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Oregon: Sujo's Studios, 2007. First edition. Spiral_bound. Very Good. Signed and inscribed on the title page, "To Gael & Lew - with all my love - Sue", and then a unique hand-drawn illustration in green of a fountain pen writing "Sujo." Spiral bound softcover, stated first edition in very good condition. Clean and solid, with the spiral intact and like new. Pages are clean and well bound in. 78 pp., black and white illustrations throughout, including a fold out map at rear that identifies the locations of the historic homes illustrated in the book. Hard to find piece of local interest. The author/artist passed away in 2020.

[Berkeley, CA: Berner], 1970.. Original Pen & Ink Drawing On Crescent Board. 9" x 11". Ink Drawings of Nude Female Torsos and Penciled quotation from Rainer Maria Rilke. Signed "Berner, '70." Very Good with minor staining, portions of verso torn.

[Berkeley, CA]: 1964.. Pen & Ink On Paper. 9" x 12". Paper mounted on backing board & framed. Very Good. Signed and titled in ink by the Artist.

1982. Charming engraving by Pixie O'Harris depicting a young girl engaging with an elf sprite and a koala in a tree. Numbered 71/75. Pixie O'Harris, whose real name was Rhona Olive Pratt, was an Australian artist and children's book illustrator. She was born on July 22, 1903, in Cardiff, Wales, and later immigrated to Australia. O'Harris became renowned for her vibrant and whimsical illustrations that brought many children's stories to life. Pixie O'Harris passed away on February 17, 1991, leaving behind a rich legacy of enchanting illustrations that continue to captivate young readers. Her contributions to children's literature and her dedication to promoting the importance of art in children's lives remain highly regarded in Australia and beyond. Limited edition print, 190 x 150 mm, numbered, dated and signed 'Pixie O'Harris 82' lower right.

Original aquatint by Pixie O'Harris, signed and dated 1978 and numbered 4/10. Pixie O'Harris MBE (born Rhona Olive Harris; 15 October 1903 - 17 November 1991) was a Welsh-born Australian artist, newspaper, magazine and book illustrator, author, broadcaster, caricaturist and cartoonist, designer of book plates, sheet music covers and stationery, and children's hospital ward fairy-style mural painter. She became patron to Sydney's Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in 1977. O'Harris was born in Cardiff, Wales, and emigrated to Australia with her family in 1920. She studied at Julian Ashton's art school in Sydney, and began her career as a commercial artist. In 1923, she received her first commission, producing illustrations for a children's book titled Cinderella's Party. O'Harris went on to illustrate over 20 children's books, including The Little Wooden Horse, The Magic Pudding, and The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek. She also painted murals in hospitals, schools, and other public buildings. Her… Leer más

1926. Rare signed bookplate by hailed master of the medium, Adrian Feint, featuring a portrait of the celebrated Australian artist, Thea Proctor, engraved with her initials. Hand-coloured wood engraving of a lady with a parasol, bookplate, 63 mm x 60 mm, signed in pencil lower right.

Elizabeth (Betty) Deans Paterson (1894-1970) was an artist, cartoonist and book illustrator, born in Melbourne. The talented and beloved younger sister of Esther Paterson, with whom she often collaborated, one of Paterson's other most notable collaborations was with Australian author Ivan Southall. Together, they worked on several books, including "Ash Road" (1965), which won the Children's Book of the Year Award in 1966. Paterson's distinctive illustrations helped to capture the essence of the stories and engage young readers. In addition to her work as an illustrator, Betty Paterson also had a successful career as a cartoonist. She created comic strips for publications such as The Australian Home Beautiful, The Australian Woman's Mirror, The New Triad, The Australian Women's Weekly and The Bulletin, showcasing her talent for visual storytelling and humor. Picturing a young child in the red desert toasting a lizard over a camp fire - a majestic blue escarpment rising in the distance - this… Leer más

Spectacular collection of costume designs for the theatre. Dated from 1938 through to 1940, this vibrant collection displays outfits ranging from the 17th century French courtiers of Versailles to ancient Manchurian dress robes for the emperor. Strange insects appear, a dancing creature made from seaweed, and a magnificent 16th century Elizabethan ruff. Each original watercolour has been signed with the mark of the artist 'GW' and dated. Two artworks also feature differing forms of a pictographic hand-drawn chop. [1758]. Fifteen works on paper in watercolour, all signed by the artist, each measuring 380 mm x 280 mm + one smaller piece at 325 mm x 220 mm, and another at 390 mm x 240 mm; the occasional age mark, a near fine set.

Edinburgh, London, Dublin:: A.Fullerton and Co.,, [1868].. First thus. Near Fine. A handsome Near Fine Set in Two Volumes. Royal Octavo (7 x 10 inches). Quarter calf over black textured cloth. Gilt tooled/ lettered spine in five panels with four raised bands. Gilt lettering on black set in panels two and four. Marbled endpapers. Printed by Fullerton and MacNab, Edinburgh. Boards lightly scuffed, corner tipped with light edge wear, minor rubbing to head and foot of spine, yet both volumes are solid and firm. Light scattered foxing; most plates and maps are bright and clean. Tidy period owner's signature on prelims of both volumes. Illustrated with all 59 maps, plans and steel engraved plates listed in the 'Directions for Placing the Plates', plus one additional plate. Two plates (View of Edinburgh and Loch Ken and Castle) misbound but present. Vol I: [1], lxxviv, 846p, frontispiece, engraved half-title vignette plus 17 maps, 11 plates. Large engraved map of Scotland by G.H Swanston… Leer más

This beautiful drawing, probably from the period when Gaze was serving in the First World War, shows a little boy at play. It is titled in pencil "Lonesome". Born in New Zealand in 1885, a whimsical artist with outstanding talent, Harold Gaze is one of the more elusive Australasian children's writers and illustrators. We know little with exactitude about his life. After being rejected for active service, Gaze reputedly studied at various art schools in London for a period before publishing his first (recorded) book illustrations in New York in 1917: I Wish I Could Fly by Rose Strong Hubbell. At the close of World War I, Gaze moved to Melbourne and launched his career with The Wicked Winkapong in 1918. He exhibited at the Victorian Artists Society Annual Exhibition in May 1919 and over the next few years his work "established him as the most original illustrator of children's books after Ida Rentoul Outhwaite" (Holden). In 1927, commercial publishing success in the United States led Gaze to settle… Leer más