R.J. Ferguson and Desmond O'Connor ; C. Dunlop, J.N. Hart, l. Jasper and I.Pound

Rottnest Island : a National Estate Survey of its History, Architecture and Environment. Book 1: Rottnest : History and Architecture [together with] Rottnest : Environment [Signed]

Perth: Advance Press, 1977. Large oblong folio, pp.170, 90, stiff illustrated wraps with cloth spine, many b&w illus (photographs, maps, plans), one page of colour photographs, two colour maps with printed transparent overlays. Multiple presentation inscriptions (including Alan Ridge, then Chairman Rottnest Island Board) to Gus Ferguson and co-author Desmond O'Connor. Some wear to wraps, light spotting first and last pages. Very good condition. [WorldCat notes copies in eight libraries only]. Scarce.

A thoroughly researched study of Rottnest Island, including not only a detailed survey of its buidings and history but also a study of its physical and biological forms with a view towards future conservation management. The volume is divided into two books: 'History and Architecture' by R.J. Ferguson and Associates, and 'Environment' by Desmond O'Connor et al. and published in 1977 well before Ferguson's book printed in 1986 [which did not include the second part, 'Rottnest: The Environment']. Includes some information relating to the 'Management of the Quokka Population' and early historical images of the Lighthouse (and plans) and the Heliograph Station on the island. A presentation copy of a scarce research resource with the additional 90 pages titled "Envirnonment",by Desmond O'Connor not published in the later standard publiction. Exceptionally rare. Item #104545

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