Phillip Pendal (17 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition 2003 Soft Cover near fine book. No inscription. 146 pages. Illustrations.

Paperback. 2003. Second edition. A very good copy with light soiling to the wraps and a diagonal piece neatly cut away from the top corner of the front page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 2008 fine hardback in a fine dust wrapper. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. 380 pages with index. Appendices. Maps. Timeline. Endnotes. Illustrations. Bibliography.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Some minor marks on back cover. Body text and binding are still very good. The book is a transcript of guest speakers who addressed the City of South Perth Historical Society between 1989 and 2002. An index is included.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Title page is heavily inscribed. Dust jacket has wear to edges and some moisture stains on inside. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective cover. Body text and binding are still very good. The story of the successful community-owned suburban hospital operating from the leafy environs of South Terrace, South Perth, in Western Australia since 1956. South Perth Community Hospital was established by a group known as the South Perth Community Centre Association in the aftermath of World War II, in an environment strongly influenced locally by an English academic, Professor Allan Edwards, who saw community-based groups as a way of empowering ordinary people to obtain decent local services. The story is much more than building and operating a small hospital; it tells of those very human occurrences that become catalysts for wider events.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. 273pp inc numerous in-text b&w photos, index and appendices. Black leatherette boards with gold lettering to spine and front panel. The jacket has only light edge-wear and marking, with a 3cm closed & repaired tear to the bottom RH corner of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has light creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are also very good. Are our Parliaments broadly representative of the people who elect them? Phillip Pendal, David Black and Harry Phillips seek to address this question in this book. They examine the lives, experiences, educational backgrounds, occupations, and other influences on those who have been elected to the Parliament of Western Australia since responsible government was granted in 1890.…

Stiff Wraps. 8vo, pp. ix, 140, b/w photos, wraps. Gift inscription. Very good condition. Memoirs of the local community from the 1930s onwards, with many photographs.

Boards. 1st edition. Large 8vo, original boards with gilt title, dustjacket, b&w illus, pp xiv, 273. Front free endpaper clipped, o/w near-fine. Signed on title page, possibly the author's.

Boards. 1st edition. Large 8vo, cloth boards, dustjacket, b&w illus, pp xiv, 273. Previous owner's address label ffep, gift inscription ffep, o/w very good condn.

8vo (21x14.5cm), paperback, ix + 140pp. Good+ condition. Light wear, small spot to upper page edges, rubbed. B&w photographs. Pictures available on request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book condition is vert good. Signed by both authors on the first fly leaf page and SIGNED BY GENERAL JOHN SANDERSON, AC : THE GOVERNOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ON PAGE 6. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. Spine intact. No dust jacket. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight exceed 500grams. Over-all a great and clean copy of the book. House to House outlines the architectural and political development of Western Australia's government from 1829 to 2004, tracking the transition from temporary, early colonial structures to permanent, iconic buildings like Government House and Parliament House. The text illustrates the state's evolution from a convict-era colony to a constitutional democracy through the lens of its shifting administrative sites. Key Details of the Book: Recognition: It was shortlisted for the 2004 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. Core Narrative: The text traces the evolution of Western Australia's democracy, charting the journey from a temporary tent camp on Garden Island in 1829 to the realization of modern governance structures. Themes Explored: It highlights the political tensions, highs and lows, and institutional growth that accompanied the transitions between different physical locations—from the original, demolished vice-regal residences to the current Government House and Parliament House networks. Signed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. Soft cover. No dust jacket. Front and back clean. Text body clean. Book block clean. Spine intact. Overall a great and neat copy. Signed by Ken Michael the 30th Governor of Western Australia. This is book is not signed by author. Signed by Author(s).…

4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 273pp. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Very good copy. 1st ed. Signed by the author. Post-war Perth saw a growing demand for hospital facilities, & impatient with political slowness, the local community started a volunteer movement to open the South Perth Hospital in 1956.…

SOFTCOVER. 2002. First edition. A near fine copy with a previous owners bookplate on the verso of the front wrap.

Softcover. Condition: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA GOLF  ix, 141 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 23 x 30 cm. #061123 Royal Perth Golf Club -- History Golf -- Western Australia -- Perth -- History Golf courses -- Western Australia -- Perth -- History 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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book condition is very good. Soft cover. Dust jacker very with minimal wear to edges. Book front and back clean. Text body clean. The author have bought this journey to life in this book. They have cast light on the tensions and the robustness , the high and lows, the strengths and the weakness, of of a systems that has developed with these building. From the old, now demolished Government House to the new post - 1864 vice-regal establishments they traced the path to representative government. The new new Legislative Hall opened by Governor Weld in 1870 to the expanded Legislative Council may have a humbling start but it was the new doorway to the new bicameral system, which came with Responsible Government in 1890 - the Assembly and the Council being housed at first in two different sites in the same city. Overall a very copy and SIGNED BY GENERAL JOHN SANDERSON, AC : THE GOVERNOR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ON PAGE 6. Extra notes this is an ex-state library book still with the paper slip on first page. Signed by Author(s).…