Ballarat And Western Goldfields 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: Very good
Pages: Good
Few regions of Australia carry the weight of legend quite like the goldfields of Ballarat and the Western districts of Victoria — landscapes carved by fortune-seekers, hardship, and the relentless pursuit of riches beneath the earth. Ballarat and Western Goldfields Sketchbook presents this storied terrain through the evocative pencil drawings of Unk White, whose artistry captures the weathered architecture, rugged landscapes, and living memory of one of Australia's most historically charged regions, accompanied by the authoritative and richly textured prose of John Béchervaise. Part historical record, part artistic celebration, the work sits within the beloved Rigby Sketchbook series — a distinguished collection that documented the character and heritage of Australian towns and regions at a time of rapid modernisation. Béchervaise's text grounds White's illustrations in their broader cultural and historical significance, weaving together the drama of the gold rush era with an intimate portrait of a community shaped by it. Together, image and word conspire to make the reader wonder just how much of that golden world still lies waiting beneath the surface.
Author: Unk White (Drawings); John Béchervaise (Text)
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few regions of Australia carry the weight of legend quite like the goldfields of Ballarat and the Western districts of Victoria — landscapes carved by fortune-seekers, hardship, and the relentless pursuit of riches beneath the earth. Ballarat and Western Goldfields Sketchbook presents this storied terrain through the evocative pencil drawings of Unk White, whose artistry captures the weathered architecture, rugged landscapes, and living memory of one of Australia's most historically charged regions, accompanied by the authoritative and richly textured prose of John Béchervaise. Part historical record, part artistic celebration, the work sits within the beloved Rigby Sketchbook series — a distinguished collection that documented the character and heritage of Australian towns and regions at a time of rapid modernisation. Béchervaise's text grounds White's illustrations in their broader cultural and historical significance, weaving together the drama of the gold rush era with an intimate portrait of a community shaped by it. Together, image and word conspire to make the reader wonder just how much of that golden world still lies waiting beneath the surface.