The ?Sydney Set?
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- Hardcover
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Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books
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Melbourne : Edward A. Vidler, 1918. Folio, gilt-lettered papered boards (a little marked), 8 folded sheets with six original etchings, each signed in pencil, tipped in; with three of the six captioned tissue guards; light foxing and offsetting, title-page a little marked. List of plates: Sydney Cove, From Musgrave Street Wharf, 1917 George Street, Sydney, 1918 Sydney, From Taronga Park, 1918 Sydney Harbor, From Bradley's Head, 1917 Sydney Heads, From Clifton Gardens, 1918 Bond Street, Sydney, 1918. Limited to 55 numbered copies, signed by John Shirlow, with no further printings of the plates. Shirlow produced a further three folios of etchings, Five etchings (1904) limited to 25 copies, Four etchings (1921) limited to 57 copies, The Melbourne Set (1920) limited to 80 copies and the rarer The Sydney Set (1918) limited to 55 copies. Shirlow writes in his Foreword: 'These etchings have been made during my two very pleasant visits to Sydney in 1917-1918. They were done primarily for my own pleasure, and if they should happen to have interest for those who like this form of work then it will be, to me, an added satisfaction. Whatever opinions may be expressed of these plates, I know that the doing of them afforded me a a great deal of happiness, as being some slight record of a very beautiful city'. Complete and unbroken examples of any of Shirlow's folios are rare. Collections National Gallery of Australia, State Library of Queensland, State Library of New South Wales Provenance: Australian Book Auctions, 30 March 2015, lot 268.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The ?Sydney Set?
- Author
- SHIRLOW, John (1869-1936)
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Armadale, VIC, Australia
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.
Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
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