RARE & CURIOUS. The Secret History of Governor Macquarie's Collectors' Chest. by ELLIS, Elizabeth - 2011.

The Miegunyah Press & State Library of NSW, Sydney 2010. 18.0 x 23.5cms (landscape), 276pp, colour illusts, very good+ hardback with decorative boards in box & decorated slipcase (that simulate the idea of a chest). Macquarie commissioned this cedar chest in 1818, but it languished in Scotland until the 1970s when the Mitchell Library bought it

Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 2011. 1st edition. As New. oblong octavo. laminated boards 275pp., colour plates, text ills., notes, appends., bibliog., index, Around 1818 a wooden cabinet was built in Australia for Governor Macquarie, who filled it with exotic treasures. It was taken back to England, where it lay forgotten until rediscovered in the 1970s. The Mitchell Library acquired it and noticed it was very similar to the Dixon Galleries collector's chest, raising some intriguing questions. Nicely illustrated with over 150 photos and paintings of the cabinets and their collections

N: The Miegunyah Press, 2011. Pp. xii+276(last blank), profusely illustrated in colour and black & white (many full page), appendices, notes, bibliography, index; small oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards; The Miegunyah Press/State Library of New South Wales Press, Melbourne, 2011. Second edition. *First published in 1020. 'The Macquarie collectors' chest, an enigmatic wooden cabinet filled with painted panels and exotic treasures, was created in Australia for Governor Lachlan Macquarie in around 1818. It was taken to the United Kingdom, and languished forgotten and unnoticed in a Scottish castle until it was rediscovered in the late 1970s' [cover blurb].

Melbourne / Sydney: Miegunyah / Melbourne University Press (MUP) / State Library of New South Wales (SLNSW), 2011. Reprint ed.. Hardback oblong quarto, pictorial covers, very good condition, colour & black & white & a few sepia (brown-tinted) photos, minimal edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 275 pp. This fascinating book is about the secret histories of the Macquarie and Dixson Galleries collectors chests. The Macquarie collectors' chest is an enigmatic wooden cabinet filled with painted panels and exotic treasures, created in Australia for Governor Lachlan Macquarie around 1818. It was taken to the United Kingdom, and left forgotten and unnoticed in a Scottish castle until it was rediscovered in the late 1970s. The Mitchell Library of New South Wales acquired the chest, and its remarkable similarity to the Dixson Galleries collectors chest, acquired by the Library in 1937, raised questions about the cabinets creators, owners and… Read More

Carlton, Victoria: The Miegunyah Press : State Library New South Wales, 2011. Pictorial Boards. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Oblong format, 275 pages, indexed and profusely illustrated. The book is almost as new. "The Macquarie's collectors' chest, also known as the Strathallan cabinet, displays layers of preserved butterflies, insects and birds, as well as painted panels by some of Australia's best early colonial painters. Rare & Curious uncovers the secret histories of the Macquarie and Dixson Galleries' collectors' chests. The Macquarie collectors' chest, an enigmatic wooden cabinet filled with painted panels and exotic treasures, was created in Australia for Governor Lachlan Macquarie in around 1818. It was taken to the United Kingdom, and languished forgotten and unnoticed at Strathallan castle in Scotland until it was rediscovered in the late 1970s. The Mitchell Library of New South Wales acquired the chest, and its remarkable similarity to the Dixson Galleries' collectors' chest,… Read More

Melbourne Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 288 pages. 9.45x7.17x0.94 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.