SMITH, Geoffrey. & MOORE, Felicity St John. CHARLES BLACKMAN - ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
Melb. National Gallery of Victoria. 2006.
4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 142pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black & white. Very good copy. 1st ed.
A lavish exhibition catalogue. Charles Blackman: Alice in Wonderland celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the most important & beloved series in Australian art. Blackman’s Alice series was exhibited in late 2006 in Melbourne.
AUD$175
CAREY, Peter. THEFT: A LOVE STORY.
Syd. Knopf. 2006.
Or.bds. Dustjacket. 269pp. Fine. 1st Australian ed. A novel.
Signed by Peter Carey on the title page.
AUD$30
BARRETT, Lindsay. THE PRIME MINISTER’S CHRISTMAS CARD.
Blue Poles and the cultural politics in the Whitlam era.
Syd. Power Publications. 2001.
Col. Ill.wrapps. 264pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed.
Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles was hailed as a masterpiece by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam when it was acquired for a record price by the ANG in 1973, becoming a symbol of extravagance & excess.
AUD$30
HOWARD, John THE MENZIES ERA.
The years that shaped modern Australia.
Syd. Harper Collins. 2014.
4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 707pp. with b/w plates. Very good copy. 1st ed.
Signed by John Howard.
A work of great authority, illuminating that remarkable time when the Coalition of Liberal and Country Parties held office without interruption, winning nine elections in a row from 1949 to 1972.
AUD$95