Primary Artist

James Flett (1906–1986)

Title

Pirates, with an introduction by Blamire Young.

Physical description

grey cloth bound book, with 6 linocut illustrations

Source

Pirates, by James Flett. Sydney: Frank Johnson, 1931

Page or Plate number

collection record

Date made

1931

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

linocuts, printed in colour, each from multiple blocks; letterpress text

Matrix size

56.0 x 42.2 cm (book (closed))

Support

antique wove paper

State

published state

Impression

49/50

Edition information

edition of 50; plus other impressions sold seperatly

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

80622

Accession number

78.1472.1-20

Accession method

Unknown

Provenance

Acquired by the Australian National Gallery, from an unknown source, by January 1978.

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Johnson, Frank. | (1900–1960) Australian | Male | publisher

Young, Blamire. | (1862–1935) English | Male | author

Flett, James. | (1906–1986) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013