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Romance of Australian Lighthouses by Phillips, Valmai - 1977

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Romance of Australian Lighthouses by Phillips, Valmai - 1977

Romance of Australian Lighthouses

by Phillips, Valmai

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Rigby, Adelaide, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 224 pages, last three blank, acknowledgements, introduction by author, select bibliography and index. Light blue endpapers. In text there are black and white and coloured photography. Dark blue boards with white coloured titles on spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse at the entrance of Port Phillip Bay, with red and blue coloured titles on front panel and red and white coloured titles on the backstrip. This is the history of lighthouses in Australia, from the very first which was a fire in an old iron pot through to modern electrification of lighthouses. It is not only a story of lighthouses but of the people associated with them; ships captains, light housekeepers, explorers.... The corners of book are slightly rubbed as are the head and the heel of the spine. The writing on the spine is somewhat blurred and the white lettering has "run". There are some white marks on the front and back panels. Gift inscription is on the verso of the title page. Dustwrapper slightly faded, most noticeable on spine. Very minor rubbing to the corners of the dustwrapper. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Lighthouses; Australia; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0727004980. ISBN/EAN: 9780727004987. Inventory No: 0100761. . 9780727004987 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER, THANK YOU.
  • Bookseller Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good Condition
  • Jacket Condition Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0727004980
  • ISBN 13 9780727004987
  • Publisher Rigby
  • Place of Publication Adelaide
  • Date Published 1977
  • Keywords BZDB2 Lighthouses -- Australia, Coastal Surveillance, Lighthouses -- History, Navigational Aids, Maritime History; Lighthouses; Australia; Ships & the Sea. Romance of Australian Lighthouses

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Romance of Australian Lighthouses

Romance of Australian Lighthouses

by Valmai Phillips

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Australia: Rigby. Good. No Binding. 1977. 221 pages. tidy ex library d/j had been plastic protected .
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Romance of Australian Lighthouses

Romance of Australian Lighthouses

by Phillips, Valmai

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Australia: Rigby, 1977. slight wear cover edges, minimal library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Romance of Australian Lighthouses

by Phillips, Valmai

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Rigby, Sydney, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 10"-12" Tall. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Australian History; ISBN: 0727004980. ISBN/EAN: 9780727004987. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 47209. . 9780727004987
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Romance of Australian Lighthouses.

by Phillips, Valmai

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  • Hardcover
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Used
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1st ed.
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780727004987
ISBN 10
0727004980
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Adelaide: Rigby Limited, 1977. 1st ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), black & white & colour photos (some full-page), minor edgewear jacket (slightly faded, closed tear top edge, light foxing reverse side, spine ends little rubbed), light foxing endpapers & edges, small tear on spine edge, boards slightly faded, some edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 221 pp. Valmai Phillips provides this very special story about lighthouses is the story of people, navigators like Matthew Flinders, sea captains, pioneers, convicts, and the lighthouse-keepers whose long tradition of devotion and service continues to this day. In this technological age when more lights are automated, there are still men and women who spend weeks at a time in remote isolation, maintaining the lights that must never go out. Shows fascinating glimpses into the lives of these people as she tells the story of the many lights… Read More
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