1st Edition

Australian Rare Books 1788-1900

By Jonathan Wantrup Copyright 1987
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This book is a demonstration of the richness, worth and vitality of Australian documentary record. At the same time, it is an introduction to collecting Australiana for those who, if not already bitten by the book bug, have been dangerously exposed to it. Readers who are immune to the attractions of collecting but who value our past and its books will also find something to interest them in the... Read more

Preface 1 The Art of Book Collecting 2 Anatomy for Book Collectors 3 Founding Fathers 1788-1806 4 Turbulent Years: Bligh-Macquarie 1806-1823 5 The Unity of These Southern Regions: Coastal Discovery After Cook 6 Into This Promised Land: Inland Exploration 1788-1850 7 A Prospect Gloomy: Inland Exploration 1850-1900 8 The Wild Scenery of Australia: Fine Early Plate Books, Epilogue

Biography

Jonathan Wantrup