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The Discovery of Tasmania – H.G. Taylor – Published Cat & Fiddle Press, Hobart 1973.

A well researched work of 177 pages including the useful index. Illustrated with portraits of the Explorers.

Covering the period from Tasman (1642) to Baudin (1804) and embracing Du Fresne, Furneaux, Cook, Bligh, Cox, D’Entrecasteaux, Hayes, Flinders and Bass.

Much of the content referenced to official log and journals.

A good introduction for the serious historian

$40.00

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Marion Dufresne – An Officer of the Blue – South Sea Explorer 1724-1772 – Edward Duyker

The French Explorer who was the first to encounter Tasmanian Aborigines and was a precursor to the voyages of La Perouse, d’Entrecasteaux, Baudin and Dumont d’Urville.

This book is traces his life in incredible detail, as one would expect from author Duyker. Chronologies, references, bibliographies make this a first source.

Dufresne from start to finish

$70.00

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H.M. Bark Endeavour – Ray Parkin

Her place in Australian History. With and Account of her Construction, Crew and Equipment and a Narrative of her Voyage on the East Coast of New Holland in the Year 1770

First edition of this important publication in super condition. Issued by the Meiegunyah Press, Melbourne in 1997. Slipcase with two volumes.

Volume 1 has the narrative, 468 pages. The narrative draws on the records of Cook, Banks and Parkinson.

Volume 2 contains 25 maps and 31 drawings and plans of all things involved in building the functioning ship.

A must for any maritime historian. H.M. Bark Endeavour – nowhere else in such detail

$190.00

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Beaconsfield Gold [Tasmania] – Janet Kerrison

Published a few time by the local community Rotarians. This edition 1981. Card covers, unpaginated but 45 pages, illustrated nicely from historic images.

Set before the re-opening of the mine and the later terrible accident which culminated in maybe the greatest Australian mine survival story.

Starting with the gold rush in 1877 to the delightfully named Brandy Creek … by the 1890’s a substantial mine was in operation, with its enormous 180 foot chimney stack. The mining technology in place by the turn of the century was second to none.

As with many mines, reserves became depleted and the mine was wound down during WWI. Locals rumours abounded for years that there was a high grade parallel lode. So true that after this publication the mine was re-opened as mentioned above … and then again.

Mailing costs will be reduced on this item

Beaconsfield Gold – the back history and it’s significant

$30.00

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Pilot Pete [An Antarctic Adventure] – Alan Villiers

Published by Angus and Robertson a 1963 edition of Villiers’s delightful book with a “save the whales message” and he saved some ships as well .

Drawing of maritime adventurer Villiers’s experience whaling in the Antarctic and the knowledge and superstitions that surround encounters with a porpoise. Porpoise Pete lived around Perseverance Harbour, Campbell Island .. which is south-east of the Enderby Islands, in turn south of New Zealand.

Nicely illustrated by H.T. Cauldwell. Octavo, 64 pages. A very good gift worthy copy.

Villiers could write for all ages about the coldest of seas. .

$25.00

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Edward Elgar Symphony No 2 – with Expert Manuscript Annotations

Published by music score specialists Novello of Sevenoaks, Kent. No date originally published in 1911 and dedicated to the memory of the then late king Edward VII.

Written, or designed as Elgar would have it, in 1910 as a tribute that missed publication before the King’s passing.

Soft cover 171 pages of score Symphony No 2 in E Flat Op 63, copyright by the publisher. Printed in a facsimile style of the original. Carried the name at front John Snowdon, probably the musical talent who lives in the Huon area.

What makes this special in our view, apart from the magnificence of the piece, is the manuscript interpretive annotations, mainly towards the front of the work … robust theme; E Flat with colouring; rising 5th syncopation; similar to Brahms; wild outbursts of orchestral virtuosity; ghost episode … we love it.

Elgar’s magnificent No 2 with expert annotations.

$25.00

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The Discovery of Tasmania – H.G. Taylor – Published Cat & Fiddle Press, Hobart 1973.

Marion Dufresne – An Officer of the Blue – South Sea Explorer 1724-1772 – Edward Duyker

H.M. Bark Endeavour – Ray Parkin

Beaconsfield Gold [Tasmania] – Janet Kerrison

Pilot Pete [An Antarctic Adventure] – Alan Villiers

Edward Elgar Symphony No 2 – with Expert Manuscript Annotations

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