Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

The 'Melbourne Set'. Etchings by John Shirlow.

Physical description

Folio, gilt-lettered papered boards, cloth spine and rope tie. Foreword by John Shirlow, signed colophon, six original etchings, each signed and numbered in pencil, tipped in, each with printed title label tipped in adjacent to etching.

The list of plates are:
Melbourne from the East
Morning, Elizabeth Street
'Spire of Wesley'
Melbourne from the West
Flinders Lane
The Auditorium, Collins Street

Source

Shirlow, John, The Melbourne set : etchings by John Shirlow. Melbourne : Edward A. Vidler, 1920

Date made

1920 (published)

Place made

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

Edition information

Edition of 80 numbered copies, signed by John Shirlow, with no further printings of the plates. ’40 copies were reserved for Australasian Collectors, 35 for Overseas Collectors and 5 Reserved for Private Circulation’ [colophon].

Creators

Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist

Vidler, Edward. | (1863–1942) Australian | English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

30 Jun 2026