STRANGE PAPERS: A COLLECTION OF THE WORLD'S RAREST HANDMADE PAPERS Fred Siegenthaler Muttenz: Fred Siegenthaler, Paper Art, 1987. Regular Edition. Signed by Author 52cm x 32.5cm. 128 pages, papered boards, black lettering. 101 sample sheets in lettered folders. Lettered clamshell case. In the early 1980s Fred Siegenthaler, a papermaker himself, wrote to international papermakers he knew from his travels requesting samples of their work made from rare and unusual materials. From these he chose 101 papers from 51 papermakers and purchased 200 sheets of each to produce this limited edition box set of samples with accompanying book. Papers in this collection come from makers in The Netherlands, Mexico, USA, Denmark, Brazil, Philippines, Germany, Israel, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Scotland, Belgium, Egypt, England, and Czechoslovakia, and are made from materials including asparagus, canna lily, carrots, cedar bark, corn husks, kangaroo grass, hemp, laver, leather, pampas grass, papyrus, petmoss, potato stalks, red hot poker, suksuka, stinging nettle, and other exotic ingredients. The work is limited to 200 copies, the first 20 of which comprise the special edition with an additional 19 samples. This copy is one of the regular edition and is numbered 104 of 200 and signed by the author. The spine of the clamshell case has been professionally repaired and reinforced. Near Fine Condition. $5500 AUD. Book#0015665 Read More Categories: Antiquarian & Rare, Crafts & Hobbies ART IS WORK: GRAPHIC DESIGN, INTERIORS, OBJECTS AND ILLUSTRATION Milton Glaser London: Thames & Hudson, 2000. First Edition. 33cm x 25cm. 272 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated french fold wrappers. Very minor bump to crown. Near Fine Condition. $80 AUD. Book#0015666 Read More Categories: American Art, Art & Design, Design DRAWINGS IS THINKING Milton Glaser Woodstock and New York: Overlook, 2008. First Edition. 26cm x 19cm. 224 pages, colour illustrations. Papered boards, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket. Minor discolouration to boards and jacket. Very minor soiling to jacket. Very minor foxing to jacket verso. Very Good Condition. $50 AUD. Book#0015667 Read More Categories: American Art, Art & Design JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT XXL Jean-Michel Basquiat; Hans Werner Holzwarth Koln: Taschen, 2018. XXL Edition. 40cm x 30cm. 608 pages, colour illustrations. Cloth, illustrated jacket, publisher's cardboard box. "Get up close to the bold brushwork and scribbled words of Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose vivid paintings remain as fresh and urgent today as in 1980s New York. This XXL-sized monograph gathers Basquiats major works in pristine reproduction alongside texts by his contemporary Carlo McCormick as well as by curator and art historian Eleanor Nairne. They introduce us to an artist whose legend is as strong as ever." (publisher's blurb) . New Book. $375 AUD. Book#0015668 Read More Categories: American Art, Art & Design EGON SCHIELE: THE COMPLETE PAINTINGS, 1909-1918 XXL Egon Schiele; Tobias G. Natter Koln: Taschen, 2016. XXL Edition. 40cm x 30cm. 608 pages, colour illustrations. Hardcover, illustrated jacket, publisher's illustrated cardboard box with handle. "A century after his death, Egon Schiele continues to stun with his contorted lines, distorted bodies, and eroticism. This XXL-sized book features the complete catalogue of his paintings from 19091918. Nearly 600 illustrations are presented, many of them newly photographed, alongside expert insights and Schieles personal writings in this decisive monograph." (publisher's blurb) . New Book. $375 AUD. Book#0015669 Read More Categories: Art & Design, European Art CHINESE BUDDHIST MONASTERIES: THEIR PLAN AND ITS FUNCTION AS A SETTING FOR BUDDHIST MONASTIC LIFE J. Prip-Moller Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1982. Third Impression. 39cm x 29cm. [xiii], 396 pages, black and white illustrations and photographs throughout, fold-out sections with tissue guards, a few illustrations in colour, map, four 53cm x 73cm plan illustrations folded in pocket at rear. A labour of love originally published in 1937 by Danish architect Johannes Prip- Moller (1889-1943). Thoroughly researched and illustrated throughout with photographs, floor plans, and architectural illustrations, this tome is still regarded as the definite work on the subject and provides invaluable insight into Chinese Buddhist monastic life. Minor rubbing to tail board edges. A couple of very minor soil marks to edges. Folding plans are in Fine Condition. Near Fine Condition. $500 AUD. Book#0015670 Read More Categories: Architecture, Asia, Buddhism, China, Countries, Religion & Theology THE SHAHNAMA OF SHAH TAHMASP: THE PERSIAN BOOK OF KINGS Sheila R. Canby New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011. First Edition. 