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Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook
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Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook

by BEATON, Cecil

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London: B.T. Batsford, 1937. Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) one of the most celebrated British portrait photographers of the twentieth century, is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. This work features studies on Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo among others. From the collection of prominent Australian photographer, Laurence Le Guay. With his signature. Bound in coloured pictorial boards with cloth spine, 235mm x 290mm, 144 pages, photographic illustrations and drawings throughout, decorative endpapers; a little wear to spine and a few scattered fox marks otherwise a near fine copy.
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The Followers of William Blake: Edward Calvert, Samuel Palmer, George Richmond and Their Circle
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The Followers of William Blake: Edward Calvert, Samuel Palmer, George Richmond and Their Circle

by BINYON, Laurence

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London, 1925. Very good. English author and connoisseur of art, Laurence Binyon, critically examines an influential circle of artists working in the style of William Blake. Quarto, a very good copy with slight foxing to preliminaries, in original cloth. A finely produced work with tipped-in colour plates.
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A General Dictionary of Painters; Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works of the Most Eminent...

A General Dictionary of Painters; Containing Memoirs of the Lives and Works of the Most Eminent Professors of the Art of Painting, From Its Revival by Cimabue, in the Year 1250, to the Present Time

by PILKINGTON, Matthew

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London: Thomas Tegg, 1840. First Thus. With twenty-six new lives of artists of the British School by Allan Cunningham. "Reperire, apta atque reperta docendum Digerere, atque suo quæque ordine ritè locare, Durus uterque labor. Ut plurimis proslmus, enitimur." Vida, Lib. 3. Poetic. Cicero. Octavo, original olive green blind-blocked cloth, spine dulled, page edges browned, early ownership signature on front free endpaper, a good solid copy nonetheless.
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Life Rarely Tells, The Roaring Twenties [and] Fanfrolico and After
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Life Rarely Tells, The Roaring Twenties [and] Fanfrolico and After

by LINDSAY, Jack

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London: Bodley Head, 1963. A smart collection of Lindsay's autobiographical trilogy, with original vibrant jackets. Three volumes. Octavo, green cloth, black & white plates and line drawings throughout, illustrated dust-jackets, all very good copies.
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The Life and Art of William Strutt
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The Life and Art of William Strutt

by [STRUTT] CURNOW, Heather

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New Zealand: Alister Taylor, 1980. Limited/Numbered. Tipped-in portrait frontis and all colour plates. Some slight discolouration to slipcase otherwise a fine copy. Edited numbered and limited to 1500 copies. Strutt was the first of several Academy trained artists to arrive in Australia during the Gold Rush period. Oblong Folio, 1/4 black calf, slipcase.
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The Small Treasures of a Lifetime. Some early memories of Australian art and artists
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The Small Treasures of a Lifetime. Some early memories of Australian art and artists

by REES, Lloyd

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Sydney: Ure Smith, 1969. Throughout Rees' detailed account of Australian art, he tells the story of his personal life in Brisbane, Sydney and overseas. Small quarto, original red papered boards, nine colour plates, fine copy in a near-fine dust-jacket.
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Walter Withers. The Forgotten Manuscripts

Walter Withers. The Forgotten Manuscripts

by [WITHERS, Walter]. MACKENZIE, Andrew (editor)

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Lilydale, Victoria: Mannagum Press, 1987. First Edition. This scholarly book includes an essay on the artist's work, short biography, all Manifold Estate mural panels reproduced in full colour, newspaper notices of Wither's work, index to paintings and more. From the Australian Art Manuscript Series. Quarto, generously illustrated in black & white and colour; original green papered boards, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper, near fine copy in dust-jacket.
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