State Library of Victoria Publishing Program
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 »
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 »
Bert And Ned: The Correspondence Of Albert Tucker And Sidney Nolan
$49.95$16.95 (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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Kelly Culture: Reconstructing Ned Kelly
$5.00 (Paperback book / State Library Of Vic )
The Library's 2003 exhibition explored Australia's fascination with Edward 'Ned' Kelly and his enduring presence within our literature, visual arts, cinema, performing arts, music and popular culture. 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 »
Strangers In A Foreign Land: The Journal Of Niel Black And Other Voices From The Western District
$26.95 (Hardcover book / Pan Macmillan )
Strangers in a Foreign Land' tells the stories of unknown settlers alongside the drama of Niel Black's renowned journal. There is the mother of a six-week-old baby perched on a wagon in the middle of the bush journeying ... 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 (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 »