Four etchings by John Shirlow (presentation copy)

Melbourne : Decoration Galleries, 1921. Quarto, quarter-vellum over papered boards with printed title label (foxed and marked), 12 pp, ‘An appreciation’ written by Hugh Grant Adam, four original signed etchings by John Shirlow tipped-in. The etchings are The Gothic Spire, The Distant City, Princes Bridge, and The Laneway. Limited to 57 copies of which 50 were for sale to the public, this is copy number 52, signed by John Shirlow and with the handwritten inscription to the writer: ‘To Hugh Grant Adam Esq. With compliments of the artist and publisher’. Issued for sale at a major exhibition of Shirlow’s etchings at Decoration Galleries, 16-28 May 1921. Rare.. Five copies recorded in Australian collections (NLA, NGA, SLV, SLQ, SLNSW).