132 Results: New & Used in Books in Loganholme 4129, QLD (Page 5 of 6)

'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 Stan Lee Universe' - Interviews with and mementos from "The Man' who changed comics and pop culture [Includes rarities from The Stan Lee Archives] edited by Danny Fingeroth and Roy Thomas in good condition. It appears to be a First Edition as per photo 3. The blurb:- It's the ultimate vault of Lee-rarities, many from The Stan Lee Archives including:- . Rare Interviews with Stan, plus interviews about him with legends including John Romita Sr & Jr, Todd McFarlane and Michael Uslan! . Corre

'The Sandman - Endless Nights' by Neil Gaiman in very good condition. The blurb:- Winner of the 2003 Bram Stoker Award. Before becoming a New York Times best-selling author with books like American Gods and Coraline, Neil Gaiman revolutionized the comic-book arena with 'The Sandman'. The most acclaimed and award-winning comic series of the last decade, the ten volumes of 'The Sandman' are a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend a

'Runaways' Vol 2 from Brian K Vaughan and Marvel collecting 'Runaways' #1-12 and the X-Men/Runaways one-shot in excellent condition. The blurb:- The kids keep running! Teenage fugitives Nico, Gert, Karolina, Chase and Molly are survivors. After learning their parents were secretly super-villans, the kids discovered special skills of their own and used them to topple the Los Angeles criminal empire they were meant to inhereit, the Pride. Now, new menaces are plotting to take the Pride's place,

Ray Bradbury's 'The Martian Chronicles' - The Authorized Adaption by Dennis Calero with an introduction by Ray Bradbury in excellent condition. It's a First Edition hardback graphic novel as per photo 3. The blurb:- The Earthmen came by the handful, then the hundreds, then the millions. They swept aside the majestic, dying Martian civilization to build their homes, shopping malls, and cities. Mars began as a place of boundless hopes and dreams, a planet to replace an Earth sinking into waste a

'Fangs' by Sarah Andersen [author of Sarah's Scribbles] in excellent condition. The blurb [from the web]:- Elsie the vampire is three hundred years old, but in all that time, she has never met her match. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets Jimmy, a charming werewolf with a wry sense of humor and a fondness for running wild during the full moon. Together they enjoy horror films and scary novels, shady strolls, fine dining (though never with garlic), and a genuine fondness for eac

'Step Aside Pops' - A Hark! A Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton in excellent condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 3. The blurb:- Wonder Woman! Zeus! Great men and women of history! Step aside - Kate Beaton is coming for you. The author of the smash-hit 'Hark! A Vagrant' returns with all new sidesplitting comics that showcase her irreverent love of history, pop culture and literature. Collected from her wildly popular website, readers will guffaw over 'Strong Female Characters', the wi

'Going to the Chapel' #1 written by David Pepose with art by Gavin Guidry in excellent condition. The blurb:- ...follows Emily, a conflicted bride whose wedding is crashed by the bank-robbing Bad Elvis Gang. But when the heist goes south and police swarm the chapel, Emily must become the ringleader of her own hostage situation to escape walking down the aisle - unless her dysfunctional family "rescue" her first! 104 pages. Published by Action Lab Comics/Danger Zone in 2020. ISBN 978-1-63229-5

Price is for both 'The Fix' graphic novels [not looking to separate, sorry]:- Volume 2 - Laws, Paws and Flaws in very good condition, and Volume 3 - Deal of Fortune in excellent condition. They're from the Eisner Award nominated team behind Superior Foes of Spiderman, bestselling writer Nick Spencer [Morning Glories] and artist Steve Lieber [Detective Comics, Whiteout]. Volume 2 blurb:- The adventures of Roy and Mac continue - Who killed the actress? What's the deal with Deal? And of course, P

'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

'Fantasy Plus 3' [Gumtree strips the plus symbol, unfortunately] - Best Hand-Painted Illustrations by Vincent Zhao in excellent condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 9. The author has previously released 'Fantasy Plus' - Best Artworks of Chinese CG Artists and 'Fantasy Plus 2' - Best Artworks of CG Artists. This third volume in the series introduces you to twenty great artists in interviews and examples of their work. From the preface:- I incorporate more feeling in this book about han

'The Crafting of Narnia' - The Art, Creatures, and Weapons from Weta Workshop in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Before you can film a fantasy movie, you must create an authentic world. What kind of weather is found within, what would the buildings be made of, what creatures populate its land, and what is the history behind its people? For every stunning frame of film, there have been countless hours of work to create such majesty. And what a task

'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