Heather Carthew (5 results)

soft cover. Condition: Fine, near new condition. No Jacket. 18 cm. 279 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ is lightly rubbed [a common flaw] &is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 80 pages. The lovely bay in south eastern South Australia. Named in 1802 by Peron and Freycinet of the Baudin expedition of 1800â"1803 after Andre Massà na, the Duke of Rivoli and Marshal of France. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. Rivoli Bay, the centre from which the area covered in this book takes its title, lies on the eastern coast of South Australia and on the boprder with Victoria. While the author's study covers only the 10 years of the initial European settlement, from 1845, her opening chapter deals with the history of the Aboriginal people who lived in the area. However, that first decade is fascinating and the 10 chapters cover the first settlers, the port and other enterprises and the establishments created by those hardy folk. A fine local history, story well told. First edition of 1974, 80 pages, 23 b/w illustrations, mainly photos with some art, e/paper maps. Blue hard covers with silver spine titles are VG+, internally excellent, no inscriptions. Pictorial DJ is VG with short tear spine top and lower flap fold, not price clipped. Photos, Maps (illustrator).…

First Edition. Pp. 284, a couple of text illustrations, endpaper map, translations from the Booandik, list of locations, sources; corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split, with a short closed tear from top edge of back panel; the author, 1986.First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (dated 1986) on the title page. Historical novel, based on the first two years of European settlement at Rivoli Bay, in the Lower South East of South Australia. With loosely inserted ephemera. Signed. …

Condition: Fine. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book, appears unread. Small neat AUTHOR"S SIGNATURE on pre-title. 196 pages. Illustrated.