Small book press with rectangular pressing surface driven by worm wheel thread and turning handle. This press is still used in the Hymettus library for book repairs.ballarat, books, book repair, covers, hymettus cottage, library.

non-fictionjohn pascoe fawkner, melbourne, taffe fawkner collection, hymettus library, ballarat, kirsop, book collectors' society of australia

non-fictionIn 1995 Michael Taffe set about re-arranging a bedroom at Hymettus into a study/library where he housed the books of his parents and grandparents together with his own library collection. Michael, an avid reader, commenced collecting books in the late 1950s visiting Ballarat second-hand dealers and later attending auctions. Throughout a career in welfare, tourism, archives and education he amassed many volumes associated with his career and these together with career oriented books from earlier generations of the family were gathered with those from his other interests to form the private library at Hymettus. Open by appointment and with books ranging from the sixteenth century to contemporary works including original manuscript material, others have been given access to the library for research purposes.cicero, aldus, italics, printing, histroy, books, libraries

fictionredemptorist monastery wendouree, ballarat, library stamp, art nouveau

This is volume 1 of 45 held in the library at Hymettus cottage and bound in covers as a book, one of three volumes incorporating every edition in the series.. Life Australia was produced at Melbourne Victoria in 1967 and ran to 45 volumes when closed by the parent company in the USA in 1968. Although very American in the views espoused it was a significant step in attempting to produce a magazine of international focus in Australia. The brief period was also significant in Australia and the magazine covered events such as the Beatles visit to Australia, the seven day war in Israel, the conflict in Vietnam and the drowning of Prime Minister Harold Holt.The magazine, Life, was cosmopolitan and sophisticated in the USA and the Australian edition was identical in format, although fussing on local perspectives. it concentrated on serious current affairs and more profound cultural and political analysis, as well as a strong focus on fashion, lifestyle and nature. It was known for its striking front covers and high quality, stylized photography. and the local product lasted through 1967-68 producing 45 editions before ceasing and reverting to the International product.harold holt, vietnam war, australia, life australia magazine, melbourne, the beatles

non-fictionA descriptive book of Belgium with steel engravings.john pascoe fawkner, melbourne, belgium

Single sheet folding inwards with photographic illustrations and accompanying text and district map. Measurements vary as listed folded and unfolded.ballarat, culture

This bookmark illustrates advertising techniques using this medium in the 1940s Melbourne suburbs with a calendar for 1945 and 1946. It highlights a variety of businesses including a local circulating library.The Hymettus Bookmark Collection provides a comprehensive insight into commercial advertising and promotion using the medium of the bookmark in Australia and also places Australia's bookmarks in a transnational context from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. This collection of bookmarks forms arguably the largest private collection in Australia. This bookmark highlights local businesses in the area in the 1940s and the place of circulating libraries in the suburbs.Niladvertising, ormond, mckinnon, cheltenham

See image.fictionSet in tenth century England in the time of Aethelflaed of Mercia and the consolidation of Mercia, Wessex and other regions prior to the rise of Edward 1st. The work relates the story of a girl who is subjected to a hard father and suffers from the devastation of Viking raids before advancing through her maturity and independence from male domination. mercia, wessex, england, aethelflaed, the peak district

circulating library, libraries,

Records revenue cuts by government in 1978-79 as reasons for cuts in local library services.By stating the reasons for library cuts being due to state government finance cuts this is a rare example in Victoria of advertising political reasons for restrictions of local government services.Printed both sides on blue background.Nilcaulfield, malvern, libraries, bookimark, local government, political

A 1954 Australian Calendar Bookmark advertising a range of local businesses headed with the Victoria Lending Library and Gears Pharmacy. The preponderance of circulating lending libraries on bookmarks with general advertising of this era is significant in that this was probably the high point of a form of lending library that was popuar from the Victorian era until government supported municipal libraries took over the role by the 1960s.Nilballarat, gears pharmacy, victoria lending library

non-fictionA catalogue of the exhibition of Private Press & Fine Press books at Federation University's E. J. Tippett Library, SMB Ballarat 20 March 2023 - 18 May 2023. The exhibition was opened by John Arnold and featured books from Ballarat private collections.school of mines ballarat, smb, ballarat, exhibition, books, book collection, private library, federation university, e.j.tippett library, book collectors

