Crafts & Hobbies
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Minymalu Kanyirrantja: A Western Desert Women’s Aesthetic
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First Edition.
29.5cm x 21cm. [40] pages, 1 folding colour illustration. Pictorial wrappers.
Women’s Form and Aesthetics from the Western Desert, Decorated and Undecorated Bowls from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Exhibition catalogue.
Text block pulling slightly at tail, still firm. Very Good Condition. -
Working with Silver: The Story of a Practical Chemists Adventures
$200.00 Add to cartRobert J. L. Martin
Sydney: Arjelem Metalcrafts, 1996.
Guide to silversmithing techniques and machinery making for the small scale silversmiths. -
Making the Australian Quilt, 1800-1950
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First Edition.
30cm x 25cm. xiv, 162 pages, colour illustrations. Quarter cloth, pictorial matte papered boards.
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Swiss Carvings: The Art of the Black Forest, 1820-1940
$250.00 Add to cartJay Arenski; Simon Daniels; Michael Daniels
Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2005.
The definitive reference on the Swiss “Black Forest” woodcarving tradition. -
Boy George Fashion & Make-up Book
$100.00 Add to cartWayne Winder; Gerardine Winder; Christina Saunders
London: Hamlyn, 1984.
Everything you need to know to achieve that early 1980s Boy George look you always wanted. -
Tjanpi Desert Weavers
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First Edition.
29cm x 24cm. 368 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated french fold wrappers.
Detailed monograph on the fibre art of the he Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women’s Council.
Spine creased. Wrapper lifting at upper hinge, still firm and intact. Good Condition. -
Twentieth-Century Jewelry: Art Nouveau to Modern Design
$60.00 Add to cartLodovica Rizzoli Eleuteri; Alessandro Parenti
Milan / New York: Electa / Abbeville, 1994. -
California Crafts XI: Toys, Games & Other Playthings
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First Edition.
23cm x 23cm. [56] pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
. Fine Condition. -
California Crafts XIV
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First Edition.
28cm x 22.5cm. 86 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
Moderate shelf wear. Very Good Condition. -
Needlework Classics: Nostalgic Designs from the Butterick Archives for Decorating Clothing and Accessories
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First Edition.
33.5cm x 28.5cm. 128 pages, illustrations, some colour. Blue cloth, silver lettering, pictorial jacket.
Suggested for Embroidery, Punch-Work, Beading, Braiding, Quilting, Applique, Patchwork, Needlepoint, Filet Crochet.
Very Good Condition in Fair Jacket. Minor soiling, foxing, and tanning. Jacket discoloured, chipped, adhesive tape stains to verso. Large 18.5cm closed tear to jacket spine, small chips and tears to edges. Very Good Condition. -
The Workbasket Sewing Book: Planning, Tips and Ideas for the Passionate Sewist
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First Edition.
22cm x 15.5cm. 160 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
Minor handling wear. Tanning to page extremities. Very Good Condition. -
California Crafts X
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First Edition.
23cm x 25.5cm. [80] pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated wrappers.
Tenth biennial exhibition of work by California crafstmen.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Threaded Paradox: Contemporary Fibre Art from South East Queensland
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First Edition.
20cm x 21cm. 33 pages, colour illustrations. Saddle-stapled wrappers.
Exhibition catalogue. Full list of artists: Christine Ballinger, Anna Burch, Sine McCann, Adele Outteridge, Helen Sanderson, Tina Sutton, Maggie Taylor, Sheena Walsh, Dorothy Watson, Bernadette Will, Wendy Wright, and Kerry Zerner.
Minor shelf wear. Very Good Condition. -
A Potter’s Tale
$35.00 Add to cartRamu Velar
India: Tara Books, 2021.
“The first title in Tara’s ‘Makers’ series, this book unfolds as a life narrative as Ramu Velar tells us how he views his craft, vocation and life. Just as his fingers deftly mould a lump of clay to create sturdy pots and beautifully carved bowls, his memory creates sharp as well as dreamy vignettes – of his journey from a village potter to a resident craftsman in a museum. Richly textured photographs and evocative illustrations bring alive the world of an unusual and introspective artisan.” (publisher’s blurb) -
long water: fibre stories
$30.00 Add to cartFreja Carmichael
Brisbane: Institute of Modern Art, 2020.
“long water: fibre stories illuminates spiritual, ancestral, and physical connections to water through fibre practices of artists from Yuwaalaraay (North West NSW), Quandamooka (Moreton Bay, South East QLD), Kuku Yalanji (Far North QLD), Zenadh Kes (Torres Strait Islands, QLD), Yurruwi (Milingimbi Island, NT), and surrounding homelands. Together this group–Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, spanning different generations and ancestries–share an inseparable relationship to water, be it the vast sea, inland waterways, or expansive river systems. Collectively, long water celebrates the stories of regeneration and continuation of important cultural traditions, and the strong women and vital water places that sustain them. The country, and wide range of environments, practices, and knowledge represented speak to both deep time and contemporary experiences–bringing into focus the importance of water to our cultural health and our capacity for resilience.” (publisher’s blurb) -
Nine Decades: The Northern California Craft Movement, 1907 to the Present
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First Edition.
32cm x 23cm. 32 pages, colour illustrations. Lettered saddle-stapled wrappers, illustrated half-jacket.
