Hardy Wilson — The Cow Pasture Road

Sydney, Art in Australia, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated story set in Sydney's Cumberland Plain by Australian architect and artist William Hardy Wilson A whimsical fiction about the planned town of 'Celestium' by Australian architect and artist William Hardy Wilson, with 12 colour plates by the author, collated and complete. Wilson's playful account of a journey from Prospect to the Cow Pastures is brought to life by the accompanying beautiful pencil and watercolour illustrations of colonial properties across Sydney's Cumberland Plain. Wilson was a large proponent of the US Colonial Revival style of architecture, and adopted a similar style in the design of homes and commercial buildings in Australia. This edition limited to 600 copies, 500 of which were originally for sale in Australia. Prior owner's red pencil inscription to recto of endpaper 'M. Hamilton Mack&apos. In the original quarter cloth hardcover binding. Externally, generally smart with some light rubbing to the boards and the spine, and a small chip in the cloth at the front joint. The spine is a little bumped, with some minor wear to the rear joint at the head, and a few small closed tears to the tail. A little worn at the extremities. Both front and rear hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages that are generally clean. Very Good . Ill.: Hardy Wilson. Very Good .