45.5cm x 31cm. 288 pages, 300 colour illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated slipcase. "One of the most voluminous epics of world literature, the Shahnama (or "Book of Kings") narrates the history of the ancient kings of Iran, from their mythical beginnings to the Arab conquest in 651 A.D. Although illustrated copies of the poem were commissioned by numerous Iranian kings, the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524-1576) is arguably the most important and beautifully illustrated version ever produced. It was created by two generations of the most renowned early-16th-century artists at the royal atelier in Tabriz, the first capital of the Safavid dynasty. Characterized by calligraphy, painting, and illuminations of exquisite quality and artistic originality, the volume is considered one of the highest achievements in the arts of the book. After its creation, the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp traveled through several royal collections until it was broken up and dispersed in the 20th century. Now, for the first time, all 258 illuminated pages of this famous volume are reproduced in color and close to their original size in this sumptuous publication." (publisher's blurb) Unopened in publisher's shrinkwrap, a minor stain to the blurb pasted onto the shrinkwrap. Fine Condition. $650 AUD. Book#0015671 Read More Categories: Art & Design, Countries, History, Iran, Middle East, Poetry VIEWFINDERS: BLACK WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHS Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe New York: Writers and Readers Publishing, 1993. Reprint. 28cm x 22cm. xix, 201 pages, black and white photographs. Pictorial wrappers. Sticker of Queensland Camera Group. Minor general wear. Very Good Condition. $45 AUD. Book#0015672 Read More Categories: African-American Studies, Photography THE PERQUISITE OF PARKINSON'S Mary-Louise Levick [Lloyd] [Brisbane]: Mary-Louise Lloyd, Handshake Photography, 2015. First Edition. Signed by Author 21cm x 25cm. [48] pages, colour photographs. Pictorial glossy papered boards. Mary-Louise Levick was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's Disease. This collection of photographs captures her views of Brisbane, light works, and the Venice carnival. This copy signed by the artist Sticker of Queensland Camera Group.. Near Fine Condition. $30 AUD. Book#0015673 Read More Categories: Australia, Countries, Photography, Queensland MYANMAR: A LUMINOUS JOURNEY David Lazar Thailand: David Lazar, 2016. First Edition. Inscribed by Author 25cm x 35cm. 126 pages, colour photographs. Pictorial matte papered boards. Mostly portrait photography with a few landscapes of the people of Myanmar. This copy inscribed by the photographer to the Queensland Camera Group. Sticker of Queensland Camera Group. Very minor general wear. Near Fine Condition. $50 AUD. Book#0015674 Read More Categories: Asia, Countries, Myanmar, Photography TRUTH-TELLING: HISTORY, SOVEREIGNTY AND THE ULURU STATEMENT Henry Reynolds Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2021. First Edition. 21cm x 14cm. ix, 274 pages. Illustrated wrappers. "If we are to take seriously the need for telling the truth about our history, we must start at first principles. What if the sovereignty of the First Nations was recognised by European international law in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? What if the audacious British annexation of a whole continent was not seen as acceptable at the time and the colonial office in Britain understood that 'peaceful settlement' was a fiction? If the 1901 parliament did not have control of the whole continent, particularly the North, by what right could the new nation claim it? The historical record shows that the argument of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is stronger than many people imagine and the centuries-long legal position about British claims to the land far less imposing than it appears. In Truth-Telling, influential historian Henry Reynolds pulls the rug from legal and historical assumptions, with his usual sharp eye and rigour, in a book that's about the present as much as the past. His work shows exactly why our national war memorial must acknowledge the frontier wars, why we must change the date of our national day, and why treaties are important. Most of all, it makes urgently clear that the Uluru Statement is no rhetorical flourish but carries the weight of history and law and gives us a map for the future." (publisher's blurb) . New Book. $35 AUD. Book#0015675 Read More Categories: Aboriginal Australia, Australia, Countries, History ENDEAVOUR VOYAGE: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF COOK AND THE FIRST AUSTRALIANS Ian Coates Canberra: National Museum of Australia, 2020. First Edition. 31cm x 21cm. 200 pages, colour photographs and illustrations. Illustrated french fold wrappers. "The Story of Cook and 1770 marks the first moment of British contact with the east coast of the continent we now know