Meg Sangster (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Tiny mark on tail right front cover corner. Large inscription by author on title page. Small mark on dedication page. Body text and binding are still very good.Mary Carter, who later became Ma Thomas and finally Mary Raine, made her fortune from Perth real estate. She is best known for acquiring the Wentworth Hotel, United Service Hotel and the Windsor Hotel. In the mid-1950s, the Raines contributed to an appeal to launch a medical school at the University of Western Australia. When her husband, Arnold 'Joe' Yeldham Raine, died, Mary contributed again by establishing the Arnold Yeldham & Mary Raine Medical Research Foundation. On her death, Mary bequeathed the bulk of her estate to the Foundation, bringing her legacy to nearly £1 million.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book condition on very good. Ex-library copy has a paper library pocket on the rear of the front book boards, paper library slip on the first fly leaf page. Text body clean. book boards clean. The rear of the back book board has library security sticker (white) which you don't notice.…

Paperback. WA history. Raine Square and the Raine Medical Research Foundation are named after Mary Raine, an astute business-woman who made her fortune in real estate and with the acquisition and management of the Wentworth Hotel and the South Perth landmark, the Windsor Hotel. 2001. First edition. A fine copy that has bee SIGNED by the author. {"length"=>["21"], "width"=>["15"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}. …