{"product_id":"ballarat-and-vicinity-first-edition","title":"Ballarat and Vicinity (First Edition)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(44, 92, 79);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA commemorative history of Ballarat compiled in 1894 by an American from Chicago, and still cited in heritage and local-history scholarship.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW. B. Kimberly was an American who came to Australia from Chicago in the mid-1880s and compiled a series of commemorative histories of colonial towns. \u003cem\u003eBallarat and Vicinity\u003c\/em\u003e was the first of them. It was followed by \u003cem\u003eBendigo and Vicinity\u003c\/em\u003e in 1895 and by a \u003cem\u003eHistory of West Australia\u003c\/em\u003e in 1897. The Ballarat Star reviewed the book on 18 October 1894 under the headline \"A Comprehensive History of the Capital of the West\". The full title sets out its scope: Ballarat's financial, commercial, manufacturing, mining and agricultural enterprises, and her progress and population in the past. It was published by F. W. Niven \u0026amp; Co., the Ballarat firm that also issued W. B. Withers's \u003cem\u003eHistory of Ballarat\u003c\/em\u003e in its illustrated second edition of 1887.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe book is still in use. It is cited in the City of Ballarat's 2024 Thematic Environmental History, in Sovereign Hill's study of the montage of Ballarat's pioneer women, and in scholarship on the goldfields press. The Ballarat and District Genealogical Society holds it in its Australiana Research Collection, now at the Eureka Centre, and lists it with an index of biographies. This copy was rebound in 2005 or thereabouts, and the rebinder's records accompany it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBallarat and Vicinity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eA Condensed but Comprehensive Account of her Financial, Commercial, Manufacturing, Mining, and Agricultural Enterprises; her Progress and Population in the Past and Possibilities in the Future. Edited by W. B. Kimberly of Chicago, U.S.A. and Other Special Writers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Edition. \u003c\/strong\u003eQuarto. 232pp. Numerous illustrations throughout, both to plate leaves and in-text. Rebound in quarter polished calf and blue cloth boards, with gilt titling to spine and the original front cover bound in. Records included with the volume show that the binding was likely done in 2005 by M. A. Simper Bookbinders \u0026amp; Booksellers of Warrnambool. Fine throughout. Binding in great order. Contents clean and bright throughout. A lovely copy, extremely well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis book is currently on display in our \u003cstrong\u003ePaddington\u003c\/strong\u003e store. If you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: \u003ca href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\" title=\"Harry Hartog Rare Book Department\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000797\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. B. Kimberley (ed.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67650768601331,"sku":"1110003017857","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1_261d85e5-ae38-43ac-8a07-01130bd5f343.png?v=1792377318","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/ballarat-and-vicinity-first-edition","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}