Four etchings by John Shirlow (presentation copy)

A$3,300 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Melbourne : Decoration Galleries, 1921. Quarto, quarter-vellum over papered boards with printed title label (foxed and marked), 12 pp, An appreciation written by Hugh Grant Adam, four original signed etchings by John Shirlow tipped-in. The etchings are The Gothic Spire, The Distant City, Princes Bridge, and The Laneway . Limited to 57 copies of which 50 were for sale to the public, this is copy number 52, signed by John Shirlow and with the handwritten inscription to the writer: To Hugh Grant Adam Esq. With compliments of the artist and publisher . Issued for sale at a major exhibition of Shirlow s etchings at Decoration Galleries, 16-28 May 1921. Rare.. Five copies recorded in Australian collections (NLA, NGA, SLV, SLQ, SLNSW).

• Binding: Hardcover

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