Introduction by Marian Aveling (1 results)

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA -Written by E. O. G. Shann and originally published in 1926 (with later editions including a 1978 facsimile via UWA Publishing), Cattle Chosen details the trials, ambitions, and daily realities of the Bussell family as they left England and attempted to carve out a pastoral existence in the remote southwest frontier of the Swan River Colony between 1829 and 1841. Facsimile reprint. First published, London: Oxford University Press, 1926. xi,186p., 3 leaves of plates(1 fold.) ; 23cm. #121026 Bussell, John Garratt, 1805?-1875 Western Australia. Busselton region. Settlement. Bussell family, 1829-1841. Facsimiles Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Australia Western Australia -- History SCARCE Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…