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10.5 Miscellaneous (including Australiana, Engineering & Technical books)

 Sub-series — Box: MS F BOX 4443-4447

Scope and contents

202. * Amdur, Mark. It really is a big country. Sydney: A&R, 1981. - inscribed on flyleaf: “H.Arkley 85. Return to the above” ; reverse of flyleaf: “Howard Arkley.85”; big pineapples etc.

203. Breen, Margaret, & Donald Sinclair, The Business of Living, Melbourne: Cheshire, 1972 - [ex Moorabbin High School lib.]; secondary school book on economics

204. * Colmar, Michael. Pinball: an illustrated history. London: Pierrot, 1976 - numerous pages clipped, marked (details following) - pp.57/58 and 87/88 missing - pp.61/62, 69/70, 71/72, 77/78, 79/80, 85/86 and 91/92 all clipped

205. Dearden, James, John Ruskin: an illustrated life. Aylesbury (U.K.); Shire Publications, 1973 206. & 206A. English Mechanic & World of Science (Vols.xxiii and xxvii, 1876/1878)

207. Figure Photography, Los Angeles: Petersen’s How-To Photographic Library, 1974. 208. * Flower, Gary, & Kurtz, Bill. Pinball: the lure of the silver ball. Leichhardt, NSW: Sandstone Books, 1997 [1st publ.1988] - marker at pp.108-9 (old pinball machines)

209. Garner, Philip. Philip Garner’s Better Living Catalog. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1983. 210. * Gerster, Georg, Flights of Discovery: the earth from above, Sydney; Angus & Robertson, 1978. - [ex CAE lib.copy (withdrawn)]; insc.on flyleaf: “H.Arkley 85”; some photos tagged for reference: - 1.11 (city buildings from above) - 2.10 (brick paving), tagged “Must ph(o)tocopy”

211. * Hinwood, Tony. Industrial Graphics Ad Lib. London: Business Books, 1972. - [ex Clayton Tech.library (withdrawn)]; NB e.g. graphics of freeways pp.61, 69-70, and factories passim (pp.105 etc.)

212. * The Image Bank: visual ideas for the creative color photographer, ed. Michael O’Connor, Amphoto, 1983. Several pages clipped/removed as listed: - p.25/26 clipped (nudes) - pp.33-46, 49-50 and 63-66 all removed - p.67/68 clipped - pp.74-75 - p.77: - pp.94/95 bookmarked (patterns) - p.97/98 clipped - p.131/32 clipped - pp.133/134 clipped/marked - p.136 unmarked but NB text re the symbolism of white - pp.137/8 removed - pp.149/50 removed - pp.153-60 removed/clipped

213. * Jackson, Paul. The Pop-Up Book. London: Reed Editions, 1994. - “Step-by-step instructions for creating over 100 original paper projects”; HA marker at p.41, but nothing else marked.

214. * Jankel, Annabel, & Morton, Rocky. Creative Computer Graphics. Cambridge UP, 1984. - [ex Brunswick Public lib.(withdrawn)]; large format: fractals, skulls etc.etc.; some pages marked: - p.23: black and white image annotated in pencil by Arkley: “ink or black texta” - p.33: colour image annotated in pencil: “pastel or paint” - p.33/34: image clipped - p.87/88: part of image clipped - p.89: drawing annotated in pencil: “derwent” - p.90: drawing annotated in pencil: “derwent” - pp.91-94 removed - p.113/114: part of image clipped

215. * Jensen, C. (ed.). Engineering Drawing and Design. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Canada, 1968 - [ex Moorabbin Tech.lib.]; notes as follows: - p. 47 (orthographic projection), tagged: “Orthographic multi view” and “Isometric oblique perspective” - p.181 (types of projection), tagged: “Axonometric” - p.187 (isometric drawings), tagged: “Isometric drawing paper” - p.195 (perspective drawings), tagged: “Ref. Suburban Interior Parallel Perspective graph paper” - p.197 (perspective drawings), tagged: “Ref angular perspective graph paper” - p.199 (sketching problems), tagged: “Photocopy Heads to be unsembeld” (sic) - p.433 (machinery diagrams), tagged: “Must photocopy” - p.587 (house images), tagged: “Houses B/W Neg-Pos” - pp.592-3 (house framing [p.592]), tagged: “Suburban house under construction” - p.603 (house framing), tagged: “House under construction”

