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Shortlist No.10
Tactile Treasure
art, architecture, costume design, illustration, paper construction
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With Shortlist No. 10 we continue to highlight some fun items from Christopher Smith’s library. If you missed
our last list, Christopher Smith was a NIDA trained theatre designer who worked in Brisbane for over thirty
years as curator and exhibition designer at the QPAC Museum and Tony Gould Gallery at the Queensland
Performing Arts Centre. His flamboyant imagination influenced numerous productions for theatre, ballet
and opera and his library reflects his inspiration and influences. We started our cataloguing by choosing
Chris’s micro-collection of Alice in Wonderland material. Here we move onto a little art, costume design and
photography, some illustrated works, and a good dose of paper construction (museums, cottages, toy theatres,
etc.), paper dolls and pop-up. With prices ranging from $6.50 (construction cards) to $350 (Japanese costume
designer Emi Wada) this is an eclectic and tactile design mix that will particularly appeal to those who enjoy
making things by hand. Enjoy!
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Note regarding descriptions: When we write Fine/Fine the descriptor before the forward slash refers to the
book and the descriptor after the forward slash refers to the dust jacket.
2.
Items 1-8: Art, Architecture, Costume
Design, Photography.
1. Bryce, Dianne.
A Travelling Photographer in Colonial Queensland:
The Work of William Boag.
Brisbane: The State Library of Queensland, 1994. Octavo (29cm x
24cm), dark blue boards with title in argent on the front board and
spine, glossy unclipped dust jacket with photograph of William Boag’s
horse drawn operating room standing by the old jetty at Cleveland in
1871 (repeated as Plate 1, p.16), x +118pp, 104 plates. Corners lightly
scuffed.
William Boag traversed Queensland with his horse-drawn darkroom
in the years 1871-1878.
Fine. $90.
2. Ching, Francis D.K.
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinholt, 1995. Tall octavo (31cm x 23cm),
black buckram boards flecked with glitter, apex motif enclosed in
a rectangle blind embossed on the centre of the front board, title in
gilt on front board and spine, unclipped gold dust-jacket with red
lettering and a centred white square containing twelve architectural
motifs (including the apex from top board), red endpapers, numerous
illustrations, 320pp. Dust jacket showing minor edge wear at head of
spine and across the top.
Fine/Almost Fine. $65.
3. Eaton, Faith.
The Miniature House.
London: Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, 1990. Photographs by Nick
Nicholson. Square format (25.5cm x 25.5cm), brown canvas boards
with gilt title on spine, orange dust jacket with photograph of
miniature sunroom, title in white on brown rectangle, illustrated
endpapers, 167pp +(1) blank. Pamphlet of the Thorne Miniature
Rooms at the Institute of Chicago loosely inserted.
A collection of American and European small-scale replicas.
Fine/Fine. $30.
3.
4. Eidrigevičius, Stasys.
Pastele/Pastels.
Warsaw: Marek Buffi, 1997. With an introduction by Ryszard
Kapuściński. Bright daffodil yellow paper covers with wide gatefold
flap, title on spine in brick red, numerous plates,144pp. Top corner
of back cover bumped, other corners sharp, faint scuff marks on the
front, spine sunned to a lighter yellow, fine throughout. A beautiful
album of Stasys’ unique pastels.
Almost Fine. $200.
5. Joel, Alexandra.
Parade: The Story of Fashion in Australia.
Large format soft cover book with gatefold flaps (30cm x 26cm),
cover shows black and white photograph of models in1950s fashion
waiting at a bus-stop, viii + (1) blank + 306pp, lavishly illustrated with
Australian fashion from 1788 until the last decade of the twentieth
century. Soft crease in back cover, significant creases and a 3cm tear to
the margin of the last two pages and 1cm tear to margin of the third
last page (all with no loss of text or image), small dint in base of text
block extending from foot of the spine for 1.5cm, minor scuff marks.
Good. $55.
6. Tarnowska, Maree.
Fashion Dolls.
London: Souvenir Press, 1986. Octavo (25cm x 21cm), dark green
boards with tile in gilt on spine, unclipped photographic dust jacket,
illustrated endpapers, 144pp. Remnant of price sticker on inside flap
of jacket, small stain on verso of front just jacket cover (from old price
sticker). Covers the golden age of the French Fashion Doll.
Fine/Almost Fine. $25.
4.
7. Wada, Emi.
My Life in the Making.
