Published by the National Library of Australia. 'Axel Poignant's expedition to the Liverpool River, Arnhem Land, in 1952 set in motion one of the most remarkable diplomatic initiatives by Aborigines in the history of colonisation. Encounter at Nagalarramba is a splendid celebration of the quest for human dignity through mutual understanding.'- Les Hiatt. The story of the encounter, which culminated in a Rom ceremony for Axel, is traced in the central photographic narrative of over 200 photographs, which follows the chronology of Axel's diary.

Encounter at Nagalarramba

Travel

Roslyn Poignant

Australia & South Pacific

Antipodes Books and Beyond, Ltd.

<p>Published by the National Library of Australia. Ellis Rowan - painter, naturalist, writer and explorer - was an extraordinary woman for her era. Petite, plucky and always immaculately dressed, for almost 50 years she travelled to the remote parts of Australia, India, Europe, America and New Guinea in pursuit of exotic flowers and wildlife to paint. Over 3000 works testify to her prodigious output. Unabashedly ambitious, throughout her life she used her social connections to promote her work, which was internationally acclaimed and collected by royalty. For all her accolades however, Rowan's reputation was contentious, even after her death. It is hoped that The Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan will help establish her rightful place in Australian art.</p>

Flower Hunter: Ellis Rowan

Patricia Fullerton

Arts & Photography

Published by the National Library of Australia. The years 1939 to 1959 constituted the "golden era" of Australian pulp fiction - the ultimate escape. Tariffs kept the local "industry" cheap and viable and offered careers to authors such as Carter Brown, still Australia's most successful commercial author with an estimated 80 to 100 millions copies sold. Yet Australian pulp fiction is now virtually unknown and without serious analysis in this country. In this seminal work, the third in the National Library's popular Collectors Book series, Dr Toni Johnson-Woods reveals the history, the authors, the genres, the copyright issues and the lurid covers of this popular art form. Who hasn't read a "penny dreadful" with secret enjoyment at some time in their lives?

Pulp: A Collector's Books of Australian Pulp Fiction Covers

Toni Johnson-Woods

Graphic Design

This captivating story of an Australian family at the end of the nineteenth century was first published in September 1894 and became an instant popular success. A perennial favourite with succeeding generations of Australians, Seven Little Australians has remained continuously in print, through scores of editions, and produced for stage, film and television. Translated into 13 different languages, the story of Judy, her parents and six unruly siblings has also been warmly received by millions of readers around the world. This new edition, published by National Library of Australia Publishing, presents the complete and original text by Ethel Turner, illustrated by John Lennox, with background information and annotations.

Seven Little Australians

Literature & Fiction

ETHEL TURNER

Contemporary

Australia in Maps is an essential read for all bibliophiles, cartographers and those who simply love beautiful books. Aimed at introducing readers to the breadth and diversity of the National Library of Australia's collection of more than 600 000 maps of Australia, the countries of the world, the oceans, and the skies, this richly illustrated book showcases some of the finest items from the Maps Collection. These range from exquisite manuscript maps and editions from celebrated European cartographic publishers of the seventeenth century to the familiar contemporary products such as tourist maps which aid our daily lives. Readers will discover the stories behind these maps: the dangers of traversing uncharted territories; the intrigue associated with competition for economic and strategic ascendancy; technological changes in map making and dissemination; and, above all, changes in human knowledge and representation of the world around us.

Australia in Maps: Great Maps in Australia's History from the National Library's Collection

National Library Of Australia

Reference

The second book in the National Library of Australia's beautifully illustrated Collection Highlights series, Cook s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story brings to life the record of one of the world s most famous expeditions, the circumnavigation of the globe by Lieutenant James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour. It is a timeless story of courageous exploration the charting of New Zealand and Australia s eastern seaboard and of high adventure: a stand-off with a hostile Brazilian army and a near-shipwreck that almost brought the voyage to a premature end. The voyage of the Endeavour helped make sense of the eighteenth-century world. Cook s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story, told in Cook s own words and in historical detail, will help you understand how.

