Bushwalking books

[stepbystep]

Scored a first edition of Chapmans SW Tasmania book from the tip shop for $1 yesterday - it belonged to a B. Brown......

[stu]

Ah, very nice pick up indeed.

[tas-man]

While looking through my collection of Bushwalking related book for info for another topic, I found my copy of "The 10 Bushcraft Books" by Richard Graves, first published in 1930. It is long out of print, but here is a website where the entire contents have been OCR'd complete with illustrations. - http://www.scribd.com/doc/5042935/The-T ... ard-Graves

The introduction on the website states :

The Ten Bushcraft Books by Robert Graves .introduction The section is home to an on-line edition of a classic text that is sadly now out of print, 'The 10 Bushcraft Books' by Richard Graves. Richard Harry Graves was born 17th July, 1898 (some sources list year of birth as 1897 or 1899) in Co. Waterford, Ireland. He died 3 days before I was born, on 3rd February, 1971 in Sydney, Australia. He is credited with the authorship of several books and is formerly a Commanding Officer of the Australian Jungle Survival & Rescue Detachment on active service with the U.S.A.A.F.

'The 10 Bushcraft Books' are the seminal texts on bushcraft and this on-line edition (based on the first edition of the book set) has been released to share this unique source of knowledge. Originally written as wartime information for conducting rescue missions, the notes were later revised and prepared for a School of Bushcraft which was conducted for nearly 20 years. Almost all the quirks of the original text have been retained (illustrations by the author, inconsistent word usage, strange punctuation, etc.) although I have removed 50% of the commas (believe it or not). I have also converted all imperial measurements into metric. Each web page in this section is quite large (typically 100 to 150 Kb, including images). All large images have a 'thumbnail' place holder that can be used to access the full-size version of the image (by clicking on the thumbnail image). Use all information contained herein at your own risk. No liability of any kind for the use, or misuse, of this information will be accepted by the owner of this web site.

A PDF copy of the book can be downloaded here - http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads/pd ... tbooks.pdf

The dust jacket from my Dymocks 1970 edition

Anyone game to try this!

A sample page from Book 1.

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[tas-man]

Another brilliant book is "Nature is Your Guide" by Harold Gatty that I mentioned in this thread - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2067&p=60566#p60560

[vagrom]

Haven't had time to read the lot so it may be here but, did a second book of the Abels ever come out that includes all peaks in the South of Tassie. The one by Wilkinson,Ferrier et al?

[tas-man]

Haven't had time to read the lot so it may be here but, did a second book of the Abels ever come out that includes all peaks in the South of Tassie. The one by Wilkinson,Ferrier et al?

Tasadam is keeping his finger on the pulse, so to speak, and will be updating this information in this topic as it comes to hand. His latest info was posted here - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=255&start=30#p9445

[Son of a Beach]

While looking through my collection of Bushwalking related book for info for another topic, I found my copy of "The 10 Bushcraft Books" by Richard Graves, first published in 1930. It is long out of print, but here is a website where the entire contents have been OCR'd complete with illustrations. - http://www.scribd.com/doc/5042935/The-T ... ard-Graves

The introduction on the website states :

The Ten Bushcraft Books by Robert Graves .introduction The section is home to an on-line edition of a classic text that is sadly now out of print, 'The 10 Bushcraft Books' by Richard Graves. Richard Harry Graves was born 17th July, 1898 (some sources list year of birth as 1897 or 1899) in Co. Waterford, Ireland. He died 3 days before I was born, on 3rd February, 1971 in Sydney, Australia. He is credited with the authorship of several books and is formerly a Commanding Officer of the Australian Jungle Survival & Rescue Detachment on active service with the U.S.A.A.F.

'The 10 Bushcraft Books' are the seminal texts on bushcraft and this on-line edition (based on the first edition of the book set) has been released to share this unique source of knowledge. Originally written as wartime information for conducting rescue missions, the notes were later revised and prepared for a School of Bushcraft which was conducted for nearly 20 years. Almost all the quirks of the original text have been retained (illustrations by the author, inconsistent word usage, strange punctuation, etc.) although I have removed 50% of the commas (believe it or not). I have also converted all imperial measurements into metric. Each web page in this section is quite large (typically 100 to 150 Kb, including images). All large images have a 'thumbnail' place holder that can be used to access the full-size version of the image (by clicking on the thumbnail image). Use all information contained herein at your own risk. No liability of any kind for the use, or misuse, of this information will be accepted by the owner of this web site.

