Richard Spencer Napoleonic War Naval Hero and Australian Pioneer by Chessell Gwen (7 results)

24.0x 16.0cms 170pp colour illusts fine hardback & dustwrapper (unread) Spencer was 'a rising star' during the Napoleonic Wars and became the Government Resident at Albany Western Australia (1833-1839). He established Strawberry Hill Farm and 'lived peacefully with the local Aboriginal people'.

Hardback. Captain Sir Richard Spencer RN was a 19th century man of action. He was adventurous, resourceful, and devoted to those in his care. He is remembered today as the early Government Resident of the fledgling settlement in Albany on the south coast of Western Australia. Albany was a shanty town when the ship bearing Richard and Ann Spencer and their nine children, anchored in Princess Royal Harbor in 1833. The family all but doubled the town's population. Richard Spencer worked diligently to administer the turbulent pioneer settlement, living peacefully with the local Aboriginal people and helping guarantee Albany's future as a settlement and port. The story of his early life in the Royal Navy of Admiral Lord Nelson's day is told here for the first time. Zealous, intrepid to the point of foolhardiness, and a hero to his men, Captain Spencer was a rising star during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. 2005, First edition. A  fine copy in a fine d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2005 hardcover with jacket/slight rubbing on the jacket & minor bumping at the cover corners/clean & unmarked/new clear archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 169pp incl index. Plus 8 pages of colour and b&w plates. Published by UWA Press for the Charles and Joy Staples South West Region Publication Fund. Black leatherette boards with gold lettering to spine. Book appears unread. Jacket has only a hint of wear to the top edge.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 169pp incl index and maps. Plus 8 pages of plates in colour and b&w. 24cm X 17cm. Blue leatherette boards with gold lettering to the spine. Sewn-in bookmark. V/slight lean to spine. Jacket has some edge-wear, most notably to the ends of the spine and flap folds (no chips or tears).

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xii + 169pp., colour plates, maps, notes, bibliog., index, In Richard Spencer, Gwen Chessell has uncovered the richly varied life and career of an important figure in Australia's early colonial history. She tells his story with authority, understanding and vivacity, whether she is describing activity aboard a fighting ship or the domesticity of the Spencer household.

1st edition dust jacket Fine lge. octavo xii + 169pp., col. pls., bibliog., index, Spencer served as an officer in Nelson's Navy in the Napoleonic Wars & played an important part in the development of the pioneer settlement at Albany in Western Australia.