Errol coote (10 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 3rd Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing otherwise clean and undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you would like a quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

paperback in very good condition, cover a little creased; 142 pages, b/w photos and map, the author was the pilot in the Lasseter expedition, the first and second editions of these small books were published in 1934.

Paperback. Errol Coote, INVESTIGATION PRESS. Author: Errol CooteBinding: PaperbackPublished: INVESTIGATION PRESS, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, foxing on front/back end pagesThis gripping historical adventure, Hell's Airport And Lasseter's Lost Legacy, chronicles the perilous early days of aviation in remote, unforgiving landscapes. The compelling narrative uncovers the enduring mystery surrounding Lasseter's fabled gold reef, a legend that has captivated prospectors and historians for decades. Errol Coote presents a vivid account of the challenges faced by those who dared to venture into the Australian outback, illustrating the relentless pursuit of fortune against overwhelming odds. The book illuminates the intersection of pioneering flight and the relentless human desire for discovery, offering a thrilling journey into a bygone era of daring exploration. Paperback.…

1st edition card covers Nice copy octavo 52pp., b/w pls., worker's list (1918), Biographies and history of employees of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company. Name rubbed-out o/w nice copy.

Softcover. Etat : Good.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Hawthorndene, Investigator Press, 1981 ('third and edited edition')/ 1934. Octavo, 142 pages with numerous illustrations (from photographs) and a map. Colour pictorial card covers slightly rubbed and creased; laminate lifting at the top corner; ink ownership details; a very good copy. 'Account of author's exploits as a member of Harold Lasseter's gold prospecting expedition 1930-31 [with] reference to Aranda, Luritja, Eumos and Wongapitcha (Pitjantjatjara) people in text and photograph captions' (Trove). Foreword by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.…

3rd edition stiff wrappers As New octavo 142pp., b/w plates, map, Coote was the pilot in the Lasseter expedition to find the famed gold reef. First published in 1934. This is a revised & edited edition. Already scarce.

Boards. 3rd edition. 3rd ed. [May 1934], octavo, cloth boards, b&w plates (photographic), folding map, pp 287. Parliamentary Library of Western Australia bookplate front endpaper, Parliamentary Library of W.A. embossed upper board. The spine has been rebacked. Marks to boards, corners bumped and rubbed. Good condition. Errol Coote was a journalist and an early aviator: he was the pilot on the search for Lasseter and the famed (and fictitious) Lasseter's Reef. There was intense public interest in Lasseter, and Coote's book went through three editions in less than six weeks [this edition printed May 1934]. Includes many photographs of Central Australia.…

1st edition orig. cloth Very Good small octavo 276pp., frontis., b/w plates, fldg. map, Classic account by an original member & air pilot of the 1930 Lasseter Expedition. Lacks free front endpaper o/w a nice tight copy of the first edition. Very Scarce.

1st edition orig. cloth Nice Copy small octavo 276pp., frontis., b/w plates, fldg. map, Classic account by an original member & air pilot of the 1930 Lasseter Expedition. Wear to boards o/w a nice tight copy of the first edition. Very Scarce.