An epistle from Oberea (signed twice by Ray Crooke)
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Armadale, VIC, AustraliaDouglas Stewart Fine Books
AbeBooks seller since February 15, 2018
Condition: Used
£ 238.74
Quantity: 1 available
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With decorations by Ray Crooke. Ferntree Gully, Vic. : The Rams Skull Press, 1955. Quarto, hessian bound boards with traditional Polynesian tapa design, signed 'Ray Crooke 21 October 65' on the endpaper, 24 pp, illustrated with seven original silk screens by Ray Crooke. Limited to 250 copies signed by the artist; the cover was also silk-screened by Crooke on Thursday Island; a fine copy of a beautiful Australian private press book, locally made by a significant Australian artist. The cover was printed in two variant colours, green and olive, this is the green variant. Copies are held in the major Australian libraries (National Library of Australia, State Libraries of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia etc.) The National Gallery of Australia purchased another example from us in 2009 for the Australian Prints and Drawings department (NGA 2009.301.1-9).
Seller Inventory # 41271
Bibliographic details
- Title
- An epistle from Oberea (signed twice by Ray Crooke)
- Author
- CROOKE, Ray
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Armadale, VIC, Australia
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. Our showroom is in High Street, Armadale, a precinct famous for its antique dealers, art galleries and bookshops. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade. Douglas Stewart is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years he has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and is currently its President; he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Douglas Stewart Fine Books sells rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, ephemera, maps and globes, and fine art. Each month we issue a new online catalogue of recent acquisitions; we recommend that you join our email list so you can be among the first to see what’s available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries. We are also keen to buy rare and interesting books, photographs and ephemera, from important single items to entire libraries or collections. You are welcome to contact us if you have something to sell which you think may be of interest to us. We love meeting new people and welcoming visitors to our shop (open Monday to Saturday), but if you can't make it to Melbourne you can find probably find us at one of the major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney - all places we have exhibited in since 2009. Douglas Stewart Fine Books…
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books Pty. Ltd.
720 High Street
Armadale, VIC Australia 3143
Douglas Stewart Fine Books Pty. Ltd.
ABN: 44 143 361 479
720 High Street
Armadale VIC 3143
Australia
+61 3 9066 0200
info@douglasstewart.com.au
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