ZOO: Three volumes. Copy I: The Published version. 38 drawings in ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon & collage.

This is a rare book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Melbourne: Gryphon Books, 1979. 4to. Orig. full black calf with inlaid title in white leather on front cover. First Edition, limited to 50 numbered copies fully signed 'Brett Whiteley' together with an original signed etching bearing the same number as the book. Fine. Copy II: The Publisher's Dummy Copy of the above book, containing original art work, annotations, ephemera, etc. Melbourne: Gryphon Books, (1979). 4to. Orig. full black calf with white calf title-inlay on front cover. comprising of an oval illustrated colophon inside front cover; mounted inscription and address in manuscript of Richard Gryphon (Richard Griffin, the publisher); original illustrated title-page bearing the signature of Brett Whiteley as well as pencil notes; an original 2 page letter from the author outlining the contractual arrangements for this publication; four leaves of manuscript instructions; plus the 38 captioned illusts issued. This Publisher's copy was subsequently produced as a limited edition, and is an extremely unique artistic and bibliographic record of Whiteley's work. Copy III: ZOO: Monkey House-Eight Portraits. By Richard Griffin. With a lengthy manuscript note: 'Proof Pages Only. This slim volume is made up from proofs of a series of eight drawings done by Brett Whiteley for the special copies of Zoo: One drawing to go into each of 8 copies numbered 1-8. I intended to re-produce the eight drawings in each of the 50 specials of 'Zoo'. For various reasons the main one being that the facsimile re-productions looked too large and were in reverse I decided to leave them out. I have bound these proof sheets printed on Bembolea handmade paper by hand in Balinese Batik and used Brett's first rough sketch as a title page. These sheets are not intended for publication. Richard Griffin, 4 Jan. 1980'. Tall folio (44.5 x 27.5cm). Orig. full batik cloth. Comprising ms introduction by Richard Griffin, original illust. title, and eight b/w drawings of monkeys. Fine. A UNIQUE OFFERING.