sinclair shirley retter (9 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. A tender, historically grounded reconstruction of the courtship and long separation of navigator Matthew Flinders and his wife Ann Chappelle, told through their surviving letters and diary entries. Rich in maritime, colonial, and personal detail, the book offers a rare window into the emotional world behind one of Australia's foundational voyages. Soft covers, prior owner details to title page. Very mild tanning to pages.

Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. A pristine copy om blue patterned cloth with white titles on spine No marks or damage at all to either book or DJ Despite age could easily pass for new "Gift Quality" 150 pp.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. SIGNED BY SHIRLEY SINCLAIR. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, hardcover octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Decorative Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First. 150pp., biblio., appendix, facsims. "The year was 1801. The explorer Matthew Flinders was shortly to set sail for Terra Australis. Could he possibly win the heart of Ann Chappelle before he departed? With its interweaving of letters and diary entries, Letters to Ann will give you a rare insight into the finer feelings of one of history's most remarkable couples." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 150pp. (sl foxing) b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. The love story of Flinders & his wife Ann, told through their letters & diaries.

1st Ed. IX, 150 PP with 7 b/w illust. Eps: flowers. Hard covers, decorated front cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14. Married 14th April 1801, 3 months before his departure for New Holland. Surveying the coast of the continent and naming it Australia. 6 years detention at Isle de France (Mauritius). Return to Britain 24th October 1810.

Paperback, 13.5x21cm, 150pp. Good condition. Light wear and creases. Tanned page edges. ISBN: 0207197423.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1999. 8vo. Orig. illust.cloth. Dustjacket. x150pp. With illusts. facsimiles and illust. end-papers. NOTE: Matthew Flinders 1774-1814 married Ann Chappelle 1772-1852 in April 1801 just three months before he sailed for Australia. During his return in December 1803 he was imprisoned by the French in Ile de France todays Mauritius and not released and reunited with his wife until 1810.