ITEM 02: Fruit drawings. The Original Artwork of William T. Cooper AO from Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest by Wendy Cooper, ca. 2004

William Cooper : personal papers 1967-2011, paintings for 'A Portfolio of Australian birds', 1967-1968; and original Fruit and Leaf drawings for 'Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest', 2004

Each plate consists of 10-15 species with multiple figures for each species. All species are captioned by the artist, many with working annotations, and each sheet is numbered. Watercolour images on acid-free board. Contained in two quarter green oasis leather and buckram folding boxes with five raised bands and gilt rule and lettering. Gilt cover design of native bananas. Stamped 'Newbold & Collins Sydney' inside tail.

ITEM 02: Fruit drawings. The Original Artwork of William T. Cooper AO from Fruits of the Australian...

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