Art from Lems Bookshop

No publishing date or place, A celebration of David Bowie's entire otput from 1967 - 2013. An essential companion to legendary acheivements. 287 pages with around 200 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book in very good condition and would have been near fine but for the publishing, price, barcode table removed from back cover without affecting inside the cover. This is… Read more about this item

More than 6,000 entries covering everything from great architecture to famous artists, including important musicans and influential figures in mythology. Provides details of key terms, movements, and people in the arts throughout history. 564 pages. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

Signed by Pro Hart. A selection of the most well-known and best-loved of Paterson's poems with accompanying paintings by Pro Hart. 136 pages with 51 colour illustrations. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with slight creasing on back.

The book documents the great changes that took place in garden design during the nineteenth century and traces the emergence and subsequent popularity of flower gardens. 160 pages with contemporary watercolours of over 120 different gardens. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good condition with small tear bottom spine.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia 1994. The largest collection of Morris & Company textiles and other furnishings outside Britain along with acquired South Australian decorative Arts and some loans formed the exhibition. 143 pages with over 70 colour and many black and white illustrations. Book in near fine condition. A larger… Read more about this item

Aboriginal peoples have lived in Kakadu for at least 50,000 years. An endless number of high rock shelters provided pleasant living conditions and an abundance of food and water resources gave plenty of leisure time. There are several distinct styles of art beginning with Mimi Art, then X-ray Art, Pre-estuarine Period, Estuarine Period, and "Contact" Period. 86 pages with 86… Read more about this item

Part of The Arts in Australia series. Aboriginal art expressed on different mediums, in different settings, and using different materials. 32 pages with 4 colour and 22 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on first page.

Booklet to accompany an Exhibition of May Gibbs work. No page numbers but 24 pages with 6 colour and four black and white illustrations from her books. Booklet in near fine condition.

Over 150 years of decorative crafts, furniture, jewellery, pottery, coins and bottles. Shows have been the decorative trends and designs of a developing nation with a passion for all things Australian. A reference book for collectors but also an unusual and vivid pictorial guide to the furniture and objects that in their way are all part of Australia's cultural heritage.… Read more about this item

The development and behavior of the swan from from the first pip of the cygnet to the swan of old age as observed by the author and scientists around the world together with the natural history and cultural lore of the swan. Through history, myth, science, and camera the author examines these majestic birds with passion. 195 pages with over… Read more about this item

Twenty six exquisite watercolour portraits of birds both rare and familiar, accompanied by a brief descriptive text, a beautiful calligraphy letter and a detailed wood engraving. Pages not numbered but 56 pages. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.

A study of the Flinders Ranges in paintings and text. Pages not numbered but 48 pages with 40 colour paintings and black and white illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.

Part of Australian Painting Studio Series. A brief but authoritative survey of the period. 128 pages with over seventy colour reproductions of paintings by twenty four early Australian artists together with biographical details starting with Aboriginal paintings. Book in very good+ condition with minor foxing top edge. Dust jacket in very good condition with two small tears top spine.

A unique record of the development of the war cartoon revealing that the cartoon is an accurate historical record. 192 pages with black and white illustrations throughout and on endpapers. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small knock top spine.

Catalogue of auction August 1996 Lots 1-459 of fine Australian paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and books, European and American works of art. No page numbers but every piece described and illustrated in colour. Book in very good+ condition with small knock bottom left (see photo).

The theme of this book is Man in the Flinders - scenes from a bygone era. 61 pages with 28 scenes with text accompanied by full page colour illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owner sticker on front endpaper. Dust jacket in protective sleeve with a small edge wearing.

Two female Australian artists of the early 1800s painted, in one case, the life and appearance of the New South Wales Colony, and the other the fine landscapes and flowers. 128 pages with 24 colour illustrations and 30 colour plates. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition with small tear.

An abundant assortment of verbal and visual images that reveals the universal fascination with fathers and their relationship with children as a subject in literature and art. 160 pages with 86 illustrations of which 45 are in colour. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition.

The author travels and adventures in Haiti, Madagascar, India, Australia, Jordan, the Yemen and Mexico and he vividly describes and illustrates the characters he meets. 314 pages with illustrations throughout. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition..

Part of the Oxford History of Art. The first millennium AD saw a rich and distinctive artistic tradition form in Europe and the author explores issues of artistic patronage, craftmanship, holy men and women, monasteries, secular courts, and the expressive and educational roles of artistic creation. 272 pages with 153 illustrations of which 95 in colour. Book in very good… Read more about this item