Hong Kong: communion w ltd, 2005. Large octavo (32cm x 25cm),
white boards, stitched natural fabric cover, with title printed on front
and spine, 288pp (including endpapers), lavishly illustrated with
sketches, still photographs and performance photos. A beautiful
record of costume designer Wada’s works in the decade leading up
to publication. The book was created as a witness to her enduring
vitality and inventiveness, with comments by Peter Greenaway and
Zhang Yimou.
Fine. $350.
8. Weber, Bruce.
A House Is Not A Home.
Boston: Bullfinch Press, 1986. First edition. Tall octavo (34cm x 26cm),
Light grey buckram boards with black title on spine, photographic
dust jacket with title in black on the spine, 208pp (unpaginated),
numerous full page colour plates, grey ribbon place-holder. Unclipped
jacket is lightly foxed with minor chips, interior clean and bright. A
visual journey through idiosyncratic touches that make a house a
home by renowned fashion photographer Bruce Weber.
Fine/Very Good. $85.
Items 9-16: Illustration
9. Canemaker, John.
The Art and Flair of Mary Blair. An Appreciation.
New York: Disney Editions, 2003. First edition. Square format (24.3cm
x 23.3cm), black canvas boards with metallic sky-blue title on front
boards and on spine, unclipped illustrated dust-jacket, decorated
endpapers, xiii + (1, blank) +124pp. Barely perceptible scuff mark on
half title.
Almost Fine/Fine. $45.
5.
10. Crane, Walter.
Flora’s Feast. A Masque of Flowers presented by Walter Crane.
Leicester: A Windward Reprint, 1980. Hardcover book (25cm x 17cm),
forest green canvas boards with gilt title on spine, unclipped jacket
with illustration of “The Queen of All the Garden Close: Rose” from
p.22, floral motif endpapers, 44pp. Dust jacket has small 1cm tear at
the front near head of spine, a little edge wear along the top, two small
spots and ‘Christopher Smith’ is stamped to the head of f.f.e.p. verso.
Walter Crane (1845 – 1915) was an English artist and illustrator
considered to be the most prolific creator of children’s books in his
generation.
Almost Fine/Very Good. $40.
11. Le Cain, Errol.
Aladdin.
London: Faber and Faber, 1981. Retold by Andrew Lang. Octavo
(29.7cm x 21cm), glossy boards with illustration of Aladdin
discovering the lamp, 32pp. Corners sharp, endpapers age-toned,
minor foxing, most noticeable on p.31.
Errol Le Cain (1941 – 1989) was a British animator and children’s book
illustrator who wrote 3 and illustrated 48 children’s books during his
lifetime.
Very Good. $25.
12. Le Cain, Errol.
Cupid and Psyche.
London: Faber and Faber, 1977. With shortened and adapted text
of Cupid and Psyche from Walter Pater’s Marius the Epicurean.
Glossy boards with black and white illustration of Psyche being
offered a platter of fruit by a kneeling servant, 29.5cm x 21cm, 48pp
(unpaginated). ‘Christopher Smith’ stamped at the top fore-corner of
the half title.
Fine. $200.
6.
13. Le Cain, Errol.
The Enchanter’s Daughter.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. Text by Antonia
Barber. Octavo (28.2cm x 23cm), blue-bordered glossy
illustrated boards show a collage of images from
within, light tan endpapers, 32pp. Very minor wear to
base of spine and fore-corner of front board, clean and
bright throughout.
14.
Peake, Mervyn.
Captain Slaughterhouse Drops Anchor.
London: Walker Books, 2001. Octavo (30cm x
23cm), sky blue glossy boards grey centered oval
enclosing an illustration, aqua endpapers, 48pp.
Fine. $35.
Almost Fine. $35.
15. Rogers, Gregory.
The Boy The Bear The Baron The Bard.
Tall hardcover (30cm x 22.5cm), illustrated glossy
boards, unclipped illustrated dust jacket, maroon
endpapers with black and white portrait of ‘The
Bard’, no text apart from the dedication and note
from Gregory Rogers at the front and publishers
details at the back, 30pp (unpaginated). Slight
wear to the jacket at the head of the spine, personal
inscription from Gregory Rogers to Christopher
Smith on front free endpaper in gold pen.
Fine/Almost Fine. $35.
16. Ugaki.
L’Esrimeur Fou.