A PDF copy of the book can be downloaded here - http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads/pd ... tbooks.pdf

10 BushcftBks.jpg

Anyone game to try this!

10 BushcftBks1.jpg

Hey, I'm pretty sure my brother had that book when we were kids! I wonder if he's still got it somewhere.

[Charlievee]

This may not be the correct sub-forum for this ..but anyway .

You come across interesting books at op shops .

I found one years ago : 'Three against the Wilderness' by Eric Collier. As a young man Eric fled his conservative father in the UK and thereafter spent his life in British Columbia ,Canada. He made a living fur trapping, and eventually, he became a noted conservationist - re-introducing Beavers into his local region - this was back in the 1920's to 50's ... He survived the isolation through his own sheer resource - building a log cabin he gained the sole trapping rights over a huge expanse of uninhabited wilderness. The 'three' included his Indian wife and son . He died at a relatively young age, in the mid 1960's..
Mike

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Yes, I agree - this might not be the proper spot to post, but here you go.... A very influential author for me was Colin Fletcher. He wrote the outstanding "The Complete Walker". Many people (myself included) consider Colin to be at the forefront of the modern backpacking movement. Sadly Colin passed a few years back due to complications stemming from being hit by a car. He was about 80 if I recall correctly. The doctors commented on the fact that his superb physical condition had probably saved his life. A great read - there are about 4 revisions out, if you look around you should be able to find a copy. Highly recommended. Another great read is Ray Jardine's "Trail Life". This is the new, improved version of "Beyond Backpacking". When you talk "uberlight" Ray's name soon surfaces. I don't agree with some of Ray's ideas, but that's not to say they're bad ; just a different point of view. His theories on stuff are great - he walked the AT (Adirondack trail in the USA - 2000+ miles) with about a 8.5 pound base weight. Very impressive. I had to order my copy from the US, but that's not too hard. I hope I haven't hijacked the thread - just saw a good opportunity to submit a couple of good titles. I hope it wasn't just about Tasmanian location books. Regards, CV

[flyfisher]

Nah, not just Tasmanian Charlievee, any interesting titles will be fine.
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[tasadam]

I see there's a new book been released -
http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/we ... ilderness/

There's a book launch in Burnie on Monday at 5:30pm, details at the link.

[Stibb]

There’s another book launch and slide show by photographer Wolfgang Glowacki this Thursday 29th of September (tomorrow!), 6:00pm at the Baha'i Centre in Hobart

http://www.wolfgangartscapes.com/

[tas-man]

I see there's a new book been released -
http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/we ... ilderness/

There's a book launch in Burnie on Monday at 5:30pm, details at the link.

I have browsed through this book at Birchalls Bookstore in Launceston and dropped hints to the family that it would make a great Christmas gift
The RRP is $59.95 but Birchalls have it on sale for $49.95 at the moment.

[stepbystep]

^^ditto^^ looks excellent

[gayet]

Booktopia have it for $47.95 or so but then add postage.

[flyfisher]

Booktopia have it for $47.95 or so but then add postage.

And then wait and wait and wait.......

[gayet]

Booktopia have it for $47.95 or so but then add postage.

And then wait and wait and wait.......

I've never had any problems with delays there - other than a book not being in stock at the time I ordered - but the 'due in date' has been pretty accurate, given delivery a few days after that. We shall see this time though. I did order one. And the expected in stock date is only 3 Oct.

Postage was $6.50 for a single book so still below RRP and I don't have to find my way to a bookstore that has it in stock. Not that I'm lazy really...

[gayet]

Was advised on 30/9 that book had been despatched - arrived in PO Box on 4/10.
Can't complain really, when expected arrival in stock was 3/10

[tas-man]

I see there's a new book been released -
http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/we ... ilderness/
There's a book launch in Burnie on Monday at 5:30pm, details at the link.

I have browsed through this book at Birchalls Bookstore in Launceston and dropped hints to the family that it would make a great Christmas gift
The RRP is $59.95 but Birchalls have it on sale for $49.95 at the moment.

Had another browse through the book at Birchalls today, and just had to take it home with me - couldn't wait for Christmas!

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[stepbystep]

Kevin Doran author of 'Federation Australia's Adventure Peak will be on ABC local radio 936 Hobart after 7PM talking about his new book 'Tasmanian Summits to Sleep On' http://www.bookendtrust.com/index.php/summits-launch

Well worth a listen I'm sure