Lady hackett (5 résultats)
Edité par E S Wigg and Son Limited, 1916
- Couverture rigide
- Édition originale
Vendeur : Wordlife books, Earlwood, NSW, AustralieWordlife books
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 4 étoilesEtat: Occasion - Satisfaisant
EUR 126,25
EUR 35,02 expéditionExpédition depuis Australie vers Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Getting harder to find Australian compendium of the household. Binding grubby and is taped to spine, but holding well. Internally very good, no foxing, pages clean generally. With all plates and illusts. complete. With prelim adverts. Tight in binding. Period owners name and addres…s, is a curio. Pages brihgt for age, no toning. 23cm x 15cm, 1136pp.
Autres imagesEdité par E.S. Wigg & Son, Perth, 1916
- Couverture rigide
- Édition originale
Vendeur : Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustralieMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesEtat: Occasion
EUR 187,65
EUR 24,52 expéditionExpédition depuis Australie vers Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., Royal octavo, original cloth boards, b&w frontis portrait plate of author, b&w plates, advertisements, pp xix, 1136. Shaken, some rubbing to cloth, pencilled inscription last endpaper and light marks outside edge of textblock, otherwise clean, good condition.(heavy, please inquire regarding postage.…) "The Australian Household Guide . purported to contain everything that an Australian housewife might want to know. Profits went to charities". (Australian Dictionary of Biography.) Includes advice on running a household, diet, child care, personal appearance, and many recipes. The author, Deborah Drake-Brockman, was the daughter of Grace Vernon, née Bussell (heroine of the shipwreck in 1876 near the mouth of the Margaret River). She was later knowns as Mrs. Hackett, then Dr Buller-Murphy. An artist and mining entrepreneur she was also interested in the rare Australian mineral tantalite found in the Northern Territory and at Wodgina in Western Australia and was called 'Australia's Tantalum Queen'.
Edité par E.S. Wigg & Son, Perth, 1916
- Couverture rigide
- Édition originale
Vendeur : Muir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books], PERTH, WA, AustralieMuir Books [Robert Muir Old & Rare Books]
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesEtat: Occasion
EUR 218,92
EUR 24,52 expéditionExpédition depuis Australie vers Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., Royal 8vo, professionally recased retaining original worn cloth front and back, b&w fronts port of author, plates, advertisements, pp xix, 1136. light cockling and water-staining to upper pages and edges, eps marked, repairs to edges of pp.xv-xvii and last page, complete, very good condn. Scarce " T…he Australian Household Guide . purported to contain everything that an Australian housewife might want to know. Profits went to charities". (Australian Dictionary of Biography.) Includes advice on running a household, diet, child care, personal appearance, and many recipes. The author, Deborah Drake-Brockman, was the daughter of Grace Vernon, née Bussell (heroine of the shipwreck in 1876 near the mouth of the Margaret River). She was later knowns as Mrs. Hackett, then Dr Buller-Murphy. An artist and mining entrepreneur she was also interested in the rare Australian mineral tantalite found in the Northern Territory and at Wodgina in Western Australia and was called 'Australia's Tantalum Queen'.
Edité par UNKNOWN
- Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Barclay Books, York, WA, AustralieBarclay Books
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesEtat: Occasion
EUR 250,20
EUR 28,45 expéditionExpédition depuis Australie vers Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
HARDCOVER. E. S. Wigg and Son Limited, 1916. First edition. A very good copy bound in the original mauve and purple cloth boards. The boards have light rubbing and a few professionally repaired tears. Light tanning/spotting of the edges and a previous owners details on the front free endpaper. Otherwise the contents are fine and… unmarked. This is a superior copy of this item. Scans available if required.
Edité par E.S. Wigg & Son Limited, Perth, 1916., 1916
Vendeur : City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, AustralieCity Basement Books
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesEtat: Occasion
EUR 210,17
EUR 21,01 expéditionExpédition depuis Australie vers Etats-UnisQuantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
8vo, HB, xxiv + 1136pp including adverts (indexed!). Good condition, given age. Lavender-coloured cloth with purple lettering and title panels. Generally worn, grubby, bumped, frayed at spine edges, upper right rear has a 1.2in spilt along spine edge- hinge still sound; cloth faded at lower left rear at upper centre front. Foxed… at edges, end papers and page edges. Contents clear and bright. With plenty of recipes and helpful hints. This item is heavy and may attract additional postage. Pictures available on request.