Cook's Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story

James, Cook

Published by the National Library of Australia. Glimpses of Paradise: The Quest for the Beautiful Parrakeet follows the story of the Paradise Parrot, beginning in 1844, when John Gilbert spotted it on the Condamine River in Queensland. Gilbert wrote to his employer John Gould, in London, describing his find as "without exception the most beautiful of the whole tribe I have ever seen in Australia". Gould named it the Beautiful Parrakeet. But squatters had already begun to claim the parrot's country and by the 1890s the parakeet had disappeared from the record.Ornithologist and journalist Alec Chisholm believed that the bird, then known as the Paradise Parrot, still survived. In 1918, he launched a search. In 1922, the first and last photographs of the parrot were taken and the last confirmed observation was in 1928 - yet claims of sightings continue.In this highly illustrated and informative book, author Penny Olsen takes us on a journey of discovery. The story of the Beautiful Parrakeet - the jewel of the parrot family - is one that combines elements of natural history, human curiosity for the rare and unobtainable, and the true facts of the mystery surrounding the bird"s fate.

Glimpses of Paradise: The Quest for the Beautiful Parrakeet

Penny Olsen

Charles Bayliss was probably one of Australia's greatest nineteenth-century photographers. In his day, Bayliss's work was highly regarded and he received numerous prestigious government commissions. His photography has been praised since but, in contemporary terms, Bayliss has not yet received his due. This beautiful publication, drawing on the National Library of Australia exhibition of the same name, is the first to highlight the various strands of Bayliss's photographic practice. It encompasses his apprenticeship with Beaufoy Merlin from 1870 to 1873, his work for B.O. Holtermann from 1873 to 1875 and his independent career from 1876 until his death in 1897 at the age of 47.A Modern Vision is built around the National Library's considerable holdings of photographs by Bayliss, augmented with a small number of important loans from other institutions. The National Library has also been fortunate to access a collection of previously unknown photographic prints from 1872-75, which includes examples of Bayliss's earliest work. A selection of these photographs is published for the first time, alongside examples of his portraiture, architectural photography, panoramas of Sydney, and landscapes of New South Wales and Victoria. Together, they provide new insights into Bayliss's crucial first years as a photographer.

A Modern Vision: Charles Bayliss, Photographer, 1850-1897

Helen Ennis

Photography & Video

Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880-1963) was a geographer, anthropologist, and world explorer. His travels took him from Captain Scott's final expedition in Antarctica to every continent on earth, in a professional life that stretched from the Boer War to the Cold War. Taylor's research ranged from microscopic analysis of fossils to the ‘races of man,' the geographic basis of global politics, while his work as a professor led him from his Cambridge education to the Universities of Chicago and Sydney, as well as Harold A. Innis' recently-founded geography department in the University of Toronto.As a scientific secularist, Taylor made it his lifelong mission to enlighten the public on humankind's relation to the environment and was an early environmentalist. His progressive views on interracial marriage, as well as his criticisms of social Darwinist doctrines, anti-Semitism, and twentieth-century nationalism caused him to be constantly embroiled in controversy. Often dismissed by his contemporary political and intellectual opponents, many subsequent scientists and thinkers have come to regard his life as prophetic. This timely, beautifully produced, and copiously illustrated biography recounts and analyses the fascinating life of a remarkably contemporary man.

Griffith Taylor: Visionary Environmentalist Explorer

Alison Bashford

Carolyn Strange

Ellis Rowan's wonderful paintings have a special secret to share. Can you spot the fairies and elves hiding among the flowers? What do you think they look like? Lift the flap and find out! As well as enjoying the beautiful pictures and charming rhymes in Ellis Rowan's Fairy World, you can also read some fascinating facts about these flowering plants.

Ellis Rowan's Fairy World

Susan Hall

Children's Books

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