The art of Frederick McCubbin

Forty-five illustrations in colour and black and white, with essay by James MacDonald and some remarks on Australian art by the artist. Melbourne & Sydney : The Lothian Book Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., 1916. Limited to 1000 copies, signed by McCubbin (copy no. 751). Folio, gilt lettered cloth covered boards (bright), top-edge gilt, other edges uncut, some discolouration to spine, pp. 104, preliminaries foxed, forty-five plates of McCubbin’s works tipped in, introduction and essay by James MacDonald, essay by Frederick McCubbin, list of 45 plates including McCubbin’s iconic works ‘A Bush Burial’, each plate’s title printed on tissue guard (a few are creased); minor marks to endpapers.

A very good example of this rare deluxe format art monograph.