Olympic Architecture (Limited Deluxe Edition)

A fine, leatherbound deluxe edition printed in a small run. Numbered 11 of 1000 on limitation page. This copy was given to Paul Reid personally by Mick O'Brien, then Acting Director General of the Olympic Co-Ordination Authority. Includes letter from O'Brien to Reid.

Bound in full slate crushed Morocco, titling to spine in silver. Cover illustrated in blind.

Full title: Olympic Architecture: Building Sydney, 2000.

First Edition. Melbourne: The Watermark Press, (1999). Tall 4to. Original slate crushed Morocco in like slipcase. Pages: 280.

Overall condition: fine. Pristine copy in like slipcase. Presents like new. Numbered on limitation page.

Provenance: From the library of Paul & Wendy Reid. Paul Reid is hailed as one of the minds who helped to shape Canberra. As Chief Architect at the NCDC, Paul's most important role was the organisation and construction of the New Parliament House. He also had a sizeable involvement with all of the major works associated with Canberra. His legacy remains celebrated in various forms at multiple universities within Australia.

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