Six Beautiful Hand-Coloured Photogravure Views of Victor Harbour [sic], detachable as Post Cards if required [cover title]

[Victor Harbor]

Beschreibung

95 × 158 mm, six detachable hand-coloured captioned postcard views, with minimal details for postal use printed on the versos; all captions state 'Victor Harbour'. Overlapping wrappers with the title printed within a decorative border on the front cover; a fine copy. 'Photos courtesy of S. Aus. Tourist Bureau' is printed on the outside rear wrapper; no publication details are given. Internal evidence suggests the 1930s, and we presume it to be a local production (Adelaide or Victor Harbor). The hand-colouring is well-done, extensive, and in upwards of five colours - not a cheap mode of production. We purchased a small quantity of these items recently, all in fine condition, clearly uncirculated, and we suspect something happened to keep them off the market. Possibly it was the outbreak of the Second World War, or perhaps it was the misspelling of the place-name. In 1921 'the State government gazetted all South Australian harbours with the spelling "harbor" - including official reversion of the name to Victor Harbor. This is not an American spelling, but an archaic English spelling' (SA Memory website). In any event, this is a very attractive relic, with charming images of The Causeway, The Foreshore, The Causeway (variant), Victor Harbour from Granite Island, Victor Harbour from Umbrella Rock, and Memorial Gardens. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 102443

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Six Beautiful Hand-Coloured Photogravure ...

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Fine

Auflage: First Edition.