Rex Backhaus Smith (21 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). Backhaus-Smith, Rex (illustrator) (illustrator). Second Printing. 184 pp. including glossary; remainder mark along bottom edge; overall very clean and tight.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). 31 stories - Australian aboriginal Legends, incorporating 'Australian Legendary Tales' and 'More Australian Legendary Tales', with black & white illustrations, Aboriginal language. plastic wrapper, some sunning on spine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. Two distributor labels partially cover text on copyright page; text block has interior hinge crack, holding precariously; dust jacket has wear; interior clean. viii, 56 p., fully illustrated [ifo br 15] Size: Oversize.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Backhaus-Smith, Rex. (illustrator). Signed First Edition. 44pp, num bw & col ills. Or brown clothin jacket. Edges of boards a bit silverfished and some fading to left side of jacket, gift note on front free endpaper. Limited edition of 1000 copies (this #314, signed by both artist and author on title page. Presents several towns in New South Wales central Golden West, including Gulgong, Hargraves, Hill End and Sofala. Size: Oblong 4to. Signed by Author & Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1978, 1st edition. Introductions by Andrew Lang and Wandjuk Marika. Octavo. 190pp. Illustrated. Publisher's maroon papered boards, gilt title to spine. Binding square and firm. In the printed dust jacket, spine faded. Price clipped. A 'Very Good' copy.

Reissue ed. Hardback tall octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), dark plum boards (little rubbed), black & white drawings, coloured top edge (slightly faded), reverse side jacket lightly foxed, small foxed patches flaps, spine & decorative edge near spine faded, slight edgewear, spine ends creased, tiny tear top edge). 188 pp. A reissue in one volume of two important 19th century folk tale collections by K. Langloh Parker: 'Australian Legendary Tales' and 'More Australian Legendary Tales'. The collections were first published in separate volumes in 1896 and 1898 respectively, appearing simultaneously in London and Melbourne. The first book contains 31 stories, and the second has 23 stories. Both have prefaces by the author and introductions by Andrew Lang and Wandjuk Marika. There is a native text of one story and a glossary. Many of the stories are about animals and birds. The stories in the first book are solely from the Narran tribe (New South Wales), known among themselves as the Noongahburrahs. Those in the second book are from a wider number of tribes, but Mrs Parker used only Noongahburrah names to avoid confusing the reader with different dialects. The chapter-head illustrations in this new edition have been specially commissioned from Rex Backhaus-Smith, the well-known Queensland artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). First Published. 454 pages. Price clipped.

Hardback. Excerpt: .they tracked the last one they missed. They tracked him to where he had evidently been slain; they took up the tracks of his slayer, and followed them right to the foot of the yaraan tree, in which was built the home of Mullyan. They tried to climb the tree, but it was high and straight, and they gave up the attempt after many efforts. In their despair at their failure they thought of the Bibbees, a tribe noted for its climbing powers. They summoned two young Bibbees to their aid. One came, bringing with him his friend Murrawondah of the climbing rat tribe. Having heard what the blacks wanted them to do, these famous climbers went to the yaraan tree and made a start at once. There was only light enough that first night for them to see to reach a fork in the tree about half-way up. There they camped, watched Mullyan away in the morning, and then climbed on. At last they reached the home of Mullyan. They watched their chance and then sneaked into his humpy. When they were safely inside, they hastened to secrete a smouldering stick in one end of the humpy, taking care they were not seen by any of the women. Then they went quietly down again, no one the wiser of their coming or going. During the day the women heard sometimes a crackling noise, as of burning, but looking round they saw nothing, and as their own fire was safe, they took no notice, thinking it might have been caused by some grass having fallen into their fire. After their descent from having hidden the smouldering fire stick, Bibbee and Murrawondah found the blacks and told them what they had done. Hearing that the plan was to burn out Mullyan, and fearing that the tree might fall, they all moved to some little distance, there to watch and wait for the end. Great was their joy at the thought that at last their enemy was circumvented. And proud were Bibbee and Murrawondah as the black fellows praised their prowess. After dinner-time Mullyan came back. When he reached the entrance to his. 1978. Reprint. A near fine copy only marked by a discrete previous owners blind stamp on the front free endpaper. The d/w is unclipped and also near fine with light sun fading of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). This is Copy Number 640 of a limited print run of 1000. Book has been signed by both the writer and the artist. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with minor wear along the edges and at corners, spine is solid with light bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: intact with light sun-fading & scuffing on surface and along edges, no significant tears or tape repairs. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slight wear to the hardback to the corners and top and bottom of spine. Wrapper has some shelf wear top and bottom and slightly scuffed. Beautiful reproductions of the artist's work on high quality shiny paper.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). 1st Edition. 6 pages. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Rex backhaus smith (illustrator). 55 pages. signed & inscribed byR B Smith to the Anderson family-photocopies of death notices.

4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 112pp. Colour plates. Fine. 1st ed. Inscribed by the artist on the ffe.

Oblong 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 44pp. b/w ills. Fine. 1st ed. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, signed by the Artist and the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). 44 pp., illustrations. signed by author & illustrator. Copy number 30 of 150. 0.0. Signed by Author(s).

112pp colour illusts fine hardback & dustwrapper This book reproduces the window series; forest & falls; nude nuances; desert to sea; painting the erotic; toward a new direction.

8vo (oblong, 20.8x25cm), paperback, 85pp. Good condition. Signed by author/artist at free front endpaper. General light wear, bumped, a few marks and surface scratches. With price list, and 3 page typed stapled biography of the artist laid in. With colour illustrations. Pictures available on request.

Signed numbered limited edition, square imperial octavo, black faux leather boards with silver lettering to front board, 44pp (22pp poems & 22pp b&w plates), illus, fine, in d/w, VG+ (slight tanning to spine).

Brisbane: Boolarong, (1986). 4to. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. (112pp.). With col. frontispiece, 82 col.plates, and 18 b/w illusts. 1st ed. Fine.