Books + Art - Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Self-Portrait of
the Artist’s Wife
SIBLEY, Irena
# 626
Stoke-on-Trent (U.K.): The Lytlewode Press, 2007. Large octavo, boards
in dustjacket with Sibley design embossed on both, 306pp., tipped-in
frontispiece, numerous colour plates, including fascinating informal
photographs of Australia’s most famous artists. First edition, limited to
1000 copies signed and numbered by the artist. New copy.
Newly published and in restricted distribution, this delightful
autobiography by Irena Sibley spans her life from her childhood in
war-torn Europe in the 1940’s, to migration and a life in a thriving
Australian arts community through the dynamic period of the 1960’s
to today. Married to Andrew Sibley and closely associated with the
lives and careers of Australia’s most prominent figures in the art world,
this is a most engaging story.
$ 60
John Shirlow.
Ten Etchings
[SHIRLOW]
# 38
Melbourne: The Lytlewode Press, 2005. Elephant folio (570mm tall)
lettered buckram portfolio backed in kangaroo, containing ten etchings
printed directly from Shirlow’s plates, section of letterpress with essay
by Robert C. Littlewood, photograph frontispiece. The portfolio is
created by master Brisbane binder Fred Pohlmann in the style of John
Shirlow’s 1904 folio Five Etchings. Each etching titled in pencil and
bearing facsimile signature stamp. Published to contribute Shirlow’s
contribution to Scotch College, Melbourne, where he served as Art
Master from 1927 until 1936. The etchings consist of eight views of
Melbourne, one of Sydney Harbour, and one of Hobart. Limited to
100 copies signed by the publisher.
$ 1,500
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