The Art of J.J. Hilder
by Ure Smith, Sydney, and Bertram Stevens (eds.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1918. Quarto, original cloth-backed illustrated boards, dustjacket, colour frontis plate, 29 tipped-in colour plates, plus 3, 49 pp text. Original price in pounds pencilled on dustjacket. Closed tear to spine of dustjacket with foxing along edges, small holes inner flap. Offsetting to title page from frontis plate, some offsetting endpapers. Very good condition. The art of Jesse Jewhurst Hilder (1881-1916), known for his watercolours. "Hilder's work is small in scale but deep in feeling. ... He gave to the subjects and themes of the public art of the Heidelberg School its purest, most subjective and most lyrical expression" (ADB). 1st Edition. Boards in d.j..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102922
- Title
- The Art of J.J. Hilder
- Author
- Ure Smith, Sydney, and Bertram Stevens (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Boards in d.j.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Art, Australian Artists, Painting, Watercolour
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Muir Books
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Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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