Mirror of the world. Des Cowley, books & ideas

A$50 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

By Shane Carmody, Susan Millard and Anna Welch, with contributions by Dermot McCaul, Stuart Kells, Clare Williamson, Kevin Patrick, Dianne Reilly, Madeline Say, Marguerite Brown Akko van Ogtrop, Jock Murphy, John Arnold, Joan Lindblad Kirsop Wallace Kirsop, Graham Anderson, Richard Overell Derrick Moors, Geoffrey Cains and Francesca Curate Sasnaitis. [Melbourne : privately printed by the friends of Des Cowley, 2022]. Quarto, laminated boards, pp. 247; [iii], illustrated. Limited to 150 copies of which ten were reserved for a deluxe edition with accompanying folio of prints). Sealed in shrink-wrap, the number of each copy provided, the receiver to enter this on the colophon. In 2022 Des Cowley, Principal Librarian, History of the Book Arts retired after nearly 40 years working at the State Library of Victoria. To honour his passion and dedication to the history and art of the book, a group of 46 of his friends collaborated to publish this festschrift , a book created in honour of his contribution to the Library and study of books more broadly. For almost 40 years, Des has been a leading figure in the field of rare books, not just at State Library Victoria, but in the wider region. This celebration acknowledges the significant contribution that Des has made at the Library, both in shaping the State Collection and championing the creative and intellectual value of rare books for the whole community. This includes pioneering the institutional collecting of contemporary artists’ b

• Binding: Hardcover

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