{"product_id":"1895-a-voice-from-the-golden-city-bendigo-antique-australian-fiction-book","title":"1895 A Voice From The Golden City - Bendigo - Antique Australian Fiction Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1895 A Voice From The Golden City - Bendigo - Antique Australian Fiction Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        A Voice From The Golden City - Bendigo\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        By William Pascoe\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n        Published by Bolton Bros Printers \u0026amp; Publishers: Bendigo 1895 1st Edition\n       \u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n        \u003cstrong\u003e\n         1st Edition In Original Blue \u0026amp; Gilt Cloth Bindings - Rare Book (None Available Online Globally At Time Of Listing - 1 of Only\n        \u003c\/strong\u003e\n       \u003c\/span\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        \u003cb\u003e\n         350 Copies Noted by Newcastle University Collections\n        \u003c\/b\u003e\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n       \u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n        )\n       \u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        \"Published at the height of Bendigo's prosperity, A Voice From The Golden City is a scarce collection of poetry and occasional verse by local writer William Pascoe, issued by Bolton Bros. of Bendigo in 1895. Containing over two hundred pages, the work captures the civic pride, patriotic spirit, and everyday concerns of a thriving Victorian goldfields community. The contents range widely, with poems devoted to Bendigo itself, Queen Victoria's Jubilee, the Eight Hours movement, General Gordon, rainfall, charity, and other subjects reflecting the social life of late nineteenth-century Australia.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         \u003cbr\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         More than simply a book of verse, this volume serves as a fascinating window into colonial Bendigo during the years immediately following the city's renaming from Sandhurst to Bendigo. The poems reveal strong imperial loyalties while also expressing an emerging sense of Australian identity, evidenced by pieces such as the \"Australian National Hymn\" and verses celebrating local events and notable figures. As such, the book occupies an interesting place between literature and regional history, preserving many themes and sentiments that characterised life on the Victorian goldfields during the 1890s.\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         \u003cbr\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n         Offered here in the desirable 1895 first edition, the work remains housed in its attractive original blue cloth bindings with gilt lettering and decoration. Early Bendigo imprints are increasingly sought after by collectors of Australian poetry, Victorian regional history, and goldfields literature, and this handsome survivor represents an evocative and uncommon piece of colonial Australian publishing from one of the nation's great nineteenth-century cities.\"\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        \u003cbr\u003e\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n        General wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Covers are firm and book is structurally sound. No inscriptions. Pages clean and well presented with odd age mark. Lacks blank last page as shown. A nice 1st edition copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n       \u003c\/font\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n     \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     Size 19cm x 13cm x 2cm - 217 Pages + Publishers Advertising\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003c\/font\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47477328707723,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/99c792ef-53c4-4557-bae6-3ae409537958.jpg?v=1782113131","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1895-a-voice-from-the-golden-city-bendigo-antique-australian-fiction-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}