Australian Dictionary Of Biography ( 13-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: John Ritchie
Binding: Hardback
Published: Melbourne University Press, 1966
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Includes Index + corrigenda loosely laid in.
This complete thirteen-volume set of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, edited by Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle and published by Melbourne University Press from 1966 onward, presents the definitive biographical reference work for Australia’s formative years, covering 1788 to 1939. It chronicles the lives of over 9,000 individuals who shaped the nation’s political, cultural, scientific, and economic development, from governors and reformers to artists, explorers, and industrialists. The editors argue for biography as a lens of national history, illustrating the complexity and diversity of Australian identity through rigorously sourced entries. Each volume instructs with scholarly precision, offering authoritative accounts grounded in archival research and historiographical clarity. As a cornerstone of Australian historical scholarship, the set remains indispensable for researchers, institutions, and collectors seeking comprehensive insight into the people who defined Australia’s colonial and early federal eras.
Author: John Ritchie
Binding: Hardback
Published: Melbourne University Press, 1966
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Includes Index + corrigenda loosely laid in.
This complete thirteen-volume set of the Australian Dictionary of Biography, edited by Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle and published by Melbourne University Press from 1966 onward, presents the definitive biographical reference work for Australia’s formative years, covering 1788 to 1939. It chronicles the lives of over 9,000 individuals who shaped the nation’s political, cultural, scientific, and economic development, from governors and reformers to artists, explorers, and industrialists. The editors argue for biography as a lens of national history, illustrating the complexity and diversity of Australian identity through rigorously sourced entries. Each volume instructs with scholarly precision, offering authoritative accounts grounded in archival research and historiographical clarity. As a cornerstone of Australian historical scholarship, the set remains indispensable for researchers, institutions, and collectors seeking comprehensive insight into the people who defined Australia’s colonial and early federal eras.