Hesperian Press

Hesperian Press www.hesperianpress.com has been publishing REAL AUSTRALIAN BOOKS since 1969. Hesperian Press is run by a Non-Profit Foundation. Exploration diaries).

To order a book or send a query, please see our website, we do not take orders on facebook. The Foundation ensures that the maximum amount of funds are available to publish books of special interest and limited runs. Hesperian Press has been publishing Real Australian Books since 1969. They publish books about:
Australiana
Bush Poetry
Doctors, Nurses, Police and Pilots
Explorers and Prospectors
G

old Rushes, Mining and Goldfields History
Life in the Bush, Pioneers and Early Settlers
Maritime History
Military History
Scientific Reference Works

The Non Profit Foundation behind Hesperian Press maintains an extensive research library relating to these subjects. This library and other research material is the catalyst for many of the books it has published. Hesperian Press actively seeks access to original manuscripts, photographs and other items relating to general bush history. If you have any items you are willing to loan for copying or can help in any way please contact Hesperian Press. Our commitment to publishing historical studies is unparalleled in Australia. This output of over 600 titles has been achieved without a cent of taxpayers’ funds (except for the two W.A.

Jinkers and Whims. A pictorial history of timber getting. by Jack Bradshaw. A magnificent book. The instant I saw a copy...
09/03/2026

Jinkers and Whims. A pictorial history of timber getting.
by Jack Bradshaw.
A magnificent book. The instant I saw a copy of the first edition I was captivated.
This is an essential record of the timber getting in the SW of WA. Horses and bullocks, men, mills and machines and trees, trees, and timber. Almost every photo is a masterpiece in itself. A great labour of love by the author handing on the stories of generations of timbermen.

ISBN 978-1-923560-30-7, 122 pages, A4, heavily illustrated, Revised new edition. 650 grams, $45.00*

The Alluvialists. The Kalgoorlie Riot of 1898 by Rod MoncrieffThe fight of the alluvial prospectors and miners against t...
30/10/2024

The Alluvialists. The Kalgoorlie Riot of 1898
by Rod Moncrieff

The fight of the alluvial prospectors and miners against the Forrest government’s mining laws. Laws against alluvial mining on reef and lode leases.
‘Ten Foot Ned’ Wittenoom and the government’s intransigence against the alluvialists created riots that led to the gaoling of prospectors.
Their slogan of “Fair Play, Fair Laws and Justice to All” rings true forever.
This is now a little known but important part of WA mining history.
The rights of alluvialists were cut away again in the 1970s. Further attacks will take place as they have in other states. In the coming Greater Depression these rights will become essential for the survival of many.

ISBN 978-1-875778-13-3, 124 pages, A4, illustrated, 370 grams, $40.00*

Before Goldby Jim CameronBefore Gold is the mining history of Northampton. The first mining field in WA, it was a flouri...
30/10/2024

Before Gold
by Jim Cameron

Before Gold is the mining history of Northampton. The first mining field in WA, it was a flourishing copper and lead producer. Changes in markets led to an erratic life but rich veins remain. Jim Cameron is a retired lecturer on WA economic history, and Northampton born.

Winner of the 2023 Williams/Lee Steere Publication prize.

Several of the entries were strong contenders for the prize, however one book stood out – Jim Cameron's Before Gold: the Northampton Mineral District 1846-1880. Published by Hesperian Press.

This well-researched, excellently referenced book demonstrates a high standard of scholarship and the use of a wide range of sources. It is the first work to explore the birth of the WA mining industry and the first major work to cover the period between convicts and gold – so it fills a large gap in Western Australian historical writing. Employing the skills of both geographer and historian Cameron's story is never one-dimensional as it ranges far and wide, including market prices for ore in London and Wales, transport and shipping difficulties, colonial government policies and many other aspects as well. Jim Cameron's engaging and informative narrative is supported by maps, tables and graphs and he is so familiar with his material that it feels as though he knows the people he writes about! The book is also fully indexed – a feature greatly valued by busy researchers. Before Gold is a landmark publication and a worthy winner.

ISBN 978-0-85905-982-4, (New, 2023), well illustrated, indexed, French flap soft cover, 321 pages, with a 1908 colour map, $60.00

30/10/2024

From this Friday, November 1st, our summer opening hours will be 2-4pm Tuesday + Friday

21/10/2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE! ROAD CLOSURE ON OATS ST + NEW OPENING TIMES + EMAIL WARNING

WE ARE STILL OPEN. Metronet, not satisfied with wrecking the rail and roads for some 2+ years, have announced the closing of the area of Oats Street outside our office. Access is from Rutland Avenue, with parking available on the corner of Rutland Avenue, including where signs say 'Authorised parking only' as this is allocated for our customers.

