Teeming with Life. John Olsen: His Complete Graphics, 1957-2005
South Yarra, Macmillan Art Publishing, 2005 [presumed first edition, second printing] (printed in China, with the printed dedication 'For Tessa and Cassandra | & | Tim, Louise and Jane' and ISBN 1 876832 23 1).
Folio, two volumes, 256 and 257-264 pages with over 430 colour illustrations plus an original etching in the first volume.
Ochre cloth blocked in black; faint odour of camphor; a fine set with only the first volume in a matching cloth slipcase (but as issued).
Number 42 of 70 copies of this deluxe issue; bound in at the front of the book is an original etching ('Emu Spring', sheet size 340 × 245 mm), numbered, captioned, dated (2005) and signed by John Olsen, who has additionally dated (2006) and signed the conjugate leaf. Curiously, this etching does not appear in the catalogue raisonné (presumably because it was produced after the book had gone to print, but its title does say 'His Complete Graphics, 1957-2005' ...). Even more curiously, the slim second volume here contains only the continuously paginated 'Chronological List of Works', the 'Index of Subjects', and 'Glossary of Printing Terms' that are bound in at the end of the one-volume standard issue (and the height of the second volume is identical to the height of the slipcase on the first volume, which means the books themselves are of differing heights). A deluxe issue of the first printing was produced (also with an etching), as was a special 'presentation issue' of 20 copies (each with an original drawing or watercolour). This important catalogue raisonné was compiled in consultation with John Olsen and Jeffrey Makin. [2 items].
Item #131265
Price (AUD):
$1,800.00