Early Houses Of Northern Tasmania (Two-Volume Set) (SIGNED)
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: E. Graeme Robertson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Georgian House, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Number 583 of 1000 copies.
This two volume limited edition presents E. Graeme Robertson and Edith N. Craig’s authoritative survey of Northern Tasmania’s earliest domestic architecture, documenting the Georgian and colonial houses that shaped the region’s settlement history. It details homesteads, farmhouses, and town residences, illustrating the craftsmanship, imported stylistic influences, and adaptation to local conditions that defined the period. The work chronicles the social and cultural narratives embedded in these structures, uncovering the lives of settlers and the communities they established. Issued in a numbered and signed edition, it argues for the preservation of these buildings as vital records of Australia’s architectural heritage, instructing readers in their historical and aesthetic significance. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, the set stands as a cornerstone reference for collectors and historians of colonial architecture.
Author: E. Graeme Robertson
Binding: Hardback
Published: Georgian House, 1964
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Number 583 of 1000 copies.
This two volume limited edition presents E. Graeme Robertson and Edith N. Craig’s authoritative survey of Northern Tasmania’s earliest domestic architecture, documenting the Georgian and colonial houses that shaped the region’s settlement history. It details homesteads, farmhouses, and town residences, illustrating the craftsmanship, imported stylistic influences, and adaptation to local conditions that defined the period. The work chronicles the social and cultural narratives embedded in these structures, uncovering the lives of settlers and the communities they established. Issued in a numbered and signed edition, it argues for the preservation of these buildings as vital records of Australia’s architectural heritage, instructing readers in their historical and aesthetic significance. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, the set stands as a cornerstone reference for collectors and historians of colonial architecture.