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William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. XII, 228pp., foreword by Owen Dixon, milestones, acknowledgements, appendix, bibliography and index. Text illustrated with black and white contemporary photographs. Endpapers illustrated with photographic reproductions of his signature, inspecting an honour guard, and scene at his swearing in ceremony. Yellow covers with gilt titles on spine, with minor rubbing to the corners and to the head and the heel of spine a small amount bumping. Previous owners name is on the front paste down and has been scrubbed out with black marker pen, messily. Photographic dustwrapper showing Sir Isaac Isaac and his family home. White and peach coloured background with black, white and peach coloured titles on the front cover and black titles on spine. Dustwrapper is faded and rubbed particularly on the back panel. There is a small tear on the top of the front cover edge and there is some creasing along that edge as well. This book is… Read More

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 700 g; XXVI, 329, (5) pages, + a central 16 page illustrated section with both colour and black-and-white reproductions of artworks. Colour illustrated dust jacket over original Brown and papered boards. The book has no damage to be described, the dust jacket similar league has no damage. Wentworth's great personal achievements have been largely forgotten -- until now. Andrew Tink, who for 19 years sat under the looming presence of Wentworth's portrait in the New South Wales Parliament, has turned his gaze to this great man of Australian history. The result is a biography that is long overdue and a fascinating and richly rewarding insight into the life of this complex man and the young nation in helped to create. -- Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity… Read More