DAELE, Patrick Van; LUMBY, Roy, A Sprit of Progress: Art Deco Architecture in Australia, Craftsman House, 1997

4to. Original grey boards w/silver lettering. With dust jacket. Colour plates and illustrations throughout. 228pp. Condition is As New. No faults. First edition, first impression. Photographer Patrick Van Daele has spent years traveling to document the wealth of what remains of Australia’s Art Deco boom of the 20’s and 30’s. His photographs are illuminated by Roy Lumby’s authoritative text, which describes the history and development of this important style. An important work on an overlooked aspect of Art Deco’s international boom.