Books + Art - Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Seeing
ANDREWS, Gordon.
# 126
A photographic voyage of discovery and delight. Introduction by
David Moore. Sydney: Craftsman House, 1987. Quarto, gilt-titled linen
boards in lettered sculptural slipcase, 106pp. illustrated with the artist’s
photographs. The de luxe edition, limited to 75 signed and numbered
copies, with an original signed photograph by the artist loosely
enclosed in paper folder. An artist also renowned for his industrial
design – Andrews was commissioned to design the first decimal
currency banknotes for Australia in 1966.
$ 500
The Australian Artist
# 715
Volume 1, Parts 1-4; Volume 2, Parts 1- 2 (complete). Melbourne:
Victorian Artists Society, 1946-49. Six volumes quarto, illustrated
wrappers, approx 60pp. each. The cover to volume one, part two
features an Aboriginal bark painting, there is also an interesting series
of advertisements by Carlton & United Breweries inside the back
covers which feature Australian Aborigines. An important short-lived
Australian art journal from the 1940s. A very good complete set from
the library of art historian Ken Scarlett, his signature to a couple of
issues.
$ 165
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