{"product_id":"intercolonial-exhibition-1866-67-official-record-presentation-copy-first-edition","title":"Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866-67. Official Record (Presentation Copy, First Edition)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTERCOLONIAL EXHIBITION OF AUSTRALASIA\u003c\/strong\u003e (Melbourne, 1866–67). \u003cem\u003eOfficial Record, Containing Introduction, Catalogues, Reports and Awards of the Jurors, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Australasian Colonies.\u003c\/em\u003e Melbourne: Published by Authority of the Commissioners; Blundell \u0026amp; Co., Printers, 1867.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThick 8vo. Original green publisher's cloth, decorated in gilt and blind. xliv, 9–404, iv, 563, 102, 46 pp. (1006 pp. in total). Numerous maps and charts throughout, five folding, including a folding ground plan of the Exhibition buildings and geological survey maps of the Australasian colonies. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bibliographic reference: Ferguson 10787d. \u003cstrong\u003ePresentation copy\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the printed presentation letter from the Exhibition Commissioners pasted to the front endpaper, dated Melbourne, June 1867, and signed in type by J. G. Knight, Secretary and Manager, with the recipient's name completed in manuscript: \"To G. Cunnack, Esq.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia opened in Melbourne on 24 October 1866, in purpose-built wings adjoining the Public Library that would later become the site of the city's Industrial and Technology Museum, and closed on 23 February 1867 after drawing an extraordinary 268,634 visitors. Nearly three thousand exhibitors participated, the majority from Victoria but with substantial contributions from every other Australian colony, together with New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Netherlands East Indies, and Mauritius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis \u003cem\u003eOfficial Record\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 1867 under the authority of the Exhibition's Royal Commissioners, is the definitive documentary account of the event: a substantial compilation running to over a thousand pages, comprising the full introduction and catalogues of exhibits organised by colony, the detailed reports and awards of the juries across every category of exhibit, and an extensive body of essays and statistics documenting the social and economic resources of the Australasian colonies at a pivotal moment in their development. As a primary source, it remains cited in contemporary academic scholarship on the history of Australian participation in colonial and international exhibitions, and complete copies are held in the collections of the National Library of Australia, the State Library of Victoria, and the Art Gallery of Ballarat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTo celebrate the occasion, special copies of the book were commissioned to be given to the two-hundred and twenty-four jurors of the event. This copy is dedicated to \u003cstrong\u003eG. Cunnack, esq.\u003c\/strong\u003e, who served on the jury for Class IV, Section 12 — Leather — alongside fellow jurors T. Adamson, R. Barry, C. Bully, R. Burrows, I. G. Reeves, G. R. Fincham, T. Lambert, S. Lowe, and J. Carson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery good.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some rubbing to cloth bindings. Contents show some toning and foxing towards edges. Generally presents very well. Presentation letter to front endpaper with some toning and light foxing, complete and legible throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: This is a large and heavy volume. Additional postage costs may apply. If so, we will contact you after purchase.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis book is currently not on display in store.\u003cbr\u003eIf 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 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000094\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anonymous","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50280067760371,"sku":"1110002851988","price":500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1_c56d0cd7-6844-45cf-9011-5082fa5f2b48.png?v=1786932079","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/intercolonial-exhibition-1866-67-official-record-presentation-copy-first-edition","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}