The First Fleet by Owen Rutter – Golden Cockerel Press 1937
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The First Fleet, The Record of the Foundation of Australia from its Conception to the Settlement at Sydney Cove. Compiled from the Original documents in the Public Record Office with extracts from the Log-Books of H.M.S. Sirius by Owen Rutter – Golden Cockerel Press 1937
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
LIMITED EDITION No.109 of 375
Introduction and notes by Owen Rutter.
Five wood engravings by Peter Barker Mill including a full page frontispiece and four facsimile pages.
Printed on Arnold's hand-made paper.
Bound in full brown leather, with raised bands, gilt ship and anchor designs, gilt cover edge decorations, gilt spine titles.
Thick parchment fly leaves.
Page tops stained brown.
Brown marbled endpapers.
Brown coarse fabric and art paper slipcase.
33.4x19.7cm.
150 pages
US$650
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
LIMITED EDITION No.109 of 375
Introduction and notes by Owen Rutter.
Five wood engravings by Peter Barker Mill including a full page frontispiece and four facsimile pages.
Printed on Arnold's hand-made paper.
Bound in full brown leather, with raised bands, gilt ship and anchor designs, gilt cover edge decorations, gilt spine titles.
Thick parchment fly leaves.
Page tops stained brown.
Brown marbled endpapers.
Brown coarse fabric and art paper slipcase.
33.4x19.7cm.
150 pages
US$650
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
2abysswalker
Golden Cockerel sure had an interesting catalog. Memoirs of Napoleon, this, etc. I am a great appreciator of poetry and stories, but I would love to see some current fine presses take on titles such as this.
As always, thanks for posting the extensive set of pictures.
As always, thanks for posting the extensive set of pictures.
