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The Cow Pasture Road
Hardy Wilson
1920
Art in Australia : Sydney
11" by 9"
70pp
SUMMARY
A beautifully illustrated story set in Sydneys Cumberland Plain by Australian architect and artist William Hardy Wilson
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Limited Edition,Publishers Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
A whimsical fiction about the planned town of Celestium by Australian architect and artist William Hardy Wilson, with 12 colour plates by the author, collated and complete.
Wilsons playful account of a journey from Prospect to the Cow Pastures is brought to life by the accompanying beautiful pencil and watercolour illustrations of colonial properties across Sydneys Cumberland Plain. Wilson was a large proponent of the US Colonial Revival style of architecture, and adopted a similar style in the design of homes and commercial buildings in Australia.
This edition limited to 600 copies, 500 of which were originally for sale in Australia.
Prior owners red pencil inscription to recto of endpaper M. Hamilton Mack.
CONDITION
In the original quarter cloth hardcover binding. Externally, generally smart with some light rubbing to the boards and the spine, and a small chip in the cloth at the front joint. The spine is a little bumped, with some minor wear to the rear joint at the head, and a few small closed tears to the tail. A little worn at the extremities. Both front and rear hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages that are generally clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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