Victoria

John Glover and the Colonial Picturesque – David Hansen

Published by the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in 2003 at the start of an Australia wide tour of Glover’s works.

A magnificent book and likely the definitive work on Glover. An example of the quality that T.M.A.G. could produce before budget cuts set in – even more so now with Stadiums to pay for.

Large oblong quarto, 311 pages, solid paper taking the numerous reproductions of Glover’s paintings. Pictured laminated boards as issued. A fine copy. Gift worthy.

31 cm by 27 cm, 2.5 kg so a small postage supplement may be required dependent on customer location.

John Glover probably the finest early landscape painter – prolific.

$70.00

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Eugene Von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes – Marjorie Tipping – Signed Limited Numbered Edition

If you want to make an impression this may be the book for you what it has in scale it matches in quality.

Marjorie Tipping’s monumental work on Eugene Von Guerard in Australia. Some books can be status symbols and this is certainly one of them. Large folio landscape, a form and scale required to present the dramatic landscapes of the great artist.

Published by Landsdowne Press in 1975, 47 cm X 35 cm, weighs 4 kg, so a postage supplement will be required dependent on buyer location. A fine copy in a fine slipcase.

Limited to 1,000 copies this numbered 474 and signed by Marjorie Tipping. An excellent introduction on the artist and his technique occupies the first 41 pages. Followed by reproductions and descriptions of 24 super views starting with the “Source of the Wannon” in western Victoria. There is something to appeal to all Australians but it is the images of Tasmania that we are particularly drawn to, including … Hobart Town, Ben Lomond Epping Forest, South End of Tasman’s Island and Cataracts near Launceston.

Eugene Von Guerard in scale and style by Tipping

$180.00

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Reminiscences of Thirty Years’ Residence in New South Wales and Victoria – R Therry – First Edition 1863

Few know that this is quite a controversial book. Irish born Roger Therry [1800-1874] had arrived in New South Wales in 1829. For the next thirty odd years he served various Governor’s with distinction and praise. He rose to be a Judge of the Supreme Court and had served at both Sydney and Port Phillip. He retired back to England in 1859 and wrote this long and readable account.

This is a true first edition [a re-run included a small map] very thick octavo, 514 pages after preliminaries. Bound in original heavily embossed full deep red cloth covered boards. Original spine relayed, new end papers by Perry. A little age but really a nice copy of this scarce work.

Re the controversy. Therry had 100 copies made up and sent 300 to New South Wales. Unfortunately, some did not like his references and it soon became a talking point for the wrong reason. The book no doubt contains some factual errors [there are a lot of facts] but it was the pseudo slander that got under the skin of some. Therry re-purchased the remaining Australian stock!

“Judgely” writing may not sound entertaining, but this book is easily read and full of facts and stories that make it more interesting the more you get into it. We may all know about Hargraves and the discovery of gold in 1851, but did you know it was really Strezelecki in 1839 and with Clarke in between. The didn’t announce the earlier discoveries lest it would cause a stampede and riot among the convict class.

Therry writes in a compassionate way – his account of the discovery of a massacre of an aboriginal group suggests many new settlers were horrified and the culprits were brought to justice.

John McCarthur had a hand in the editing which is why his family are treated well and add to the supposed factual errors

Therry looking back over the important goings on over thirty years in Australia.

$180.00

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Snakes and Lizards of Australia – Observer Book Series – David McPhee

Published by Methuen, Sydney in 1979, an exceptionally clean copy of this respected book about Australian snakes and lizards.

Pocket sized hardback, every snake and lizard accompanied by a good coloured image clear enough to actually identify the species [this clarity issue is a problem with mots other books on the subject].

The book commences with some general information on snakes and lizards but be warned that the treatment for snake bite is no longer the preferred method – keep up to date with that!

Our not so favourite – the red-bellied black snake that we used to see in our garden in Pullenvale west Brisbane

Snakes and Lizards a perfect combo.

$30.00

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The Foraminifera: An Introduction to the Study of Protozoa- Frederick Chapmen – First edition 1902.

A first edition by Longman, Green et al, London in 1902.

Octavo, 354 pages after preliminaries, illustrated with the little foram beauties. A super work for those fascinated by this many varied and ubiquitous life form. Scarce and in good condition bar a bit of wear to the cloth at edges.

Frederick Chapman (1864-1943) studied and worked as Assistant in the Geological Laboratory at the Royal School of Chemistry, London before emigrating to Australia. He was given a position as palaeontologist at the National Museum Melbourne

Chapman shared his extensive knowledge in this important text on forams.

$120.00

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Walhalla Heyday – James & Lee

A 1983 edition of this significant and extensive local history of the gold mines north-east of Melbourne particularly Walhalla. Starting with Stringer’s Creek then Walhalla and the “Long Tunnel Gold Mining Company”. The establishment of the Gippsland Railway and the various ups and downs and extensions of the already “Long Tunnel” before fire, flood and eventually inevitable decline.

Perfect bound, quarto sized, 144 pages and too many great illustrations to count, the odd map etc. Very good condition.

Walhalla one of the better historical mining accounts

$30.00

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John Glover and the Colonial Picturesque – David Hansen

Eugene Von Guerard’s Australian Landscapes – Marjorie Tipping – Signed Limited Numbered Edition

Reminiscences of Thirty Years’ Residence in New South Wales and Victoria – R Therry – First Edition 1863

Snakes and Lizards of Australia – Observer Book Series – David McPhee

The Foraminifera: An Introduction to the Study of Protozoa- Frederick Chapmen – First edition 1902.

Walhalla Heyday – James & Lee

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