Hesperian Press is a locally owned and operated
book publisher
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located in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia.
Peter Bridge first published technical material in 1969.
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.
It has also published
facsimile
A facsimile (from Latin ''fac simile'', "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, Old master print, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from ...
s of early out-of-print Western Australian books, and the writings of early Australian explorers.
It continues to produce otherwise difficult to trace items.
[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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Book publishing companies of Australia
Western Australian literature
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