Exhibition catalogue of a three part exhibition providing a comprehensive overview of the Northern California Craft Movement. Essays by Carole Austin, Dyana Curreri-Chadwick, and Ted Cohen. Introduction by Kenneth Trapp.
General wear and tanning to wrappers. Very Good Condition. -
Puppets with a Purpose (Volume 1)
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25cm x 19cm. 24 pages, illustrations, some colour. Pictorial saddle-stapled self-wrappers.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Minor foxing and tanning. Previous owner’s name. Very Good Condition. -
Nimbin’s Mardi Grass Official Joint-Rolling Handbook
$5.00 Add to cartNimbin Hemp Embassy
Nimbin: Nimbin Hemp Embassy, No date. -
The Business of Bookbinding
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First Edition.
18.5cm x 12.5cm. viii, 224 pages, [16], 48 advertisements, 12 plates, 4 folding plates with 53 samples of cloth and leather. Red cloth, gilt lettering.
Bookbinding from the point of view of the binder, the publisher, the librarian and the general reader; with chapters on the manufacture of binders’ leather and cloth, and a description of a working bindery, together with a glossary of terms used in leather and cloth manufacture and bookbinding. Includes samples of leather and cloth supplied by Edwd. & Jas. Richardson and The Winterbottom Book Cloth Co. The Series of Library Technical Manuals, No. 2.
Appropriately rebound in plain red cloth. Occassional foxing. Some offsetting on the sample sheets as usual. Very Good Condition. -
The Bushman’s Handcrafts
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Thirteenth Printing.
22cm x 13.5cm. 221 pages, black and white illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, cream decoration.
Very slight discolouration to spine. Minor rubbing to cloth. Minor foxing to edges. Good Condition. -
Larsen & Lewers: A 50 Year Partnership, 1961-2011
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First Edition. Signed by Author
29cm x 20cm. [28] pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers.
Retrospective catalogue of Sydney based contemporary jewellers Helge Larsen and Darani Lewers. This copy signed by Lewers and gallerist Peter Pinson.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Very Good Condition. -
The Art Movement in Australia: Design, Taste and Society, 1875-1900
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First Edition.
29.5cm x 22.5cm. xvi, 272 pages, [32] pages of colour illustrations, black and white illustrations in the text. Green cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
Minor shelf wear. Very minor soiling. Minor foxing to jacket verso. Very Good Condition. -
Silver Threads Amongst the Gold: Stories from the Life of John William Sanders
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First Edition.
30cm x 21cm. 208 pages, [70] pages of colour illustrations, colour illustrations in the text. Pictorial wrappers.
History of the W J Sanders silver and goldsmith firm, the Sanders family, and the life of John William Sanders, son of William James Sanders. This copy inscribed by the author to Australian scientist and silverware and jewellery historian Kenneth Cavill on a mounted plate to title page.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
The Barossa Folk: Germanic Furniture and Craft Traditions in Australia
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First Edition.
31cm x 23cm. 368 pages, illustrations, some colour. Blue cloth, silver lettering, pictorial french fold jacket.
Foxing to endpapers. Very Good Condition. -
Cavalcade of Dolls
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21cm x 30cm. [iv], 44 pages, colour illustrations. Spiralbound, illustrated paper covers.
Illustrated catalogue of dolls from around the world collected by the Wollongong chapter of the Inner Wheel Clubs. Many Australian and English examples, numerous from Denmark, The Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales, and small samples from Bermuda, Canada, France, Ghana, India, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, New Guinea, New Zealand, North Borneo, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States of America. The Inner Wheel is a women’s organisation which grew from a meeting of wives of Rotarians in the 1920s and is still active today with clubs all around the world. Rare, 1 holding in OCLC at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Unrecorded in Australian collections.
Some soiling and wear to covers. Small crease to final leaf. Good Condition. -
The D’oyley Show: An Exhibition of Women’s Domestic Fancywork
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First Edition.
27cm x 21cm. 68 pages, black and white illustrations. Illustrated saddle-stapled wrappers.
Exhibition of needlework by Frances Budden, Joan Grounds, Bernadette Krone, Kathy Letray, Patricia McDonald, Marie McMakon, Noela Taylor, and Loretta Vieceli. Contains introductory essays and illustrated catalogue of works.
Minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
The Complete Japanese Joinery
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First Combined Edition.
23cm x 18.5cm. [xiv], 397 pages, black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
First 2 volumes in 1 edition of Japanese Woodworking by Hideo Sato and Japanese Joinery by Yaua Nakahara, together providing one of the most accessible and comprehensive manuals on Japanese woodwork in English. Translated into English by Koichi Paul Nii.
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L. J. Harvey & his School
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First Edition.
25cm x 19cm. 112 pages, illustrations, some colour. Brown cloth, white lettering, pictorial jacket.
Monograph on Queensland craftsman and teacher Lewis Jarvis Harvey (1871-1949).
Foxing to top edge, first and last pages, and jacket verso. Good Condition. -
The Allison Collection of Rare Jewels and Gemstones
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First Edition.
26cm x 18cm. [28] pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers.
Moderate shelf and handling wear. Minor foxing. Previous owner’s name, manuscript pagination. Good Condition. -
Machine Stitch: Perspectives
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First Edition.
28.5cm x 22.5cm. 224 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated matte papered boards.
Bumping to boards with associated small tears. Good Condition.