sprake austin (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and sun fading.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Some scratches on back cover.The year 1992 marked the centenary of Bayley and Ford's famous gold discovery at Coolgardie. This book provides a detailed history of one of the most spectacular and renowned gold finds and the full story of the 1890s share scandal.

Zustand: Good. 1968. First Edition. 156 pages. Dust jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white photographs. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy mottling to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild tanning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Limited. LIMITED, to 1950 copies. the boards are neat, minor shelf wear. some usage markings. one inscription and a small sticker. may require extra postage [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Wraps. 8vo, wraps, pp 23. Near-fine condn. The colourful history of the Paddington gold mine, near Broad Arrow in the WA goldfields. One of the promoterss, Whitaker Wright, was a swindler who committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London in 1904 immediately following his conviction for fraud.

HardcoverLaminated boards. Zustand: FINE. MININGGold-mining in the Coolgardie area of Western Australia and the full story of the 1890s share fiasco which shattered London and Western Australia. xiii, 222 p. : ill., facsims., 1 map, ports. ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 212-214. Londonderry Gold Mine Limited -- History Gold mines and mining -- Western Australia -- Coolgardie -- History Coolgardie (W.A.) -- History First Edition #29122R/060424 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.

First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 156 p. illus., ports. 23 cm. Notes: This is a limited edition of only 1000 copies, of which this book is NO. 200. Contents: pt. 1. The mounted silk woven pictures and portraits, by Austin Sprake.--pt. 2. The silk woven bookmarkers, by Michael Darby. Subjects: Stevens, Thomas 1828-1888. Stevens, Thomas d. 1888. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vii, 156 p. illus., ports. ; 23 cm. Notes: Limited edition, no. 802 of 1000 copies. Subjects: Stevens, Thomas (1828-1888). Bookmarks. Silk pictures ; Collectors and collecting. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, segni d'uso Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, bruniture.

8vo. pp 88. Original publisher's grey cloth, lettered black on spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper, 'To O. A. Chapman, with best wishes, Austin Sprake'. Very good plus in very good dust jacket, with slight creasing and slight rubbing at extremities. Decent copy.