No Stone Without a Name : A Visual History of Possession and Dispossession in Australia's West
by O'Brien, Philippa
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Ellenbrook (W.A.): Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation. 2022. 1st ed., square quarto, pp.xii, 456, profusely illustrated with colour and b&w plates, text illus., large folding panorama (Lt. Robert Dale 'Panoramic View of King Georges Sound, Part of the Colony of Swan River' 1834), original stiff pictorial wraps. Fine condition. The author tells the story of the founding of the early 'Swan River' in Western Australia with beautiful and largely unknown Colonial artworks accompanied by cultural commentary, historical anecdotes and contemporary excerpts. Includes chapters on early settlers, Aboriginal life, scientific expeditions, early exploration by the Dutch, French and English, ownership, perspectives, weaponry, cartography etc. The work of many early women settlers is also featured in this book, including Jane Roberts, Mary Ann Friend, Jane Eliza Currie, Hannah Maria Hudson, Francis Louisa Bussell, Georgiana Molloy, Amelia Cleobulina Reveley, Jane King, Louisa Clifton and Elizabeth Irwin. [heavy book, may require additional postage charge] 1st Edition. Stiff Wraps.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103282
- Title
- No Stone Without a Name : A Visual History of Possession and Dispossession in Australia's West
- Author
- O'Brien, Philippa
- Format/Binding
- Stiff Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Ellenbrook (W.A.)
- Date Published
- 2022
- Keywords
- Aborigines, Albany, Art, Artifacts, Australia, Batavia, Cartography, Colonial, Culture, Diary, Discovery, Dutch, Expedition, Exploration, History, Illustrated, Kimberley, Maps, North-West Australia, Panorama, Photographs, Rock Art, Rottnest Island, Settle
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Fine
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