Melbourne Savages: A History Of The First Fifty Years Of The Melbourne Savage Club
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: limited to a thousand copies
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
Founded in 1894 as a haven for Melbourne's creative and intellectual elite, the Melbourne Savage Club became one of Australia's most storied and celebrated gentlemen's clubs — and Melbourne Savages chronicles its vibrant first five decades with meticulous detail and affectionate authority. David M. Dow presents a rich institutional biography that documents the personalities, controversies, rituals, and cultural contributions of a club that counted artists, writers, musicians, journalists, and lawyers among its distinguished membership. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernising Australia — from the Federation era through two World Wars — the narrative captures not merely the club's internal milestones but the broader social and artistic currents that shaped Melbourne's identity as a cultural capital. Dow writes with the insider's warmth of a member who genuinely cherishes his subject, weaving anecdote and archival detail into a portrait that is at once intimate and historically substantial. The result is an invaluable primary source for students of Australian social history, illuminating the role that private clubs played in fostering the arts, civic debate, and mateship at the heart of colonial and post-Federation society. Published by the Club itself in 1947, this volume stands as both a commemoration and a testament — leaving the reader to wonder what extraordinary characters and controversies filled the half-century that followed.
Author: David M. Dow
Format: Hardback
Published: 1947, The Melbourne Savage Club
Genre: Australian history
Edition: limited to a thousand copies
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
Founded in 1894 as a haven for Melbourne's creative and intellectual elite, the Melbourne Savage Club became one of Australia's most storied and celebrated gentlemen's clubs — and Melbourne Savages chronicles its vibrant first five decades with meticulous detail and affectionate authority. David M. Dow presents a rich institutional biography that documents the personalities, controversies, rituals, and cultural contributions of a club that counted artists, writers, musicians, journalists, and lawyers among its distinguished membership. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernising Australia — from the Federation era through two World Wars — the narrative captures not merely the club's internal milestones but the broader social and artistic currents that shaped Melbourne's identity as a cultural capital. Dow writes with the insider's warmth of a member who genuinely cherishes his subject, weaving anecdote and archival detail into a portrait that is at once intimate and historically substantial. The result is an invaluable primary source for students of Australian social history, illuminating the role that private clubs played in fostering the arts, civic debate, and mateship at the heart of colonial and post-Federation society. Published by the Club itself in 1947, this volume stands as both a commemoration and a testament — leaving the reader to wonder what extraordinary characters and controversies filled the half-century that followed.