Turning the tables (presentation copy)

[Melbourne] : Rednaxela Library, 1920. Octavo, illustrated papered boards (spine rubbed), pp. 215, illustrations by Elsie Barlow, inscribed ‘With the author’s compliments’. The author and publisher’s names are fictitious, Rednaxela  being the true author’s name spelled in reverse.

An obscure piece of Melbourne literature. illustrated by Elsie Barlow.

‘Elsie Frederica Barlow (1876 – 15 November 1948), was an Australian painter and printmaker. She was a founding member of Twenty Melbourne Painters. She was also the first woman to have a solo exhibition in Castlemaine, Victoria.’ – Wikipedia