Turning the tables (presentation copy)

A$220 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

[Melbourne] : Rednaxela Library, 1920. Octavo, illustrated papered boards (spine rubbed), pp. 215, illustrations by Elsie Barlow, inscribed With the author s compliments . The author and publisher s names are fictitious, Rednaxela being the true author s name spelled in reverse. An obscure piece of Melbourne literature. illustrated by Elsie Barlow. Elsie Frederica Barlow (1876 – 15 November 1948), was an Australian painter and printmaker. She was a founding member of Twenty Melbourne Painters. She was also the first woman to have a solo exhibition in Castlemaine, Victoria. Wikipedia

• Binding: Hardcover

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