Hesperian Press
Appearance
Hesperian Press is a locally owned and operated book publisher located in Perth, Western Australia.
Peter Bridge first published technical material in 1969.[1][2]
The business of Hesperian Press in its current format started in 1979. The Press republishes out of print books together with new texts, as can be seen from the catalogue.[3][4]
It has also published facsimiles of early out-of-print Western Australian books, and the writings of early Australian explorers.[5][6]
It continues to produce otherwise difficult to trace items.[7]
Notes
- ^ 'Peter Bridge - biography of publisher, Hesperian Press' in The Sunday Times (Perth, W.A.), 1 Sept. 1985, p.53,
- ^ 'Peter Bridge - biography of publisher and information about Hesperian Press'. West Australian, 27 Dec. 1984, p.103,
- ^ "Home". hesperianpress.com.
- ^ Collection of material relating to Hesperian Press Battye Library '3rd Floor Ephemera Stack' PR13854
- ^ "Home". explorationswa.com.au.
- ^ "WA publisher profile : Hesperian Press". 29 March 2007.
- ^ Nicholas Rothwell's review in the Australian of a recent item:http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/top-end-explorer-knut-dahl-a-witness-to-aboriginalsettler-tensions/news-story/49877f6751c8bdb0a0aded730fc698f6
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