Art from Eucalyption Fine Books

Rene Magritte - surrealism. Not my cup of tea, but this is a nice copy of a well-produced book. This copy in very good condition. Text tight, bright and clean. Covers nice except for slight bumping to corners. Photographs show actual book for sale

Really nicely produced biography of one of the great Twentieth-Century German artists. This copy in very good condition, apart from slight foxing on endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, with slight bumping. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Really nicely produced exhibition catalogue, showing the history of Hugo's great work. This copy in good almost unmarked condition. Inclusion of two tickets to the exhibition. All good, clean and tight. Photographs show actual book for sale.

A complete guide to traditional basket making, and a history of the people of Peppimentari Station in Northern Territory. Well produced with lots of colour illustrations. Signed with a dedication from the author. This copy in very good condition, with some slight marking to covers. Signed by the author, with a dedication "To Chris". Photographs show actual book for sale.

Sun Books - what a wonderful slice of Australian publishing. It's such a shame that so many Sun Books have fallen apart owing to the glue they used on their bindings, because they were such a champion of Australian books. This one is still holding together well, and has lots of great black-and-white and colour plates. Great if you're into… Read more about this item

HMT Dunera, which brought to Australia 2000 mostly Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and Austria in 1940, is a byword for both shame and triumph. The shame of the treatment of these victims of fascism, and the triumph of many of these refugees lives, who did so much for Australia and other countries where they ended up. This book, mostly… Read more about this item

Great work, copiously illustrated in B&W, which describes how artists in the Renaissance actually went about their business. This copy is in great condition, marred only by slight bumping to the corners, and previous owner's name in pen on back of cover. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Beautiful 1970's edition of S.T. Gill's paintings of South Australia, enhanced by nice text and photographs describing the history of mining in South Australia from 1841 when it all began, to 1851, when everyone hopped the border to Victoria to mine for gold. This copy is in very good condition, apart from a slight bow in the covers, with excellent dustjacket… Read more about this item

"In this landmark biography, Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington penetrates the barriers of legend and for the first time brings Picasso to full, magnificent life." Phew! The ultimate - Picasso meets Huffington. This copy is in fantastic condition, both book and dustjacket. Only let down a little by occasional light pencil marks, and stamp on bottom of text block. Photos show actual book for sale.

Hannah Rothschild has written this book about her Great Aunt, Nica. Probably most famously known as the Rothschild who hung out with jazz greats such as Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker (Parker died in her apartment). Some good photos in here - a story of a life that could no longer be lived. Book in very good condition, tight binding. Dustjacket in… Read more about this item

Great descriptive volume of the restoration work undertaken at Oxford, with lovely plates included. One for lovers of Oxford Stone. vii, 122 pages, Colour and B&W plates throughout work, and 44 B&W plates in rear of book, appendices. Book in excellent condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, marked and slightly creased with slight tears on spine. Photographs show actual book for… Read more about this item

A catalogue of a travelling exhibition by the Smithsonian, featuring items from the State Jewish Museum of Prague. Lavishly illustrated, it features photographs of manuscripts, ritual clothing, and Jewish life in the Czechoslovak lands. This copy is in very good condition. 288 pages. Colour and B&W Photographs, Endnotes, Bibliography, Index. Book in very good condition with slight evidence of bumping to… Read more about this item

This is such a wonderful book. A profusely illustrated history of children's books in Australia, I defy you to not find inside its covers something you read when you were a kid (because we've all read The Magic Pudding haven't we??? HAVEN'T WE???). Divided into sections that discuss the different types of story (journeys, home life etc.), this is one… Read more about this item

As the former director of the Art Gallery of Ballarat states in the preface - "I will never see a living Thylacine, and I am the poorer for that, but at least I can ponder these beasts through the mind's eye of Daniel Moynihan. Somehow Moynihan captures a quintessential element in this animal which was once part of our real… Read more about this item

This lavish, colour atlas is a complete guide to the weird and wonderful geography of Tolkien's world. Packed with full page maps and illustrations of events in the annals of Middle Earth. 256 pages. Colour drawings, maps, index. Very good condition, slight bumps on corners, evidence of sticker on back cover, pencil markings on title page. Photographs show actual book for… Read more about this item

"Beginning with the golden days of his childhod on the Brisbane River, the artist portrays his journey through an adolescence marked by illness, into an early adulthood touched by tragedy . spanning some of the most important decades in Australian history . founding of the Commonwealth, the Brisbane General Strike . the dismissal of the Whitlam Government . Inspiring and… Read more about this item

"Donna Leslie, an artist and art historian, explores Aboriginal art in relation to the effects of the policy of assimilation which prevailed in Australia from the 1930s to the 1970s." 319 pages. Colour and B&W plates and photographs. Endnotes, Bibliography, Index. Excellent condtion, tight and bump free. Dust jacket in very good condition, with evidence of a sticker on the spine.… Read more about this item

Tracing the development of contemporary art; landscape; Australian artistic movements since 1940 (the Angry Penguins, the Yellow House etc); Australian women's art; decisions on the digestion of Asian art; the community & the visual arts; the art of minority cultures (ie Aboriginal, gay lesbian & queer); eastern philosophies in Australian art, and the contemporary context. Book in excellent condition. 184 pages.… Read more about this item

'When White first read "Poor Fellow My Country" by Xavier Herbert, he recognized immediately that same deep sense of commitment which he himself felt about the plight of the Aborigines and their land. An artistic talent which had lain dormant for a decade was vitally rekindled. In 6 months of feverish activity he produced a brilliant series of 22 large… Read more about this item

Biographies of the artists with examples of their artwork. Wonderful presentation in the colourful book. 287 pages. Colour plates, Colour Photographs. Very good condition with slight bumping to corners. Dustjacket in good condition, slight bumping small tear, and evidence of sticker on spine. As this is a folio sized/heavy book, postage costs may be increased for Overseas shipping (shipping from Australia).