Ashes of Destiny Tapa dura - 1979

The National Press. Very Good. Hardcover. 1979. First edition. 0 pages. <br> .

Australia: 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. RARE SIGNED COPY Brian K. Donovan -- Artwork (illustrator). First Edition. SIGNED By the Author on Front End Page. 350 g; 198 pages, original illustrated dust jacket. An autobiography and semi-fiction travel story of a migrant family. Some of the names have been slightly altered, to avoid embarrassment. Inscribed by the author on the front end papers. Born in the coastal mining area of County Durham, England, in 1910, Arthur Robson became a coal miner, then a merchant seaman, and an aircraft engineer. He migrated to New Zealand, became a sales representative, increased the size of his family; and finally introduced the paint roller and captured the New Zealand market with it. All followed by tragedy and trips. Signed 1st hb . With Wrapper. No other inscriptions. VG B1

The National Press, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy, sound binding.

The National Press Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Ratty. Illustrator: Brian K. Donovan -- Artwork. By Author on Front End Page. Acknowledgements and foreword by author. Brown coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Brian K. Donovan, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. An autobiography and semi-fiction travel story of a migrant family. Some of the names have been slightly altered, to avoid embarrassment. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Tanning of the text block edges and there is a splash mark to the lower edge of the front panel. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Staining of the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and there is a remnants of a sticker to the top quarter of the same panel. Fading of the back strip and a little to the Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Leer más