F.F. Bailliere : publisher in ordinary, publisher extraordinary

Laurel Clark
Canberra : Mulini Press, 2004

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Book description
Ferinand Bailliere came to Melbourne in 1860 and opened a bookshop. The shop concentrated on medical and scientific books because F.F. Bailliere came from a family which had made a name for selling books of this kind. The original firm in Paris had opened a successful business in London. Ferdinand Bailliere carried this expertise with him to Melbourne. He quickly moved into publishing and many of the scientific books published in Victoria bore his imprint. He then moved into work for the Victorian government with Post Office Directories and Gazetters. In this area he further expanded into the other states. Much of the detailed work in compiling these reference works was done by the writer Robert Whitworth. There is a dramatic and traumatic involvement by Bailliere with Dr. Beaney a controversial figure in Melbourne medical circles. Bailliere died tragically in one of Victoria's early train accidents. The book contains a listing of Bailliere's publications and copies of the various title pages.

About the author
Laurel Clark is a librarian and independent scholar and lives in Melbourne. She is a visual arts graduate and also holds a Masters degree in Bibliographical and Textual Studies from Monash University.

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