A hero of the workshop and a Somersetshire worthy, Charles Summers, sculptor. The story of his struggles & triumph. 

London : Hamilton, Adams, [1879]. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth boards with gilt embossed lettering and black design to upper board, 48 pp, title page defective, a good sized chunk missing with archival tape repair. A good reference copy of a scarce title.

Biography of the British sculptor Charles Summers (1825-1878), who lived and worked in Melbourne between 1854 and 1867. Among Summers’ many colonial commissions the most famous and enduring is his large bronze sculpture of Burke and Wills, completed in 1865, which graces the corner of Swanston and Collins Street.

Eight copies are recorded in Australian collections (Monash University Library; National Library of Australia; State Library of New South Wales; State Library of Queensland; State Library of Victoria; University of Melbourne Library; Australian National University Library; National Gallery of Australia Research Library).