The 53rd Australian Antiquarian Book Fair
The Melbourne Rare Book Fair 2024 will be held Thursday 25 July to Saturday 27 July 2024
presented by ANZAAB with the support of the University of Melbourne.
About the Fair, History of the Fair
Featured Highlights
Ephemera
$70
Posters produced by the National Safety Council of Australia. Approx 60cm x 50cm. Part of a collection of unusual ephemera.
The Selfish Gene
$750
Dawkins, Richard. The Selfish Gene. London: Oxford University Press, 1976.
First Edition. 8vo. original black boards in dustwrapper; pp. xii, 224. A fine copy. In July 2017, the book was listed as the most influential science book of all time in a poll to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Royal Society science book prize, ahead of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of SpeciesIsaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica.
Some English Gardens
$1100
This first edition of “Some English Gardens” by George Elgood and Gertrude Jekyll, published by Longmans, Green and Company in 1904, is a rare and collectible item.
Bound in the original blue buckram with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and upper front board, the book is in very good condition despite minor wear.
It includes 50 full-page watercolour illustrations by Elgood, with text by Jekyll, showcasing 36 British gardens.
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ALPHONSE LEGROS [attributed to] “PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN”
$2450
ALPHONSE LEGROS [attributed to]
(Dijon 1837- Watford 1911)
French/British artist
“PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN”
c.1880
TECHNIQUE:
Black pencil on thick blue paper.
Nicely executed portrait of a unidentified gentleman.
Profile bust lightly turning to the left looking towards the viewer.
SIZE: 270mm(H) x 200mm(L) [sheet]
CONDITION:
Black pencil on thick blue paper.
Mounted at the corners on a white paper sheet.
Two small round spots: one below the portrait and a tiny one at left.
Otherwise in excellent condition.
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