Sydney: Lothian Book Publishing Co, 1916. Hardcover. Black library buckram. 104 pp. 45 plates, tissue guarded. This is No. 792 of 1000 copies and is signed by McCubbin. More
Geneva: Musee Barbier-Muller, 1983. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth/boards; gilt lettering. 147 pp. with 35 color plates and with bw illus. throughout. No dj. Text in English. Divided into 3 sections of The Northern Islands: Nissan, Buka, Bougainville; The Western Island: Santa Isabel, Choiseul, New Georgia group; and The Eastern Islands..... More
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front cover, orange & illus. dust jacket, 360 pp., many BW illus., one tipped-in color plate. Documents this collection of Captain A. W. F. Fuller (1882-1961), who never had a chance to visit the islands..... More
Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 1993. Hardcover. White cloth with color illus. inlaid on front cover, white & color illus. dust jacket, 637 pp., many BW & color illus., 2 fold-outs; weighs 8.5 lbs. Text is in French. Series: L'Art et les Grandes Civilisations. An in-depth exploration of the art of..... More
New York: D'Arcy Galleries, 1968. Softcover. Narrow black wraps, 19 pp. of text, 105 pp. of BW illus., one color fold-out. Text is in German, French and English. Introduces the wood carvings of the people who lived along the Karawari River in northern New Guinea. Begins with an essay by..... More
Kent Town, South Australia: Wakefield Press, 2002. Softcover. Color illustrated wraps, 87 pp, profusely illustrated in color. "In 'Nick Mount: Incandescence', Margot Osborne displays and interprets Mount's exhibition work, in particular his recent series of astonishting Scent Bottles. She also describes how Nick Mount has been pivotal in the development..... More
Melbourne, Australia: Macmillan Education, 2009. Hardbound. Black cloth with embossed lettering, DJ, 331 pp, lavishly illustrated with color and BW reproductions and images. From the publisher: Edmund Capon, Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, has observed that Tim Storrier's 'visions and sensibilities are acute responses to his..... More
Oxford / New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardcover. dark teal boards w/ quarter white spine; dark teal & gilt printed spine plate. 889 pgs w/ bw illustrations. no dustjacket. A nice, bright copy. "The most comprehensive dictionary on the topic ever produced, this reference contains over a million words..... More
Washington, DC: The Smithsonian, 1951. Softcover. Beige stapled wraps with cover map of Australia and black lettering. 12 pp. with no illus. Catalogue of the traveling exhibition of works from Arnham Land, the aboriginal reserve in the extreme northern part of Australia. With a brief introduction about the reserve and..... More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1969. Hardcover. 2 vols. Brown buckram, 491 total pp., 488+ BW illustrations and drawings. Text is in German. Two volumes of the three-volume reprint set detailing the development of specific decorative arts in the French Polynesian islands. Originally published in the 1920s. The first volume..... More
Melbourne, Australia: National Gallery of Victoria, 2021. Hardcover. navy cloth boards w/ mounted color illustration & white spine printing. 145 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations, fold-outs. Scarce. A nice, bright copy. Wonderfully illustrated throughout. "Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala celebrates eleven daring artists - all women who, throughout..... More
Coolbinia, Australia: Mossenson Art Foundation, 2017. Softcover. color pictorial wraps w/ black, grey printing; printed french flaps. 240 pgs w/ color, bw illustrations. A nice, bright copy. Illustrated throughout with vibrant color plates. A wonderful resource on the artist. "Over a three-decade career, Pickett’s work transformed from detailed landscape paintings..... More
Sydney: Gallery Barry Keldoulis, 2009. Paperback. White card wraps with cover illustration and black lettering. French flaps. 63 pp. full of color images. Catalogue of amazingly creative works by Claire Healy and Sean Cordiero from the now-defunct Gallery Barry Keldoulis. With an introduction by Anthony Bond, essays by David Burrows..... More
Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 2003. Hardcover. oblong, glossy pictorial boards w/ maroon printing. illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. 311 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. Wonderfully illustrated. Remains a nice, bright copy. More
Australia: Deutscher and Hackett, 2015. Softcover. Black & copper spine, color illus. wraps, French flaps, illus. flyleaves, 293 pp., many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2015 sale of 166 lots of Australian aboriginal art, as collected by Colin and Elizabeth Laverty. With an introduction by Ron Ramsey. Offers..... More
Paris: Musee Dapper, 1992. Hardcover. Black stamped cloth, black & illus. dust jacket, 252 pp., many color illus. Text is in French. Details quite a number of pieces of art brought to Europe in the 18th century from Micronesia, Polynesia, ad Melanesia. With many large full-color plates. More
Sydney: Bay Books, 1987. Third. Softbound. Burgundy boards w/ color illustrated DJ, [4] 373 pp., hundreds of color and BW plates including 5 fold-out plates. The revised edition of this book brings the study of Williams' career full circle and includes the climactic works of his final two years. These..... More
Canberra, ACT: National Gallery of Australia, 2022. Hardcover. Colorfully illustrated boards with grey spine, with white lettering; ix, 253 pp.; richly illustrated. "Cressida Campbell celebrates the career of an exceptional Australian colourist who has worked between painting and printmaking for over forty years. Combining keen observation with formal design, Campbell..... More
Woden A.C.T. Irrepressible Press, 1992. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, tan dust jacket with color illustration, x, 246 pp, richly illustrated in color and bw. First generation 1788-1900 - Second generation 1880-1920 - Education and marriage - Separation and aesthetics - Crafts - Third generation 1918-1930..... More
Castlemaine, Australia: Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, 2011. Hardcover. Red boards. Red dust jacket with color pictorial front. 151 pp. Many color plates. Number 328 of 1500 copies. Alice Marian Ellen Bale (1875-1955) is one of Australia's most significant painters of flowers, portraits, and interiors. More
Singapore: Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 2011. Softcover. Dark pictorial wraps, French flaps, 56 pp., color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2011 exhibition of artwork by Indonesian artist Jumaldi Alfi (b. 1973). With illustrated essays by Seng Yu Jin and Enin Supriyanto, a chronology and exhibition history, and many full-color..... More
Sydney: Murdoch Books, 1996. Hardcover. Black cloth boards. Color illustrated dj. 374 pages : illustrations (some color). Originally published: Rev. ed. Sydney : Bay Books, 1987./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-354) and index. More
New York: University Publishers, Inc., 1961. Hardcover. Black board cover with white lettering and illustration. Missing dust jacket. 100 pp. 265 BW illustrations. Contains a tri-fold insert. Organized by Douglas Newton. Examines the 19th and early 20th century arts of various African tribes from the Papua New Guinea region. Extensive..... More