Second Melbourne Sketchbook
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Melbourne — a city of grand Victorian facades, hidden laneways, and restless modernity — comes alive in Second Melbourne Sketchbook, a curated visual journey through one of Australia's most storied urban landscapes. The book presents a distinguished collection of hand-drawn illustrations by A. Roger-Genersh, capturing the architectural character and street-level poetry of Melbourne with a draughtsman's precision and an artist's warmth, accompanied by evocative written passages from Brian Carroll that give cultural and historical weight to each scene. This volume stands as a significant document of Australian urban heritage, chronicling the city at a moment when its identity was being shaped by both preservation and progress. Roger-Genersh's draftsmanship illustrates Melbourne's layered built environment — from ornate colonial streetscapes to intimate neighbourhood vignettes — while Carroll's text anchors the imagery in a broader social and historical narrative. Together, they produce a work of genuine charm and lasting documentary value, leaving the reader to wonder what further secrets this endlessly fascinating city still holds between its bluestone streets.
Author: A. Roger-Genersh (Drawings), Brian Carroll (Text)
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Melbourne — a city of grand Victorian facades, hidden laneways, and restless modernity — comes alive in Second Melbourne Sketchbook, a curated visual journey through one of Australia's most storied urban landscapes. The book presents a distinguished collection of hand-drawn illustrations by A. Roger-Genersh, capturing the architectural character and street-level poetry of Melbourne with a draughtsman's precision and an artist's warmth, accompanied by evocative written passages from Brian Carroll that give cultural and historical weight to each scene. This volume stands as a significant document of Australian urban heritage, chronicling the city at a moment when its identity was being shaped by both preservation and progress. Roger-Genersh's draftsmanship illustrates Melbourne's layered built environment — from ornate colonial streetscapes to intimate neighbourhood vignettes — while Carroll's text anchors the imagery in a broader social and historical narrative. Together, they produce a work of genuine charm and lasting documentary value, leaving the reader to wonder what further secrets this endlessly fascinating city still holds between its bluestone streets.