Tangee publishing (12 resultados)

Softback. Tangee Publishing, 2005. Reprint. A fine, unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. Book condition is near fine. 1st edition, published 2006. No dust jacket. Book boards are clean & unmarked front and back of the book. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked all side of the book. SIGN AND INSCRIBE BY AUTHOR behind the first fly leaf page. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book exceed 500grams. Actual weight of the book is 0.686. This is a 2006 historical non-fiction book written by Australian author and maritime historian Hugh Edwards. The Plot: It chronicles three voyages across different centuries. The first two detail the historical explorations and subsequent shipwrecks of William Dampier's Roebuck (1699) and Louis de Freycinet's Uranie (1817). The third segment documents a modern 2001 Australian expedition that successfully located those shipwrecks in the South Atlantic. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, 2006 Large Soft Cover SIGNED dedication by Hugh Edwards near fine book, crease along spine edge of front cover, corners and edges lightly rubbed. No inscription. 240 pages with index. Illustrations. Illustrated endpapers.Bibliography. Signed by Author(s).…

Trade Paperback (21cm X 15cm). Condición: Very Good. 333pp incl index and numerous in-text illustrations and b&w photographs. Published simultaneously with a hard-cover edition.

Condición: Very Good. 8vo. softcover. 198pp. b/w & colour illus. very good+.

Condición: Very Good. 8vo. softcover. 366pp. Very good.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good +. WEST AUSTRALIANA Maritime Aboriginal -First Edition. The Price of PearlsÂ(2006) is aÂhistorical fiction novel by Western Australian author and maritime expertÂHugh Edwards. Set in the late 19th century, it follows the romance of an American sailor, Tom Lanark, and Mary Condon amidst the dangerous, cut-throat pearling industry inÂBroome. The story blends detailed history with themes of injustice, Aboriginal life, and colonial society.ÂTom Lanark, a down-on-his-luck sailor from America could not begin to foresee his trouble when he ends up in Fremantle Gaol, wrongly accused of killing a police constable. English beauty Mary Condon cannot believe her misfortune when she is ostracised from her home country, her family and everything she holds dear after an affair with a married man. Beginning a new life in Western Australia the future seems bleak, that is until a chance meeting with a charming sailor.Hugh Edwards takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey and deep into the history of Aboriginal life, British upper-class society, the tradition of Japanese whaling and the gritty reality of the pearling industry which was thriving in the late 19 th century.The Price of PearlsÂis a quintessential blend of accurate history and gripping narrative. A stunning debut into fiction by an established and much-loved West Australian author.Hugh Edwards is an award-winning author of 30 books and a marine photographer, as well as a journalist, diver and film-maker. His passion for maritime interests has led him to participate in the discovery of many famous shipwrecks and relics. His bookÂIslands of Angry GhostsÂwritten about his expedition to the 1629ÂBataviaÂwon the Sir Thomas White Memorial Prize for the best book written by an Australian.viii, 366 p. ; 21 cm. #220226 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

SOFTCOVER. 2004. First edition. A near fine copy that has been inscribed and SIGNED by James Harwood. Scans available if required.

SOFTCOVER. 2005, Reprint. A fine, unmarked copy.

Softcover. Condición: AS NEW COPY. MARITIME West Australiana -"Incorporating the sixth edition of Memories of Maritime Albany"First Edition.A captivating local history book co-authored by Les Douglas and Gordon de L. Marshall. It documents Western Australia's early coastal development through the eyes of those who navigated its rugged waters. [1, 2]The book explores the isolated, hard-working days of the late 1800s to just before World War II. Key highlights from the region's rich maritime past include:Â Shipwrecks & Mysteries: Details the wreck of the Sarah Burnyeat (the best-preserved 19th-century wooden hull in WA) and the baffling disappearance of the SS Waratah in 1909. Local Vessels: Features the history of the schooner Grace Darling and the Silver Star ferry. Pioneer Operations: Chronicles the last days of Albany as a major port and the small craft that braved the harsh south-west coast. vi, 336 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 30 cm. #080626 Douglas, Les, 1909- Douglas family Shipping -- Western Australia -- Albany -- History Ships -- Western Australia -- Albany -- History Albany (W.A.) -- History Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

SOFTCOVER. 2001, Sixth edition. A near fine copy only marked by creasing of the front wrap. A superb copy. Scans available if required.

SOFTCOVER. 2004, Second edition. A near fine copy with superficial signs of use only. Scans available if required.