Chis Maxwell (8 results)

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 476 pages. 9.33x6.30x1.57 inches. In Stock.

hard cover with dust jacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Illustrated in colour and black and white. 25 cm. 335 pages Near fine book in near fine dust jacket, as new condition.

Hardback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Mint copy , pictorial boards in a Mint Dustjacket. A New Copy. Dustjacket protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with colour plates. xx, 432 pages. Alexander Kinghorne was a child of the Scottish Enlightenment, an agricultural innovator, surveyor, civil engineer and incurable romantic. But at the age of 54, driven by adversity and hope, he chose to take his family to the penal colony of New South Wales, arriving in 1824. Would he succeed in this new land? Would he rescue his children and restore them to the prominence in society he was sure was enjoyed by his shadowy forbears? Alexander's achievements extended beyond these things to a more intangible legacy of humanity and support for others. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. MINT - a NEW copy. Illustrated with colour plates and maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 391 pages. Captain William Kinghorne navigated some of the most treacherous waters in the world. His life encompassed the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling in the North Sea, the brutal penal settlements of Macquarie Harbour and Port Arthur, the atrocities committed against the Aboriginal people of Tasmania, and the whaling industry of Jervis Bay. Turning his back on the sea, William ended his life as a pastoralist in the Goulburn district. His is a story of high adventure and achievement in an Australia that few would now recognize or acknowledge.…

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A biography of Alexander Kinghorne;an agricultural innovator;surveyor;civil engineer and sturdy;enlightened;Scottish settler in colonial New South Wales.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 335 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).