200 years of Australian Painting
by Thomas, Laurie -- Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 085835005X
- ISBN 13
- 9780858350052
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Bay Books, Sydney, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. Introduction by editor and acknowledgements. Yellow coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with 60 coloured plates; each plate having biographical details of the artist opposite. Colour illustrated dustjacket (wraparound) with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. To celebrate the Australian bicentenary, the author selected 60 works of art. These became the first fully illustrated introduction to the subject. His choice included familiar works and others reproduced for the first time. They were deliberately designed to show the diversity of subject, style and technique evoked by Australia of those artists who had lived and worked in this country. -- front fold over blurb. Rubbing of the book edges with fading to the top edge of the book and a little fading of the lower back strip edge and an inch either side of the back strip. There is a bump to the top edge of the front panel. Light age toning of the text block edges. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with a 2 inch tear to the top left hand corner of the front panel. The top edge of the rear panel has tears, measuring approximately half an inch, with associated creasing. Fading of the back strip and to the left hand side of the front panel. A little browning to the top edge of the verso of the dustwrapper. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). viii, 120 pages;. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Australia; ISBN: 085835005X. ISBN/EAN: 9780858350052. Inventory No: 0244290. . 9780858350052
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0244290
- Title
- 200 years of Australian Painting
- Author
- Thomas, Laurie -- Editor
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 085835005X
- ISBN 13
- 9780858350052
- Publisher
- Bay Books
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB2 art, Australia, a retrospective, Bicentennial Art & Design; Australia; Various Unbranded ISBN: 085835005X EAN: 9780858350052 Thomas, Laurie -- Editor 200 years of Australian Painting
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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