The History Of The North West Of Australia
Embracing Kimberley, Gascoyne and Murchison Districts
Edited by J.A.S. Battye
Facsimile Edition - Originally Published by V.K. Jones & Co: Perth 1915
Published by Hesperian Press: Victoria Park WA 1985
"First published in Perth in 1915, The History of the North West of Australia is an extensive historical and descriptive account of Western Australia's vast Kimberley, Gascoyne and Murchison districts. Edited by the distinguished historian and librarian J. A. S. Battye, the work traces the region's exploration, settlement and development while examining its towns, industries, natural resources, climate and pastoral prospects.
The volume incorporates contributions from several authorities, including an account of exploration by Lieutenant-Colonel C. Battye and material concerning natural history and climate supplied by Ludwig Glauert. Its substantial biographical and descriptive sections were compiled by Matt J. Fox and preserve valuable information about the explorers, pastoralists, miners, merchants and civic figures who helped shape north-western Western Australia during its formative colonial and early Commonwealth years.
This handsome 1985 Hesperian Press facsimile faithfully reproduces the scarce 1915 V. K. Jones & Co. edition, retaining its period typography, decorative page designs and extensive historical illustrations. Bound in green boards with gilt titles, it offers an accessible edition of an important Western Australian reference work and will appeal particularly to collectors and researchers interested in regional history, exploration, genealogy, mining and pastoral development."
Light wear to covers and spine. Book is clean with no inscriptions. An excellent copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
