Description: Two volumes, limited signed editions (1980, 1987) 83 full-page color plates by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. (Folios) 50.5x35 cm (20x13¾") original full tan linen with large leather panels on front covers, blindstamped with marsupial images, leather spine labels. Number. 358 of 1000 copies. Absolutely stunning! Very heavy books.Each volume signed by the author and artist. Volume 1: Possums, the Koala and Wombats; Volume 2: Carnivorous Marsupials and Bandicoots. A third volume on Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos was published in 2005.Condition: Fine. Rosemary Woodford Ganf has been called the best natural history artist in the world and a successor to Elizabeth and John Gould, although she would prefer to be associated with the work of Audubon. Her meticulous paintings depict all diagnostic features of the animals in perfect focus, superior to photographs of animals which are difficult to ‘pose.’ (The University of Adelaide)
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Binding: tan linen with large leather panels
Place of Publication: Melbourne
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Lansdowne Editions
Subject: Wildlife Art
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1980
Language: English
Illustrator: Rosemary Woodford Ganf
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered
Author: Smith, Meredith J. and Heather J. Aslin
Region: Australia, Oceania
Personalized: No
Topic: Australia, Oceania
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
