Isbn: 9781920989125 - shack: in praise of an australian icon (2 Ergebnisse)

Pictorial Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. A small (5mm) abrasion to lower front and a small ding to front edge of spine. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 212pp In Australia, shacks have become our protest against the brick veneer, the place where we unwind on holiday, the workshop that feeds our soul. Photographer Simon Griffiths has traveled the countryside, from Jericho in Tasmania to the remote coast of Broome, to bring us images of shacks that are both familiar and exotic. We meet the shack dwellers--a mix of artists, environmentalists, fishermen, home builders, and socialites--and experience the pleasure of inhabiting spaces that are at once monuments to self-expression and symbols of old-fashioned common sense. Beautifully put-together, Shack is a book that takes us back in history, out into the remote reaches of the famous Australian landscape and inwards to connect with our common desire for retreat and renewal. Size: 185mm x 230mm. Book.…

Pictorial Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Minimal wear to boards. Internally very clean. Binding good. 212pp In Australia, shacks have become our protest against the brick veneer, the place where we unwind on holiday, the workshop that feeds our soul. Photographer Simon Griffiths has traveled the countryside, from Jericho in Tasmania to the remote coast of Broome, to bring us images of shacks that are both familiar and exotic. We meet the shack dwellers--a mix of artists, environmentalists, fishermen, home builders, and socialites--and experience the pleasure of inhabiting spaces that are at once monuments to self-expression and symbols of old-fashioned common sense. Beautifully put-together, Shack is a book that takes us back in history, out into the remote reaches of the famous Australian landscape and inwards to connect with our common desire for retreat and renewal. Size: 185mm x 230mm. Book.…