Pauline buckby (15 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Very Good With Light Handling Wear Pp 186 Illustrations.

Soft Cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. xiv, 200pp, appendices, maps, bw ills. Or card. Very slight edge wear to covers. A colourful history of an island in Bass Strait. A story of legends, boat and aeroplane disasters, notorious sea captains, sealers, Aboriginals, island lessees, and the people who have lived and worked on this windswept island. Size: 8vo.…

Paperback octavo, very good condition, no flyleaf or title page as issued, black & white photos, front hinge slightly split (pages firm), minor edgewear corners & top spine. 186 pp. Pauline Buckby records the life of David Howie. The story is one of crime, passion, wrecked ships, attempted murder, sealers, pirates, Aborigines, graft and incredible bravery. He rescued the survivors of the Cataraqui wreck on King Island, Australia's worst sea tragedy on record. He was awarded the title of 'Straits Constable' by the government of the day in order to police the islands of Bass Strait. The historical facts are from appropriate records as detailed in the bibliography. Howie did not leave any diaries, so some speculation and embellishment has been necessary to reconstruct his story where no records exist. An insight into David Howie's immediate family in Fifeshire where he was born, has been well researched. He became a household name in Australia in 1845. The research over many years in England, Scotland and Australia tells the story of a man who became a legend in his adopted country. . …

SOFTCOVER. 1984. First edition. A very good copy with a small previous owners name on the first page.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Near Fine Pp 186 Illustrations.

Paperback, 14x20.5cm, 141pp. Good condition. Light wear. Sunned spine. Foxed towards rear. ISBN: 09590854.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. Second Edition. Near Fine Pp 141 Frontis Map Illustrations.

Card Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Very Good Pp 139 Frontis, Illustrations.

Card Cover. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Fine with an owners name to the half title page PP 200, illustrations map Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. All Images Are Provided By Website, Please Contact Us For Photos If Desired. Paperback Is In Good Condition For Age. Spine Worn At Top And Tail, Cover Corners Bent. Binding Tight And Secure. Pages Clean And Bright Throughout. Previous Owner Has Left An Book Platen In The Front Of The Book.…

Card Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Very Good With A Slight Forward Lean And An Owners Inscription To Fep Pp 186, Illustrations And A Loosely Inserted Fold Out Map.

Card Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Near Fine With An Owners Inscription To The Title Page Pp 186, Illustrations And A Loosely Inserted Fold Out Map.

Card Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Fine with a presentatiom inscription from the author on the title page , Undated c 1990 PP 200, illustrations map. Signed by Author(s).

1st Ed. 186 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 plan, 1 sketch map of King Island and 38 engravings & photos. Illustrated stiff covers. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5.

The author Tasmania 2018. First edition. Card covers, illustrated, footnotes, 266pp. Very good. Signed by the author title page.