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Beaulieu Dans Les Fleurs – Robert Bonfils – 1920

A beautiful pochoir with hand-applied colour by artist Robert Bonfils (1886-1972) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1920.

Bonfils produced a rich painterly finished that mad his work unique with Gazette du Bon Ton. This example is one of only two vertical double images available in the whole collection.

Two dresses and a coat for the afternoon. The red dress is charming, with a lace front, the black and white spiked ribbon dress with matching satin bodice and the beautiful diallaine coat with large fur collar.

Price $190.00 unframed.

The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era … click on me to see the whole image.

$190.00

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Gazette du Bon Ton – Brissaud – Ils Me M’ont Pas Reconnue – 1921

A beautiful hand coloured “Pochoir” by Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964) for the Paris Gazette du Bon Ton published in 1921. “Il ne M’ont Pas Reconnue” – They will not be able to recognise me. In a special opera gown by Jeanne Lanvin. The ultimate in fashion print from a perfect era.

Price $90.00 unframed.

A striking pochoir with beautiful deep colours

$90.00

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Rose-Coloured Spoon-Bill – Shaw and Nodder – 1792

An original copper engraved and hand coloured image of the beautiful and elegant rose-coloured spoon-bill also known as the Roseate Spoonbill. It was published by Shaw and Nodder in London on 1st January 1792.

A native of South America it is much more colourful than the common spoonbill and by the time it reaches maturity its colour deepens almost to a rich scarlet.

George Shaw was in charge of Natural History at the British Museum. Nodder was a natural history artist and worked for Banks on his Florilegium.

Framed in Voyager Natural History style in black cored cream mat and gilt frame.

Very rosey spoonbill striking an elegant pose.

$190.00

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Map of South Australia – John Tallis – 1851

An original John Tallis decorative map of South Australia.

Tallis maps are famous for there interesting images here of Adelaide, Natives on a Catamaran (?), Dingo or Australian Dog and the Nymphicus (Cockatiel) drawn by Warren and engraved by Rodger.

The map was engraved by John Rapkin who did all of the Australian maps in the series. This is a good original of an early Tallis map and a must for any Australian map collection.

Nice example of this classic Tallis map

$90.00

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The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1915 September – Exploration in the Northern Japanese Alps – Walter Weston

An exceptional mountaineering report detailing explorations in the wild and unfamiliar regions of the northern Japanese Alps, featuring the ‘Great Lotus Peak’ (O Renge), Shirouma, Shiro-Uma-Dake, Yari-Ga-Take, Akashina, Nakabusa, Yarigatake, Hodaka and the Shirasawa ravine, illustrated with photographic plates and a fold-out colour map. With interesting remarks on ancient customs practiced in remote high altitude villages.

Weston (1861-1940), is regarded as the father of mountaineering in Japan. It is largely due to him that Japanese Alpine Club was created. The map to illustrate this paper was based on the latest maps of the Topographical Survey of Japan, with alterations and additions, as existing maps needed many corrections in the mountain regions.

Weston’s post in Japan was that of a Chaplain at Yokohama, but he found leisure to go off into the interior of the country, and particularly these mountain districts, of which he knew more than any other European.

The remainder of this complete edition includes the exploration of the Itari River, Forest and their Pygmies by Cuthbert Christie

$90.00

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Facts in Mesmerism – With Reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into it by Rev Chauncy Hare Townshend – Very Scarce First Edition 1840

An extremely rare First edition, published by Longman, London 1840

An extensive study and defence of mesmerism by Chancy Hare Townshend (1798-1868) and English priest, poet, collector of natural history and a man with a passionate interest in mesmerism. He was a good friend of Charles Dickens who dedicated “Great Expectations” to him [Townshend had the manuscript of Great Expectations at the time of his death].

Mesmerism (named after Franz Mesmer) a hypnosis based on the theory of animal magnetism. Due to its spiritual associations and uncanny effects it was controversial in the early 19th century. Towsnhend describes in detail the mental states mesmerism induces, which he defines as similar to a state of sleepwalking. Fascinating content including the accounts of experiments carried out by the author in which he hypnotised his subjects into feeling his own sensations and possessing knowledge that they could not have known.

Townshend has quite a Wikipedia write up and the hilarious meeting with poet John Clare is worth a read

Rare and valuable first edition of an early work on Mesmerism

$90.00

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Beaulieu Dans Les Fleurs – Robert Bonfils – 1920

Gazette du Bon Ton – Brissaud – Ils Me M’ont Pas Reconnue – 1921

Rose-Coloured Spoon-Bill – Shaw and Nodder – 1792

Map of South Australia – John Tallis – 1851

The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1915 September – Exploration in the Northern Japanese Alps – Walter Weston

Facts in Mesmerism – With Reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into it by Rev Chauncy Hare Townshend – Very Scarce First Edition 1840

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