From November 1st, our summer opening hours will be 2-4pm Tues + Fri

This will channel erratic customer service to a concentrated period. And save us all from hot boredom. The majority of phone queries can be conducted via email to the satisfaction of all.
Discussions re publishing must be commenced with emails detailing the content of the manuscript.
Please note that those seeking to talk long will be placed at the end of the que. Ditto for those bringing in manuscripts without an appointment. At 81 time is short and our backlog great.

EMAIL WARNING
We have had several queries from overseas translators checking whether we are advertising for translators.
Criminally inclined Chinese operators are using a close adaption of our name in a account to solicit such work.
We have observed gangsters trying it on for our name previously.
In the past we have noted Chinese criminals involved in book stealing rackets in Western Australia.
They were just in advance of the criminally destructive policies of the State Library.

Scales of the Serpent. Kimberley Pearlshell in Aboriginal Australia - by Kim Akerman. A magnificent volume presenting a ...
23/01/2024

Scales of the Serpent. Kimberley Pearlshell in Aboriginal Australia - by Kim Akerman.

A magnificent volume presenting a detailed study of the Aboriginal use of pearl shell in both the traditional and contemporary worlds. This is already a classic. The jaded and faux art of the desert drawings is already rolling over with the freshness and strictly limited availability of pearl shell art.

ISBN 978-0-85905-987-9, (New, 2023), A4, Fully colour illustrated, french flap soft cover, section sewn, 190 pages, 750 grams, $110.00*

The Forgotten Art of Flash Jack Barrymore.Works on Paper, Painted Pearl Shells and Engraved Boab Nuts, from the first ha...
23/01/2024

The Forgotten Art of Flash Jack Barrymore.
Works on Paper, Painted Pearl Shells and Engraved Boab Nuts, from the first half of the 20th Century. - Kim Akerman with Bruno Jordanoff.

In the first half of the 20th century Flash Jack was a well-known and respected artist who primarily catered for the crews and passengers of steam ships that serviced the coastal towns of Western Australia and sailed north to Singapore.

Working on paper, boab nuts and small pearl shells, Jack created images of Aboriginal life in the Kimberley. Sadly, by the 1970s his name had disappeared from the story of Kimberley indigenous art history. In The Forgotten Art of ‘Flash Jack’ Barrymore, Kim Akerman with Bruno Jordanoff examine Jack’s life and art, bringing together nearly a hundred works of art which had, until recently, been forgotten and place this extraordinary man as a crusader for Aboriginal contemporary art in the Kimberley.

ISBN 978-0-85905-993-0, (New, 2023), A4, Illustrated in colour, french flaps, 86 pages, 390 grams, $52.00*

The Hyland Circus by Peter J. Bridge.Hyland's Circus was renowned across Australia. Horseman John Roberts married a daug...
11/01/2023

The Hyland Circus by Peter J. Bridge.

Hyland's Circus was renowned across Australia. Horseman John Roberts married a daughter of Ah Pan and an Irish girl from Capetown, N Queensland.
The many children were trained as horseriders and circus performers. Some became renowned internationally.
Arriving in WA at the turn of the century they performed state-wide. An attraction was that many of the performers were blind from an inherited optical neuropathy passed on maternally.
Settling in Broome, Roberts disappeared on a horse trading trip up the Fitzroy River. Several years later his body was found with a bullet hole in the head.
The reason for his death was a mystery, known to very few, all now dead. All the police files have been destroyed.
Now for the first time in over a century the secret of his death is revealed.

ISBN 978-0-85905-900-8, (New, 2021), A4, 52 pages, heavily illustrated, 175 grams, $30.00*

What the hell was that? A conservation biologist’s journey in Australia & Asia by Darrell Kitchener.Raised in a wild Tas...
10/01/2023

What the hell was that? A conservation biologist’s journey in Australia & Asia
by Darrell Kitchener.

Raised in a wild Tasmanian timber town, this book traces the authors experiences as a biologist in Tasmania, Western Australia, and Asia. It provides examples of the constant wrestle between conservationists and resource developers in these regions. He spent his last 30 years working on a variety of projects, including conservation of Sumatran Orangutan, Javanese Rhinoceros, national parks, forests and watersheds in a many Indonesian landscapes. He built a heritage hotel beneath a smoking volcano in Java and published on Javanese painters and ancient trade ceramics found beneath the Musi River in Sumatra.

The first part, highlights stories of modern exploration on those islands visited by Alfred Wallace in southern Indonesia at the interface of the Australian and Indomalayan Biogeographic realms, and in the Western Australian Wheatbelt and Kimberley Regions. The second part provides readers insights on the effectiveness of work done by international NGOs in Indonesia and the nature of the enabling environment for expatriate conservationists.

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