Port of Pearls: A History of Broome Tapa dura - 1983

Rigby Ltd, Adelaide, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 199 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Some light rubbing is apparent on bottom of boards. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. A history of the township of Broome and it's famous pearl industry written to coincide with the town's centenary in 1983. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Local History; Australia; 19th century; ISBN: 072701885x. ISBN/EAN: 9780727018854. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10121. . 9780727018854

Swanbourne, Western Australia: Author (Hugh Edwards) No publication date (S.L.W.A. suggests 1988). Unpaginated colour and b/white halftone plates. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on heel. Plain brown boards mildly shelfworn, with some colour loss on rear board. A former owner's name/date on ffep., else unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn and colour-faded on spine (no text loss). Originally published by Rigby Ltd., Adelaide, in Broome's centenary year of 1983, this edition published by the author in 1988 tells of the diverse and changing story of Broome, Western Australia . . . Contents include: Prelims., 19 chapters. Book weight approx. 480g. . Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Good. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14.5cm).

Rigby, Australia, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 196 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Rigby, Australia, 1983. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has mild fading. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for short gift inscription in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 072701885X. ISBN/EAN: 9780727018854. Inventory No: 21060255.. 9780727018854

1983 Adelaide Rigby. 0. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 196pp. b/w & colour illus. very good, / very good d/w. Inscribed & signed by author. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.