Sinclair Shirley (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A tender, historically grounded reconstruction of the courtship and long separation of navigator Matthew Flinders and his wife Ann Chappelle, told through their surviving letters and diary entries. Rich in maritime, colonial, and personal detail, the book offers a rare window into the emotional world behind one of Australia's foundational voyages. Soft covers, prior owner details to title page. Very mild tanning to pages.…

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A pristine copy om blue patterned cloth with white titles on spine No marks or damage at all to either book or DJ Despite age could easily pass for new "Gift Quality" 150 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. SIGNED BY SHIRLEY SINCLAIR. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Some light browning page and board edges, spine faintly soiled, cover corners rubbed, very good. A collection of writings on College life.

First edition, hardcover octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 225 x 145mm; x, 150 pages.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. 150pp., biblio., appendix, facsims. "The year was 1801. The explorer Matthew Flinders was shortly to set sail for Terra Australis. Could he possibly win the heart of Ann Chappelle before he departed? With its interweaving of letters and diary entries, Letters to Ann will give you a rare insight into the finer feelings of one of history's most remarkable couples." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 150pp. (sl foxing) b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. The love story of Flinders & his wife Ann, told through their letters & diaries.

Col.Ill.wrapps. 24pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. Elizabeth Cook (nee Batts) was born in Wapping in 1741, & married James Cook in 1762. The couple had 6 children & she lived in the East End of London when her husband was at sea, & outlived her husband.

Paperback, 13.5x21cm, 150pp. Good condition. Light wear and creases. Tanned page edges. ISBN: 0207197423.

1st Ed. IX, 150 PP with 7 b/w illust. Eps: flowers. Hard covers, decorated front cover, dj. Signed and dated by the co-author Shirley Sinclair. 22 x 14. Married 14th April 1801, 3 months before his departure for New Holland. Surveying the coast of the continent and naming it Australia. 6 years detention at Isle de France (Mauritius). Return to Britain 24th October 1810.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publication of 197 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. There is little foxing on the first and last pages. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Signed by the Author Shirley Sinclair on the title page. Name of the previous owner written on the front free end paper page. Bookplate tipped in on the front free end paper page by Ian Mackenzie. Publication of 197 Pages. The dust jacket is worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally in very good condition, the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Scarce book, published in Salisbury, 1971. Dust Jacket tattered has a small section on the lower back at base of spine missing, otherwise dj in very good condition. Dj inserted into Brodart loose cover. Book internally clean and undamaged. Endpapers have printed map of the region. A detailed history of the Melsetter community from its start until 1971. Index and 10 blank pages at back of book.…

Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1999. 8vo. Orig. illust.cloth. Dustjacket. x150pp. With illusts. facsimiles and illust. end-papers. NOTE: Matthew Flinders 1774-1814 married Ann Chappelle 1772-1852 in April 1801 just three months before he sailed for Australia. During his return in December 1803 he was imprisoned by the French in Ile de France todays Mauritius and not released and reunited with his wife until 1810.…