ON PAINTING A PORTRAIT by Dargie, William - 1957

Gallery 499, Roy Morgan Centre, 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. 1985. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated paper cover. Contains colour plates. Signed by the Gary C. Morgan with dedication to front free endpaper. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Visible wear marks to covers.

Crystal Offset, Melbourne, 1984. 119 pp. including index, b&w and colour plates with accompanying text, map on end papers, fine copy in like, illustrated d/j.

Sydney, Australian Artist Editions, 1975.. Limited First Edition; 8vo; pp. 56; frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, 6 colour illustrations; exhibition sheet enclosed; original navy cloth, title in gilt on front, a fine copy.

Melbourne, Roy Morgan Research Centre, 1985.. First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (40) unpaginated; 42 pages colour plates, original illustrated paperback, inscription to previous owner on front free endpaper, very good copy.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. [18] unnumbered pages of text plus 23 tipped in color plates mounted on one side on 23 leaves. White boards backed in reddish cloth. dj. 28 cm. Introduction by Dargie. Edition limited to 1000 unnumbered copies signed by Bennett. Australian landscape painter.

Australian Artist Editions. Sydney. 1975.. 8vo, 56pp. Hardcover, binder's cloth, vg cond. Autobiographical sketch, reproductions in col and b/w.

Melbourne: The author, 1987. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. hardback with dust jacket 55pp., colour plates, Name crossed out & dust jacket sunned at spine o/w a nice copy

Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd, 1954. Some handling and small closed tears / chips to the dust jacket edges, and some soiling to back. Book is rubbed at edges. Gift inscription to front pastedown. Pages show some signs of age, overall a good copy of a scarce work. . Limited edition. Unnumbered, only 1,000 copies. Signed in blue ink on limitation page by Bennett. With 23 tipped-in colour reproductions, in its original dust jacket. With an introduction by William Dargie. Unpaginated. 290 x 220 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches). William Rubery Bennett was an Australian landscape artist whose work is still in high demand.

Legend Press. Sydney. 1961.. 4to, 58pp. Hardcover, original cloth with minor spots of discoloration, no d/w or slipcase; vg cond. Limited edition of 400 copies; tipped in plates, foreword by Sir Robert Menzies.

Sydney: Legend Press. Fine. 1961. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Cloth lightly dusty. Slip case lightly rubbed with very light spotting; Full light brown linen, leather title labels, aqua slipcase; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Edition limited to 300 copies, fully signed "Will Ashton" .