Isle of San

Sydney, Australia: Art in Australia, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Signed. Signed by Author and Illustrator Limited Edition #40 of 120 copies. Signed by Leon Gellert. Includes all 5 etchings signed and numbered by Norman Lindsay in pencil as well as the frontispiece portrait. All tissue guards are present with the tissue for the illustration on page 35 (The Dance of Innocence) having a several inch tear running up from the bottom edge toward the gutter. This copy needs to be rebound- needs to be re-backed (cream vellum), green cloth boards are rubbed through at the corners with moderate soiling. Front hinge is nearly cracked and rear hinge is only slightly better. Text block binding is good. No marks or notations. Light foxing. 139 pp. 37.5 x 28 x 2 cm. 1919. Feel free to inquire.