Australia's Earliest Mining Era, South Australia 1841-1851: Paintings By S. T. Gill Tapa dura - 1975

Rigby, Adelaide, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Good. Illustrator: S. T. Gill. 700 g; (2), 108, (2) pages with bibliography. The 1st 43 pages are illustrated with reproductions of documents and also black-and-white photographs. The accompanying text gives a history of the opening of South Australia through mining. Page 44 has a colour map "Part of South Australia, Showing the Mining Districts", and then follows the reproduction of 31 colour paintings by ST Gill, many of which are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia. X-library, with stamps and cancellation marks to the rear end pages, and title page and the next 2 pages. The dustjacket is robbed across top and bottom edges, and library stamp on the top and bottom of the text block. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: S. T. Gill. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local… Leer más

Beautiful 1970's edition of S.T. Gill's paintings of South Australia, enhanced by nice text and photographs describing the history of mining in South Australia from 1841 when it all began, to 1851, when everyone hopped the border to Victoria to mine for gold.This copy is in very good condition, apart from a slight bow in the covers, with excellent dustjacket almost new, with slight fading to bottom of spine. Photographs show actual book for sale

Rigby, Adelaide, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: S. T. Gill. 700 g; (2), 108, (2) pages with bibliography. The 1st 43 pages are illustrated with reproductions of documents and also black-and-white photographs. The accompanying text gives a history of the opening of South Australia through mining. Page 44 has a colour map "Part of South Australia, Showing the Mining Districts", and then follows the reproduction of 31 colour paintings by ST Gill, many of which are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Colour illustrated dustjacket has faded on the left-hand side and top edge of the front panel and on the spine section. There is no other damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: S. T. Gill. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Art -- Australian; Mining; Australia; ISBN: 0851798861.… Leer más