Gillian Ward presents a selection of Hobart-born Olive Pink's botanical paintings, held at the University of Tasmania Library. Signed by the author. Hardcover, 2018, 228 pages, indexed, used.
Matthew Evans, Tasmania's gourmet farmer, brings his farmer's hands-on experience to the question of how to be an ethical carnivore.
A poetic and eloquent meditation on the power of listening.
A rare and highly collectible multi-disciplinary study of Hobart's iconic mountain, kunanyi / Mount Wellington.
A highly sought-after multi-disciplinary study of Hobart's iconic mountain, kunanyi / Mount Wellington. Published in 1996 by West Wind Press, this volume explores the mountain through three distinct, powerful lens: an evocative literary essay by Booker Prize-winning Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan, 50 vibrant landscape photographs by legendary wilderness photographer Peter Dombrovskis, and a detailed ecological natural history survey by Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick.
For a brief period between the world wars, to be "on the ossie" was to have a chance of breaking free from Tasmania's widespread poverty — an ounce of the precious metal osmiridium being more valuable than an equivalent weight of gold. It was a time when Tasmania held a monopoly on production of the rare metal used to tip millions of the world's most fashionable fountain pens.
The first of three photographic history books telling stories of the Tamar River and the Launceston district. Illustrated throughout with historical black and white photographs, drawn from private collections and the library's own archives, alongside the stories behind them.

