Rare Books & Arts

New Music Tracks.

New Music Tracks.

January 27, 2012

Music, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs in Arts include Greatest Voices of Bolshoi, from the record library of Melbourne broadcaster, John Cargher.  There is the self-titled best seller from popular crooner Michael Buble, the classic album,… Read More ›

A nautical Australia Day

A nautical Australia Day

January 26, 2012

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

Art from the Low Countries to the Yarra River

Art from the Low Countries to the Yarra River

January 20, 2012

New books, Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

A swag of books relating to the visual arts have appeared on the new book’s shelf this week; from the sublime to the sublime! Van Eyck to Durer : the… Read More ›

Silence can be golden

Silence can be golden

January 15, 2012

Rare Books & Arts:

Over the Christmas/new-year break I managed to catch up with at least a few of the DVDs that have been waiting for some attention next to my TV set. Included… Read More ›

Life’s a circus on our New Books shelf!

Life’s a circus on our New Books shelf!

January 9, 2012

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

A splendidly eclectic mix of new books to greet the new year: Circus : the Australian story by Mark St Leon Mark St Leon has been researching the circus in… Read More ›

Oh I do love to be beside the seaside…….

Oh I do love to be beside the seaside…….

January 4, 2012

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

No denying that Summer is well and truly with us. What better way to begin the year than a trip to the beach? Dupain’s beaches by Jill White Is there… Read More ›

Merry Xmas & happy new year

Merry Xmas & happy new year

December 25, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

Ho, ho, ho…….

Ho, ho, ho…….

December 20, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

You didn’t think that we’d leave 2011 without something festive, did you?   Santa Claus: collection of Luca Sacchi by Luca Sacchi   For all of you Santa-philes out there (we know… Read More ›

All aboard!

All aboard!

December 13, 2011

Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

A beautiful new book highlighting the railroad photography of American photographer and train enthusiast David Plowden provoked a certain train of thought (sorry, I couldn’t resist!): Requiem for steam :… Read More ›

Festive Listening Post

Festive Listening Post

December 9, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

Christmas festivity is one of the current themes on Listening Post 2 in Arts.  Titles featured include The First Nowell : a choral Christmas, The Top 20 Christmas Carols : as chosen by… Read More ›