Growing Up at Government House Tapa dura - 1989

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New Zealand/London: Angus & Robertson, 1989. What was it like to be a child growing up at Government House in Sydney in the 1930s? To watch the comings and goings of notable people, the balls and the garden parties. To play pranks on the aide-de-camp and pester the staff ' downstairs'. To watch your father - the Governor - tensely taking his leave of the Premier, Jack Lang, whom he had just dismissed from office. She recalls the official ceremonies, the dinner parties and charity fetes, the famous visitors who came to stay. The book is illustrated with a fine selection of photographs, both official and unofficial (Lady Game was an excellent amateur photographer), which visually recreates a world so charmingly and nostalgically described in words. Illustrated.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 10"-12" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0207163472. ISBN/EAN: 9780207163470. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 31958. . 9780207163470

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1989. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 173pages. What was it like to be growing up in Government House in Sydney in the 1930's?? Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

United Kingdom: Angus and Robertson, 1989. 174 pp., preface by author. Pale olive coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing a portion of Government House. Throughout the book there are copious black and white photographs taken from the authors' and her mothers albums A Governor's daughter looks back on her childhood experiences of vice-regal life in Sydney between the wars.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.

North Ryde, N.S.W., Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1989. 173pp. B/white photographic illustrations throughout (including frontis). Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pale green boards lightly bumped on rear panel foredge corners, small white mark to same. Colour-illustrated dustjacket very mildly edgeworn. From the jacket flap: "Rosemary Harmar - the daughter of Sir Philip Game, Governor of New South Wales from 1930 to 1935 - was eleven years old when the family sailed out from England in 1930. Her childhood experiences at Government House made a vivid and lasting impression on her, and more than half a century later she has written her reminiscences of those memorable and colourful times . . . " Contents include: Preface. 13 chapters. Book weight approx. 745g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 25.5cm x 18.5cm).

Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. What Was It Like To Be A Child Growing Up At Government House In Sydney In The 1930s? To Watch The Comings And Goings Of Notable People, The Balls And The Garden Parties. To Play Pranks On The Aide-de-camp And Pester The Staff 'downstairs'. To Watch Your Father-the Governor-tensely Taking His Leave Of The Premier, Jack Lang, Whom He Had Just Dismissed From Office. 173 pages. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian History; Australian History; Autobiography. ISBN: 0207163472. ISBN/EAN: 9780207163470. Inventory No: 253805. . 9780207163470

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 800 g; 174 pp., preface by author. Pale olive coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing a portion of Government House. Throughout the book there are copious black and white photographs taken from the authors' and her mothers albums. Pale grey boards with white writing on spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing photograph of Government House in Sydney, with a photograph of author superimposed. Black writing on front panel white writing on spine. Between 1930-1935 the author's father was Governor of New South Wales, when he took this position up, Rosemary Hamar was 11 years old. These are her reminiscences of the period (also culled from her parents diaries) of official ceremonies, famous visitors, the Great Depression and the sacking of Jack Lang as the premier of New South Wales plus other events that happened in time. Apart from the previous owner's name at the… Leer más

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1989. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Signed by Author. What was it like to be a child growing up at Government House in Sydney in the 1930s? To watch the comings & goings of notable people, on the aide-de-camp & pester the staff 'downstairs'. To watch your father - the Governor - tensely taking his leave of the Premier, Jack Lang, whom he had just dismissed from office. Rosemary Harmer - the daughter of Sir Philip Game, Governor of New South Wales from 1930 - 1935 was eleven years old when the family sailed out from England in 1930..." Size: 180mm - 250mm. 173 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 1930s; Politics & Government. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0207163472. ISBN/EAN: 9780207163470. Inventory No: 18252. . 9780207163470