216. * Judge, Arthur. Engineering Workshop Practice, vol.1. rev. edn. London: Caxton, n,d, c.1920? - inscribed on flyleaf: “Ron Austin”; largely intact, but p.81/82 removed

217. * Kawai, Toyoaki. Origami. Osaka: Hoikusha, 1970 (Color Books series) - Small-format book; cover and several pages altered by Arkley as follows: - Cover (plastic): NB eyes added with black fibre-tipped pen; and page nos. noted - pp.?-4 removed - p.13/14 removed - p.15: NB doodle added to image in black fibre-tipped pen - p.24 (raven): ticked - p.30 (sparrow) annotated: “see pp.106-107” - p.106 (bird): image altered to make human figure (and ticked) - pp.114-15 (baby): annotated: “ears // main structure full frontal” - p.118 (fox mask): several drawings altered with the addition of eyes, and comments (“profile” etc.) - p.120: line-drawing altered to make human figure

218. * Leaving Technical Drawing, Education Department of Victoria, rev.ed., 1973. - also with Leaving Technical Drawing Assignment Sheets, n.d. (second-hand copy via a student); cover marked by Arkley: “Note source images + titles”; & several pp.clipped (unpaginated)

219. * Letraset Handbook, 1986 - p.1.70 tagged with post-it note, image clipped from page opposite 10.15; also with Letraset brochure re “Letratone”, c.1982? (re shading effects)

220. Lewis, John. Typography: Basic Principles. Rev. edn., London: Studio Books, 1967 (1968).

221. * McPherson’s Industrial Catalogue, n.d. (c.1970?) - [Aust.tool company manual] - pp.713/4 clipped (ball joint) [loose bolt image also inserted at p.713] - pp.749/50 clipped.

222. * Malone, Robert. The Robot Book. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. - front cover missing - pp.?-12 torn out - pp.15-20 torn out - p.39/40: image clipped - p.71/72: image clipped - pp.73-78 torn out - p.83/84: image clipped - p.89/90 torn out - pp.99-102 torn out - p.105/106 torn out - pp.119-22 torn out - p.125/26: image clipped - pp.127-30 torn out - p.131/32: part of page clipped - p.141/42: part of image clipped

223. Michaux, Henri. Miserable Miracle (Mescaline). San Francisco: City Lights, 1963 [1956?], 1972 impression. - 2nd-hand copy

224. * Palin, Michael (intro.). Happy Holidays – the Golden Age of Railway Posters, London: Pavilion, 1987. - cover marked by Arkley (ballpoint pen on masking tape): “Ref.Clouds, trees etc.; Faces Modeled”; and several pages altered as follows: - p.5/6: image clipped - pp.14-15: double page tagged and marked with masking tape to emphasise clouds - p.27: black fibre-tipped pen marks emphasising part of landscape - p.29: pencil marks emphasising part of landscape - p.31: pencil marks emphasising part of landscape - p.45: pencil marks emphasising part of landscape - pp.47/48 and 63/64 torn out - p.75: marked with paint and masking tape to emphasize clouds - pp.77/78 & 81/82 torn out

225. * Printed Books: a Short Introduction to Fine Typography. London: V&A. - inscribed on p.1: “E.Gower 77” (with price of £1); mostly illustrations

226. Project yourself like a professional: using the overhead projector, Kodak (Australasia), 1988.

227. Rundgren, Todd, & Levine, David. Music for the Eye: Digital Apparitions. Berkeley: Celestial Arts, 1996.

228. Stewart, Kathleen, Louis: a normal novel, Port Melbourne: Minerva, 1993. Arkley’s Family Home (1988) reproduced on cover; unmarked (apart from some paint stains)

229. Technical Drawing. Technical Schools Division, Education Department of Victoria, rev. edn. 1973 (reprinted from 1972 edn; 1st publ. 1964). - ex student copy

230. * Visual Elements 1: Pictograms. London: Columbus Books, 1989.

231. BLANK

232. Volborth, Carl-Alexander von. The Art of Heraldry. London: Tiger Books, 1991 [1987]

233. Worcester, Roland. Electronics. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969.

  • Box: MS F BOX 4443-4447 (Mixed materials)

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