“The Australian Ugliness” was first published in 1960. “Australia's Home” (published in 1952) and “The Australian Ugliness” both discuss architecture in terms of the total environment. Today they are regarded as classics, important documents of Australian cultural criticism by the nation’s foremost public intellectual on all matters relating to the built environment.SoftcoverRBF Acquisitionaustralian architecture, australian society, australian culture, walsh st library

“The Australian Ugliness” was first published in 1960. “Australia's Home” (published in 1952) and “The Australian Ugliness” both discuss architecture in terms of the total environment. Today they are regarded as classics, important documents of Australian cultural criticism by the nation’s foremost public intellectual on all matters relating to the built environment.SoftcoverRBF Acquisitionaustralian architecture, australian society, australian culture, walsh st library

Robin Boyd travelled to Europe in 1951 on a Haddon Scholarship. He may have picked up this book on this trip.This is a black and white illustrated booklet of 64 pages. The Author's summary on the reverse of back cover says "This book of pictures tries to show what good modern Swedish architecture looks like and its connection with ordinary people in their daily life. The pictures are not typical, but they represent some of the best achievements during the last ten years."sweden, architecture, town and country, swedish architecture, hulten , walsh st library

Softcover"Patricia, for a laugh between vacuumings! Much Love, Molly (?), June '89"artists' spouses, caricatures and cartoons, parody in art., walsh st library

Hardcover w/ Dust JacketPhotocopy of Financial Review article about James Mcclelland inside front coveraustralian biography, politicians, judges, politics, government, 20th century , walsh st library

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Australia's Home' was first published in 1952. In this book, Boyd crystallised his ideas on what he saw as the historical development of the everyday suburban home. Accompanying the text was a series of drawings of houses by Boyd that documented his ‘Major Steps of Stylism’.SoftcoverBoyd on inside front cover, list of Australian Architecture firms penciled on the last pageaustralian architecture, australian history, walsh st library

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HardcoverIndigenous colonial history, cattle station life, white-aboriginal relations, Australian fictiongardening, walsh st library

Hardcover w/Dust JacketSmall gift card. To Patricia from Unaaustralian biography , walsh st library

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SoftcoverInscription on title page, black ink: 'Patricia Boyd' Typed letter (2 copies), c. letter size, thin paper. Folded in quarters and loosely placed within paperback book. Titled 'RADIOCARBON - DATING'. art, walsh st library

SoftcoverPencil inscriptions throughout referring to playdrama, walsh st library

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Hardcover w/dust jacketOne small folding card, loosely placed in the front. Printed picture of a Christmas candle. Blue ballpoint pen inscription inside card: 'To Trishy / With much love. / Nick and Mandie. / P.S. Thought you / needed this in your / bookshelf. xx'. One small folding card, loosely placed in the front. Printed colour drawings of a sunflower on on front and red flower on back. Black ballpoint pen inscription inside card: 'For Suzy'.mirka mora, georges moira, museum of modern art at heide, paris, walsh st library

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Hardcover w/dust jacketWriting in blue pen on inside of cover, "Dad, with best wishes for Christmas and a super 1988, from John. 25 December 1987walsh st library

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HardcoverBlue ink handwritten inscription: 'Trish, from Fats (?) / Christmas 1947'walsh st library

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