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James Gleeson. Beyond the Screen of Sight
by [GLEESON, James] KLEPAC, Lou (and others)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Roseville: The Beagle Press in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Roseville, The Beagle Press in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria, 2004. Large quarto, 216 pages with numerous illustrations (many in colour). Blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover; faint odour of camphor; a fine copy with the slipcase bound in matching cloth. Loosely inserted is a small limitation certificate from the publisher, stating this is number 31 of 'the de luxe edition of 50 copies containing an original signed and numbered aquatint by James Gleeson titled "Skybones 2004"' (approximately 260 × 310 mm). The title page is signed by Lou Klepac. The other contributors are Geoffrey Smith, Ken Wach, Renee Free, and Bruce James. The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, held at the NGV and the NGA in 2004 and 2005.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131267
- Title
- James Gleeson. Beyond the Screen of Sight
- Author
- [GLEESON, James] KLEPAC, Lou (and others)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Beagle Press in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria
- Place of Publication
- Roseville
- Date Published
- 2004
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
Biblio member since 2006
Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
The business was established in Adelaide in March 1976 and is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the Australian Antique Dealers Association (AADA). A large out-of-print and antiquarian stock is maintained at our retail outlet in the centre of Adelaide; mail-order catalogues of our specializations are issued and a representative selection of our stock is online.
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- Cloth
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