Author: EMANUEL, CEDRIC; OLAF RUHEN (TEXT) Title: Australia: This Changing Land
Description: Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1972. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Cedric Emanuel. Limited Edition (No. 1316 of 1600 copies for Australia). Signed by the artist on the Title/Limitation Page. Publisher's full brown faux-leather, gilt lettering on cover, illustrated endpapers, fore-edge deckle. Profusely illustrated with B&W drawings by Cedric Emanuel. Printed on heavy artist's stock. Unpaginated (80 pp.). In original acetate wrapper. The drawings illustrate the survival of traditional Australian farming, stockmanship, rural crafts, fishing, forestry, sheep shearing, sea-faring, gold mining, etc. Cedric Raymond Emanuel OAM (1906–1995) was a New Zealand born Australian representational painter, illustrator and printmaker. Speaking at the 1995 Retrospectives exhibition of Emanuel's works, New South Wales Governor Rear-Admiral Peter Sinclair pointed to the artist's speciality in drawing and painting "scenes of yesteryear, and of buildings and locations that are national heritage items". He was an important Australian visual historian, "for almost seventy years" sketching and painting the "rapidly changing scenes of Australia from the outback to the inner suburbs of Sydney".. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. The acetate wrapper has one open tear on the rear panel. A large, heavy book (four pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. AS NEW.. Drawings. Folio 13" - 23" tall. (80) pp. Signed by Illustrator. As New with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Art Drawing Australia Cedric Emanuel Limited Edition Illustrated Book Signed Books History Art, Antiques & Photography Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 29209
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