State Library of Victoria Books
Capital: Melbourne at the Centre of the World 1901-1927
$39.95 (Trade paperback / Text Publishing )
In 1901 the Australian colonies came together to form a new nation which, for the next twenty-six years, was governed from Melbourne. It was a small city, a place where people knew each other—not just the people who matt... More »
The World of the Book
$39.99 (Paperback book / Miegunyah Press )
French poet Stephane Mallarme understood that books hold the world's stories. From the earliest known myths and legends to postmodern fictions, books are mirrors of real worlds, windows into imagined worlds and keepers o... More »
Beyond Reasonable Drought: Photographs Of A Changing Land And its People
$39.95 (Hardcover book / The Five Mile Press )
There has been nothing like it in living memory. Theories about cycles and seasons struggle to explain it. It is beyond reasonable drought.
Early this century, a group of photographers crisscrossed the nation, and captur... More »
Botanical Riches: Stories Of Botanical Exploration
$49.99 (Paperback book / Pan Macmillan )
Century after century, intrepid plant hunters and botanists travelled to exotic climes, collecting seeds and specimens. Searching for plants with economic value, medicinal benefits, or purely for lavish display, these bo... More »
Gardenesque A Celebration Of Australian Gardening
$12.95 (Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press )
A wonderful ramble through more than 200 years of Australian gardening and garden making. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 colour images throughout, Gardenesque celebrates both the aesthetic and practical nature of gar... More »
Voyages To The South Seas: In Search Of Terres Australes
$26.95 (Paperback book / Pan Macmillan )
Voyages to the South Seas recounts the epic journeys of French explorers to Australia and encompasses a remarkable period of French and Australian history--when Australia was France's Mars and marsupials were her aliens.... More »
The World Of The Book
$59.95$26.95 (Hardcover book / Miegunyah Press )
The World of the Book is a celebration of the book using the world-class rare books collection of the State Library of Victoria. The book includes an extraordinary range of volumes from important historical titles, such ... More »
The Cowen Gallery
$14.95 (Paperback book / State Library Of Vic )
This beautifully illustrated catalogue provides a comprehensive guide to the State Library of Victoria's Cowen Gallery. This space, built as the Stawell Gallery in 1892 for the National Gallery of Victoria, and subsequen... More »
Literary Melbourne
$24.95 (Hardcover book / Hardie Grant )
Created to mark the celebration of Melbourne becoming a UNESCO City of Literature, this anthology draws together a selection of the best Melbourne and Victorian writing. Extracts from eighty writers across different genr... More »
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E.W. Cole: Chasing The Rainbow
$14.95 (Paperback book / )
'The reign of knowledge and humanity is coming.'
Lisa Lang introduces us to Melbourne's most eccentric entrepreneur, taking us on the journey from E. W. Cole's humble beginnings on the Victorian goldfields, to his bold e... More »
Making Modern Melbourne
$17.95 (Paperback book / Arcade )
From illegal village to modern metropolis, Melbourne is a city of many layers. Jenny Lee observes them with a sharp eye, sampling the city's marvellous and not-so-marvellous moments and reintroducing some of the unconven... More »
Mark Strizic: Melbourne, Marvellous To Modern
$95.00 (Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson )
This magnificent collection of photographs arose from the creativity of a young photographer and his adoption of his new home town, Melbourne. His pictures were taken at a time when the Victorian elegance of the city onc... More »
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Bert And Ned: The Correspondence Of Albert Tucker And Sidney Nolan
$49.95$14.95 (Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press )
Albert Tucker and Sidney Nolan were friends and rivals but never antagonists for the whole of their working lives as artists. Together they participated in the struggle to establish modern art in Australia in the 1940s. ... More »
The Art Of The Collection: State Library Of Victoria Picture Collection
$59.95 (Hardcover book / Miegunyah Press )
The Art of the Collection is a celebration of the State Library of Victoria's Picture Collection – the oldest visual documentary collection in Australia. Acting on its mandate to collect and preserve Victoria's documenta... More »
Bottersnikes And Other Lost Things: A Celebration of Australian Illustrated Children’s Books
$59.99 (Hardcover book / Miegunyah Press )
Lazy Bottersnikes in outback rubbish tips, Sir Pronoun's dilemma about standing in Miss Noun's place and the story of how Jack built a house, a hut or a shack are all to be found in this treasury of Australian children's... More »
The Chinawoman
$34.95 (Paperback book / Aust Scholarly Pub )
The police-hunt for the murderers of an English prostitute fanned anti-Chinese hysteria in colonial Melbourne. The horrific crime was enveloped in mystery for months, until political pressure broke the silence and two Ch... More »
Charles Joseph Latrobe Landscapes And Sketches
$350.00 (Hardcover book / State Library Of Vic )
This is a landmark publication, revealing not only the artistic skill in La Trobe's sketches but also their value as historical documents. Like many of his contemporaries, La Trobe was attracted by the landscape and its ... More »
Treasures Of The State Library
$49.95 (Hardcover book / State Library Of Vic )
The State Library of Victoria, established as the Melbourne Public Library in 1854, is the custodian of material that records and reflects Victoria's history and culture. From manuscripts and maps to comics and computer ... More »
Miss D and Miss N: An Extraordinary Partnership The Diary of Anne Drysdale
$39.95 (Paperback book / Aust Scholarly Pub )
In 1839 Miss Anne Drysdale sailed from Scotland to Port Philip. She was 47 years old, had a small inheritance, and was determined to be a sheep farmer. Soon after arriving in melbourne she took up land near Geelong and f... More »
Perils Of The Studio: Inside The Artistic Affairs Of Bohemian Melbourne
$59.95 (Hardcover book / Aust Scholarly Pub )
Bohemians or businessmen? Moral behaviour or misbehaving with the models? In the early 20th century, there was much speculation about what was going on behind the curtains of bohemia. With its heady mixture of cheerful p... More »
Your Most Obedient Servant: B.A. Santamaria Selected Letters 1938-1996
$45.00 (Hardcover book / Melb Univ Press )
Bob Santamaria was involved in Australian public life from before World War II until his death in 1998. His letters reveal facets of his personality and activities that the public was not fully aware of in his lifetime. More »
Running The Show: Selected B.A. Santamaria Documents: 1939-1996
$59.95 (Paperback book / Melb Univ Press )
B.A. (Bob) Santamaria was perhaps the most controversial figure in recent Australian politics. An anti-Communist and devout Catholic, he was also one of the most prolific writers in Australia’s history and a strong campa... More »