141 Results: New & Used in Other Books in Loganholme 4129, QLD

'Small House Living Australia' - Smart design in homes of 90m² or less by Catherine Foster in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint as per photo 10 [can be enlarged to make easier to read]. The blurb:- ...features twenty-one small, inspiring Australian homes. Some are clever additions onto tight urban sites: others tranquil weekenders in deep countryside - what all have in common is a shared belief that good architectural design principles make even the smallest of architectu

'Frank Lloyd Wright' - A Retrospective View by Trewin Copplestone in very good condition. The blurb:- ...Architects rarely achieve world fame - although their significance in our cultural development is of the highest importance - but Wright is the great exception. During his long working life, great success, devastating tragedy and remarkable changes of fortune accompanied a creative odyssey which has no parallel in this century. He has been lauded and dismissed by critics and even now there

'Inigo Jones' - Architect of Kings by Vaughan Hart in good condition. The blurb:- Inigo Jones [1573 - 1652] is widely acknowledged to have been England's most important architect. As the court designer to the Stuart kings, James I and Charles I, he is credited with introducing the classical language of architecture to the country. Jones designed such seminal works as the Banqueting House at Whitehall, the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Queen's Chapel at St James's Palace. He famously trave

'Artists in Action' - from the collection of the Australian War Memorial edited by Lola Wilkins in very good condition. The blurb:- The distinctive Australian War Memorial building combines John Crust's classic design with Emil Sodersteen's art deco artifices and is well-known and immediately recognisable to many Australians. What is less well-known is that the building is home to one of Australia's major art collections. It holds over 30,000 works by many of Australia's leading artists, such

'Aboriginal Art' [New Edition] by Wally Caruana in excellent condition. It's from the Thames & Hudson World of Art series. Wally Caruana was Senior Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, from 1984 to 2001, during which time he oversaw the development of one of the most important collections of Indigenous Australian art in a public museum. The blurb:- This lively and comprehensive survey has established itself as a superlative introd

'Papunya' - A Place Made After the Story - The Beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement by Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon in very good condition. The blurb:- In 1971, a hopeful young art teacher drove the long, lonely road from Alice Springs to the Aboriginal outpost settlement at Papunya. His name was Geoffrey Bardon. Eighteen months later, he left Papunya, defeated by a white authority. But his legacy was the beginnings of the Western Desert Painting Movement. What started as an

'The Art of Charles Blackman' with text by Thomas Shapcott and images selected and documented by Robin Burridge in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 2. The blurb:- Charles Blackman is one of only a handful of Australian painters whose work has attracted international acclaim. His first London showings, in 1960, called attention to work that was 'big, tough and tender'. His images of the hidden strengths and resources in those who are vulnerable - children, women,

'The Art of Pro Hart' by Eugene Lumbers in good condition. The blurb:- ...He grew up in the outback without formal training in artistic techniques, and his palette reflects the starkness and subtleties of the colours of inland Australia. In the splendid selection of paintings reproduced in the book one may see the effects of this unique artistic background. Flowers and insects shimmer with the intensity of colour that impressed itself upon the mind of a child. The landscapes of the outback ar

'Arthur Streeton 1867 - 1943' by Geoffrey Smith for the National Gallery of Victoria in very good condition. It's a large format "art quality" book issued to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the National Gallery of Victoria and then a few other major art galleries. From the Introduction:- 'Arthur Streeton 1867 - 1943' celebrates the achievements of one of Australia's greatest painters. Streeton was acknowledged during his lifetime as the finest painter of the Australan landscape; h

'Arthur Boyd: A Life' by Darleen Bungey in excellent condition. This is a 1st Edition 1st Print hardback as per photo 3 of the copyright page. The blurb:- Arthur Boyd's legacy is a collection of masterpieces that define the history of Australian art in the last century. But the man himself - enigmatic, inarticulate, modest - has remained in the shadows until now. Based on over six years of meticulous research and hundreds of interviews, Darleen Bungey sweeps us into the intimate circle of one

'Margaret Olley: Far From a Still Life' by Meg Stewart in good condition. This is a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 2. The blurb [Margaret passed in 2011]:- Margaret Olley is arguably Australia's most loved living artist, and one of the country's most generous benefactors to public art galleries. Her rich and textured life has been filled with both great happiness and pain, as Meg Stewart relates in this celebratory intimate biography. Margaret Olley's life began in the trop

'Cubism & Australian Art' by Lesley Harding & Sue Cramer in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 2. The blurb:- ...examines for the first time the impact of this transformative art movement on the work of Australian artists, from the early 1920's to the present day. The authors argue that by its very nature, Cubism was characterised by variation and change, that the idea of a pure or original Cubism was short lived, and that its appearance in Australian art parallels