Paris: Dargaud Editeur, 1980. Octavo (30.5cm
x 23cm), glossy illustrated boards (Japanese
warrior with sabre), illustrated endpapers, 64pp
(including endpapers). Head and tails of spine a little
bruised, corners bumped, minor edgewear, slight
discoloration mark at the top of the back board (4cm
x 2.5cm), interior fine apart from a hint of age-toning
along the top 1cm of the leaves.
Very Good. $25.
7.
Items 17 - 35: Paper construction, Paper dolls, Pop-up
[Paper construction 17-26]
17. Assorted Construction Postcards I.
6 x Monkey Design Co.,Ltd. Taiwan Architecture Model [no
publication date]. 1. Dragon and Tiger Pagodas. 2. Taipei
Story House. 3.Tanamen Tainan. 4. Da Cheng monumental
archway Tainan. 5. National Concert Hall Taipei. 6. The
Eluanbi Lighthouse Pingtung. Each unused in original
plastic sleeve.
Fine. $10 each.
18. Assorted Construction Postcards II.
4 x Coastal Canada Cutouts. Vancouver: Fill A Niche Trading
Company, 1989-1990. 1. Lighthouse. 2. Tug Boat. 3. Indian
Canoe. 4. Grand Banks Dory. All Fine except Indian Canoe
which is age-toned.
3 x Collection dirigée par Alain de Bussac. France: Éditions
L’Instant Durable, 1986. No.9. Centre G.-Pompidou (1976).
Paris. Corners softly bumped. Very Good. No.23. Opéra
de Paris (1851-1875). Postmarked Paris 1987, with chatty
holiday message from friends to Christopher Smith on
verso. Good. No. 26. Orsay (Paris). Musée en 1986. Corners
bumped. Very Good.
Condition Good or better as described above. $6.50 each.
19.
Assorted Construction Postcards III.
Fiddler’s Green Construction Cards
Series 1 (3) and Series 2 (1) and Fun
Construction Cards (7) plus one
other.
Narrowboat & Bridge. Cornish
Fisherman’s Cottage x 2; Magpie
House; Thatch x 2; Thatched
Cottage. All 15.5cm x 11cm with
very minor wear to coners. Very
Good. Norman Castle, mid 12th
Century; Wiltshire Coaching
Inn; Water Mill; English Gothic
Church. All 22cm x 15cm. Minor
bumping to corners.
Very Good. $6.50 each.
8.
20. Lowndes, Rosemary and Kailer, Claude.
Make Your Own History of Costume.
London: MacDonald and Jane’s, 1977. First edition. Softcover, 29.5cm
x 23cm, several paperdolls, costumes and backgrounds scenes to cut
out and create. Unpaginated, unused. Corners slightly abraded minor
edge-wear.
Contains 9 costume models from the Middle Ages to 1905 (with
backgrounds). All you need is a pair of scissors and some glue.
Almost Fine. $45.
21.
Lowndes, Rosemary and Kailer, Claude.
Make Your Own World of Theatre.
London: Angus and Robertson, 1982. Softcover, 28.5cm x 21cm. Create
a 3-dimensional theatre with 370 costumes and eight beautiful sets.
Minor edge-wear, front bottom corner creased, foxing to endpapers.
Unpaginated, unused.
Very Good. $40.
22. Pollack’s Toy Theatres.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
London: Pollock’s Toy Theatres, [no p.d.]. The Juvenile Drama
Pollack’s Britannia Theatre with the characters and scenes for Ali Baba
and the Forty Thieves. Adapted and designed by Peter Jackson from
the original proscenium, scenery, and characters first published by
J.K. Green. April 30th 1836. Paper and card, stapled, 34cm x 30cm.
Scattered light foxing to the paper but not the card sheets.
Very Good. $45.
23. Pollack’s Toy Theatres.
St George and the Dragon.
London: Pollock’s Toy Theatres, 1971. Designed and adapted by Mr
Peter C. Jackson from the original Toy Theatre play published in 1847
together with another version compiled from the Mummers plays in
1871 by Mrs Juliana Ewing. The whole embellished with a scholarly
introduction by Mr. Ronald Smedley. Paper and card, stapled, 26cm x
20cm.
Fine. $30.
9.
24. Pollack’s Toy Theatres.
Regency Theatre with Sleeping Beauty.
London: Pollock’s Toy Theatres, [no p.d.]. The Juvenile Drama
Pollack’s Regency Theatre with the characters and scenes for The
Sleeping Beauty. Adapted and designed by Peter C. Jackson from the
original proscenium, scenery, and characters first published by J.K.
