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Cat 397, Item 29 SPENCER, Baldwin & GILLEN, F.J. THE NATIVE TRIBES OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. Lond. Macmillan & Co. 1899. Or.dec.buckram with gilt aboriginal motifs. xx,671pp. 129 b/w ills., 4 folding coloured plates of aboriginal art, folding tables & 2 folding maps. Some foxing else a good ex-library copy. 1st ed. Very Scarce. |
Cat 397, Item 20 MEREDITH, Louisa OUR ISLAND HOME. A Tasmanian Sketchbook. The Plates Printed in Autotype. From the author's pencil drawings. Hobart Town. Walch & Sons. 1879. 8vo. Original decorated cloth. 44 leaves. a.e.g. Each text page with a decorated border. Illustrated title page and 12 full-page autotype plates from pencil drawings by the author. Sl.foxing else a very good copy. 1st ed. Very Scarce. |
Cat 397, Item 190 ATTENBOROUGH, David. LIFE ON AIR. Lond. BBC Books. 2002. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 384pp. col & b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed. With a loosely inserted photograph (12.5x18cm) signed by Attenborough. Richard Attenborough joined the BBC in 1950, & was assigned to the BBC's fledgling television service. His interest in natural history led him to film an early program at London Zoo called Zoo Quest. |
Cat 397, Item 7 BRUNT, Peter et al. ART IN OCEANIA. A New History. With 507 illustrations, 412 in colour. Lond. Thames & Hudson. 2012. Thick 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 536pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black & white. Fine. 1st ed. thus. |
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