'Australian Notebooks' by Betty Churcher in excellent condition. This is a 1st Edition as per photo 3. The blurb:- In 'Australian Notebooks', Betty Churcher revists some of the artworks she most cherishes - a seminal Picasso, early works of the Heidelberg School, a striking portrait by Lucian Freud - and invites us to look afresh at the treasures that can be found in Australian galleries. Taking in the glorious work of Australian artists such as John Olsen, Arthur Boyd and Sidney Nolan, as we

'The Art of Australia' by Robert Hughes in very good condition. The blurb from the back - First published in 1966, 'The Art of Australia' has become a classic account of Australian art between European settlement in 1788 and the late 1960s. With this book Robert Hughes has been instrumental in opening up continuing discussions about Australian art. He explores issues ranging from the social and political contexts of the various art movements to the struggle between the desire for independence

'The Animator's Survival Kit' [Expanded Edition] - A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators by Richard Williams [RIP] in excellent condition. The definitive working manual on animation from the triple Academy Award winning Director of Animation of 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. The blurb:- Animation is one of the hottest and most creative areas of film-making today. During his more than fifty years in the business, Richard Will

'The Animator's Eye' - Adding Life to Animation with Timing, Layout, Design, Colour and Sound with original unopened DVD by Francis Glebas in excellent condition. The blurb:- Create a character, create a world, avoid zombies. Animating a feature length film, a cartoon series, or a short story is tough work. Developing the story and characters is even tougher. You also need to enhance all of these elements through colour, volume, shape and shadow - it just keeps getting harder. Learn how to be

'Secrets of Digital Animation' - A master class in innovative tools and techniques by Steven Withrow in excellent condition. The blurb:- 'Secrets of Digital Animation' captures the passion behind the success of digital animation today. It celebrates the world's best commercial, effects, festival, and games animation, showing cutting-edge work alongside conceptual drawings and sketches. Structured around the fundamental concepts of storytelling. character design, character animation, and envir

'The Special Effects Handbook' - A hands on introduction to key tools and techniques in Autodesk Maya 2008 based on the LAIKA short film Moongirl in very good condition. It's an Official Autodesk Training Guide - Learning Autodesk Maya 2008 and includes the original DVD. The blurb:- Create stunning images and striking effects with Learning Maya 2008 - Special Effects Handbook! Building on the characters and scenes created in Learning Maya 2008 - The Modeling and Animation Handbook, this book e

'That Movie Book' - Awesome, weird and wonderful flicks for every weekend of your year by Marc Fennell of 'Hungry Beast', 'The Feed', 'Screen Time' and now as quizmaster on 'Mastermind' fame in very good condition. The blurb:- So many movies....But which ones are worth watching? With Marc Fennell's 'That Movie Book' in your hand, you will never again be at a loss for what to pick up in the DVD store. Movie critic and mischief-maker Marc Fennell [ABC Local radio, Triple J, Hungry Beast, The Ci

'A Passion for Roses' by Peter Beales in excellent condition. The blurb:- Roses may be the "queen of flowers", but Peter Beales, one of the world's most acclaimed rose growers, has been rightly called "king of the roses". To celebrate more than 50 years' experience Peter Beales has now distilled his lifelong passion for roses - his unequalled knowledge of growing, breeding, selling, and championing roses - into an essential book for everyone who gardens with these magical plants. After reflec

'Roses: A Celebration' - Thirty-Three Eminent Gardeners On Their Favourite Roses edited by Wayne Winterrowd in excellent condition. The blurb:- "What is this rose", the great rosarian Graham Stuart Thomas asks, "that enslaves gardeners?"...Why, in short, does everyone love a rose, and what has it to offer that other flowers lack? Wayne Winterrowd posed this question to thirty-two eminent fellow gardeners, who join him in giving their highly original and engaging responses in this book. Winte

'Macoboy's Roses' by [the late] Stirling Macoboy in good condition. It's a First Edition large format hardback as per photo 10. The blurb:- At the heart of this splendid book is a gallery of over 1500 beautiful rose portraits, photographed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Old Garden Roses, Modern Garden Roses and Wild Roses have been selected for their popularity, beauty, historical interest, fame and fragrance. Every rose is illustrated, and

'What Rose Is That?' by Mary Moody [General Editor] and Peter Harkness [Consulting Editor] in good condition. The blurb:- An authoritative and comprehensive guide to more than 1100 species of old-fashioned and modern roses that includes:- . practical information on growth habits and cultivation methods . detailed illustrations on planting, pruning and propagating roses . more than 1000 brilliant colour photographs The essential reference book for rose breeders and growers everywhere. Content

'Valerie Swane's Rose Book' in very good condition. The blurb:- 'Valerie Swane's Rose Book' is the essential guide to everything the rose grower and fancier needs to know about rose propagation, cultivation and care. Over 130 roses are beautifully illustrated in full colour, alongide detailed information on landscape use, maintenance requirements and conditions needed for optimum growth. Each featured rose has been specifically selected for its resistance to disease, the ease with which it ca