Luke slattery (11 resultados)

soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. A Penguin Special. 18 cm. 163 pages VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers, small rubbed area on back cover.

Book, Paperback. Condición: Used. The First Dismissal: Macquarie, Greenway and a very Australian coup: Penguin Special. These are USED books. Please only purchase if you are happy with that. Images & Editions We use stock images and database descriptions based on the ISBN. The image shown may NOT be the actual book cover you will receive. Covers, editions, printings, and publishers may differ. If you need a specific cover, edition, or printing, please contact us before purchasing. What "Used" Means Because these books are pre-owned: Colouring books may be coloured in Textbooks may have answers filled in, highlighting, notes, or underlining Workbooks may have writing inside Access codes, download codes, CDs, DVDs, or online content are usually missing or already used Books that originally came with toys, inserts, maps, cards, or bonus items will usually NOT include them Pages may be folded, marked, or show normal signs of use If you are buying a book for anything other than reading (e.g. colouring, study use, collecting, gifts, specific covers, bonus items, or digital access), used books may not be suitable. Condition All books are listed as Used - Good Books are clean and readable but not new Some books may have: Writing, highlighting, or markings Folded pages or minor wear A small warehouse or inventory sticker on the spine Original retailer stickers (we do not remove them) Our Process We purchase books by the pallet and scan thousands at a time. For this reason, we cannot photograph or individually inspect every book. Acknowledgement By purchasing, you acknowledge that: You understand the book is used You accept the condition and limitations described above Stock images and descriptions may not exactly match the item received Thank you for supporting Oak Books and helping give books a second life.…

Paperback large trade, very good condition, inside covers little toned, minor edgewear. 252 pp. The authors provide a trenchant critique of the changes, successes and clearcut but little understood failings with regard to modern Australian universities.

Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, faint sticker mark rear cover. 163 pp. The impressive story of the Scottish soldier who was the innovative governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. Governor Lachlan Macquarie was a reformer and an emancipator. He believed a personâs worth - be they gentry, infantry or convict - lay in what they were capable of doing, not what they had done in the past. He freed the brilliant mercurial convict Francis Greenway and made him government architect for the buildings that would shape a new nation. The Tory British Government of 1820, thought that Macquarie and Greenway's unconventional alliance threatened the very legitimacy of NSW as a penal colony. Luke Slattery breathes dramatic life into Australia's first political dismissal and, along the way, maps Macquarie and Greenway's bold collaborations and architectural and cultural legacy.…

Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 314 pages. A novel based on the life of Elizabeth Macquarie. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Hardback. 1117. From one of Australia's foremost journalists, Luke Slattery, comes a bravura literary achievement, a rich and intense novel of an imagined history of desire, ambition and dashed dreams, and a portrait of one passionate, unforgettable woman - Elizabeth Macquarie. Elizabeth Macquarie, widow of the disgraced former Governor of Australia, Lachlan Macquarie, is in mourning - not only for her husband, but the loss of their shared dream to transform the penal colony of Australia into a bright new world. Over the course of one long sleepless night on the windswept isle of Mull, she remembers her life in that wild and strange country; a revolution of ideas as dramatic as any in history; and her dangerous alliance with the brilliant, mercurial Francis Greenway, the colony's maverick architect. A stirring, provocative and thrilling novel of passion, ideas, reforming zeal and desire. 2017. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w. A like new copy. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. 314 pages. Near fine, clean copy. Dust jacket has small tear on bottom front corner. An imagined history of Elizabeth Macquarie, a story of architectural and romantic alliances in a bold new world.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy, digital photos available.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, only slight wear at edges and corners, light crease-lines on front parallel to spine, 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 require an exact 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.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Francis Greenway This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.