The Sheepman’s Note Book, 1915-16 (Australasian Edition), The Cooper Note Book for Stockowners (18 Volumes, 1927-59), and The Cooper Diary, 1950

William Cooper & Nephews

Berkhamsted and Sydney

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William Cooper & Nephews

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1915-1958

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First Edition.

11.5cm x 7cm. 20 volumes, black and white illustrations. Cloth wrappers.

A long running periodical of notebooks containing useful and reliable information for sheep and stock owners. Owned and used by countless 20th century Australian pastoralists both for taking notes and as handy reference booklets. William Cooper & Nephews was a British sheep-dip company founded in England. It established Australian branches in the late 19th century and quickly became a leader of the Australian market. In response to an embargo on the import of ship dips in 1919, Cooper & Nephews commenced construction of a local livestock insecticide manufacturing plant in Exile Bay, Sydney. Each volume contains blank memoranda for note taking, calendars, veterinary information on pests and plague, advertisements for Cooper products, and other tips and tricks. This lot includes The Sheepman’s Note Book, 1915-16 (Australasian Edition), The Cooper Note Book, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1930-1931, 1931-1932, 1934-35, 1938-39, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, and The Cooper Diary, 1950. 20 volumes in total.

Volumes are in Good to Fine Condition, most Near Fine with only minor general wear. Several volumes with notes on the blank memorandum pages and some additional marginalia, mostly the early volumes. 1942-43 with closed tears and pencil scribbles to a couple of the memoranda pages. 1946-47 volume lacking one gathering, pages 5-20. Good Condition.