Isbn: 9780454000511 - Life on the Australian Goldfields (3 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 224pp, index, bibliography, num bw ills. Or brown cloth boards in jacket. Foxing to top edge. A pictorial examination of the history of Australian goldfields at the times of the goldrushes with particular emphasis on their social history. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 224pp., Pictorial photographic dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, brown textured boards with hint of shelf wear to bottom edge of panels & spine end- gilt text to spine, yellow eps., b/w plts. & text, full & dbl. page b/w photos, exposed webbing at pages 80-81- pages firm./ bibliog., index. In Life on the Australian Goldfields Derrick Stone and Sue Mackinnon describe the minutiae of the daily life of the diggers. The meticulously researched text quotes diaries and other contemporary writing to bring the era vividly to life. Size: Large Quarto. Book. …

1st ed. Hardback large quarto, dustjacket (with flaps), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear to covers (edges little foxed), small mark reverse side jacket, pages lightly toned, owner's name & date front pastedown. Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 220 pp. Derrick Stone and Sue Mackinnon describe the minutiae of the daily life of the goldmining diggers. The well researched text quotes diaries and other contemporary writings to bring the era vividly to life. Public and private photograph libraries all over Australia have been tapped to produce the most extensive collection of photos ever put together on the goldfields of Australia. There are about 360 photos, many never published before. They cover the period between the late 1850s and the 1930s. This book is a unique and fascinating account of an important, and hitherto neglected, part of Australian history.…