In a small populous state Victoria's National Parks are a vital link in Australia's network of National Parks and with large migrant intakes each year it is always vital to put these parks into the environment of these new residents and bookmark promotions through libraries and government agencies are an important way to do this.national parks, bookmarks

An example of a Queensland municipal library sponsoring a bookmark advertising local businesses in c. 1950.south brisbane, library services

Ballarat and Vicinity bound into later quarter leather binding with book label of Inside front cover and stamp of original owner Muedal on original cover. Edited by W. B. Kimberly of Chicago U.S.A. and published by FW Niven & Co.non-fictionBallarat and Vicinity. A comprehensive history of her past , a resume of her resources, together with the biographies of her representative pioneers.. Edited by W. B. Kimberly and others of Chicago U.S.A. This copy has later twentieth century binding probably commissioned by book collector Rollo Hammett. Publisher: FW Niven & Co.ballarat, niven, eureka

non-fictionprivate libraries, ballarat, book collectors

non-fictionCover of 2011 catalogue from Ballarat City Library of small exhibition by local book collector Michael Taffe. Private presses included, Mandrake, Fanfrolico, Windsor, Ancora, Gregynog and Kelmscott and Escutcheon.book collectors, private libraries

This early twentieth century ribbon and metal bookmark commemorating Scottish literary hero Sor Walter Scott is one of the favourites, and a highlight in this enormous collection of bookmarks in Australia.A popular early twentieth century souvenir bookmark of Scottish literary giant Sir Walter Scott whose works are represented in the library at Hymettus. Although there are several bookmarks of Scott in the collection, this is one of the highlights of the collection at Hymettus which is believed to be the largest bookmark collections in Australia. Scott was very popular in Australia and this ephemeral item bears witness to his popularity. literature, sir walter scott, scotland, bookmark, ribbon

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ballarat, libraries, bookplate

fictionThe story of a group of Australian diggers in the AIF serving on the Western Front in the Great War.aif, world war i, leonard mann, somme, flanders, ypres, australian pocket library, literature

non-fictionA practical and readable story of the voyage of the Endeavour and its exploratory journey of Australia's east coast.captain cook, endeavour, australian pocket library, world war ii, pows, commonwealth literary fund

Black leather binding with gilt title to front cover.non-fictionA practical and readable story of the voyage of the Endeavour and its exploratory journey of Australia's east coast.duke of gloucester, governor general, kurnell, prince william, sydney, tree planting, captain cook, endeavour,

non-fictionprivate libraries, private libraries association, australia, uk

non-fictioncatholic, melbourne, publishing, austral light, advocate, carr, edmund finn

Nineteenth century brass bookstand or table lectern used to hold book for reading or display purpose often deemed an essential item for the nineteenth and early twentieth century library. Also used as altar lectern in church items. This example was purchased to enhance reading in a household private library and also used to display books when on loan in the public domain in libraries and other repositories.brass, bookstand, book-rest, altar lectern, reading, library, display, 19th century. church.

After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, This example was commissioned from Andrew Thomas a Ballarat photographer and designer by Michael Taffe owner of Hymettus at Ballarat in the 1990s and is a computer assisted design. It incorporates the generational family home, Hymettus and the family coat of arms with the owner's signature.Bookplate from Hymettus Cottage and Garden, first open to the public in 1917 as champion garden City of Ballaarat. the bookmark indicates the book it is affixed to was part of the family library in the house and represents four generations from 19th, 20th and 21st centuries a rare phenomenon in urban Australia.Bookplate depicts "Hymettus", a weatherboard cottage behind a paling fence with cottage name above image and family crest below.Signature of M. J. Taffe.ballarat, bookplate, hymettus, taaffe, taffe, andrew thomas