Green. December 26th 1850. Paper and card, stapled, 34cm x 30cm.
Christopher Smith stamped to front cover.
Otherwise Fine. $45.
25. Théatre Guignol. Imageries D’Epinal No. 1318.
26. No. 215 Punchinello.
Phoenix Papieren Theatre Utrecht 1984. Oblong, single sheet
of card 26cm x 30cm. Corners
gently bumped.
Phoenix Papieren Theatre Utrecht 1984. Oblong, single sheet
of card 23cm x 32cm. Corners gently
bumped.
Very Good. $10.
Very Good. $10.
[Paper doll 27-30]
27. Boswell, John.
The Barak and Michelle Obama Paper Doll and Cut-Out Book.
New York: Penguin Books, 2009. Illustrated by Randy Jones and Susan
Ferris Jones. Glossy softcover, stapled, 28cm x 21.5cm, Two dolls,
numerous outfits for both. One doll stand punched out but present.
The rest uncut.
Almost Fine. $25.
10.
28. Fitzgerald, Jim.
Elvis: the Paper Doll book.
Sydney: Australia Consildated
Press, 2001. Art by Al Kilgore,
text by Jim Fitzgerald. Softcover,
stapled, 30.5cm x 23cm, 34pp,
four dolls (3 x Elvis and 1 x
Priscilla), twenty-nine outfits.
Minor edgewear, a little worn
along the folded spine. Uncut.
29. Whatley, Charlotte and McLaren, Mike.
Days and Knights of Camelot. Paper Doll Epic.
Cumberland, Maryland: hobby
House, 1990. Softcover, stapled,
31cm x 21.5cm, 32pp, 12 paper
dolls and costumes. Unused.
Minor edgewear otherwise Fine.
Almost Fine. $40.
Very Good. $35.
30. Woodcock, Jean. Paper Dolls of Famous
Faces, Encyclopedia and Price Guide, Vol. II.
Maryland: Hobby House Press,
1980. Forest green buckram with
title in gilt on front board and
spine, illustrated unclipped dust
jacket, green endpapers, (10pp)
unpaginated + 234pp +(10) doll
inventory. Jacket has a 1cm nick at
the front, a crease along the back
inside flap and a couple of scuff
marks on the back. Corners sharp
and interior clear and unmarked
apart from “Christopher Smith”
stamp to f.f.e.p.
Fine/Very Good. $25.
[Pop-up 31-35]
31. Carter, David A. and Diaz, James.
The Elements of Pop-Up. A Pop-Up book for Aspiring
Paper Engineers.
New York: Little Simon, 1999. Illustrated card covers, 31.5cm x 22.5cm,
all aspects of pop-up design demonstrated and explained. Complete,
working, lightly used, some scuff marks and 5 gold pen dots on the
cover.
Very Good. $35.
11.
32. Gorey, Edward.
The Dwindling Party.
Heinemann [no p.d.]. Illustrated
glossy boards (30cm x 19cm),
10pp. Lightly used, lightly foxed,
all parts working.
33. Ita, Sam.
Moby Dick, a pop-up book.
With typical Gorey humour, the
walking party slowly dwindles as
each member meets their grisly
end.
Australia: Cameron House, 2007.
Illustrated boards, canvas spine
(29cm x 23.5cm). Delightful 3dimensional retelling of Melville’s
classic tale, with a spectacular
pop-up of the great white whale
breaching through the centre of
the ship.
Very Good. $50.
As New. $40.
34. Radevsky, Anton and Sokol, David.
Modern Architecture Pop-Up.
New York: Universe Publishing,
2008. Illustrations by Radevsky
with text contributions by
Santiago Calatrava, I.M. Pei,
Richard Meier, Frank Gehry and
Zaha Hadid. Square format (29cm
x 29cm), numerous pop-ups and
fold-outs. Light 4cm scuff-mark
along front joint and 5mm dint in
back joint, corners sharp, lightly
used.
Almost Fine. $35.
35.
Salerno, Marie (Ed.)
The New York Pop-Up Book.
New York: Bellow Publishing, 1999. Contributions from E.L.
Doctorow, Tom Wolfe, Wendy Wasserstein, Nora Ephron and many
more. Square format (28.5cm x 28.5cm) numerous folding parts, popup and pockets. Complete. Top corners bumped, lightly used.
Almost Fine. $20.
12.