Faraway and Beyond
Adelaide, A.J. & P.A. McBride Limited, 1980.
Oblong quarto, x, 117 pages with numerous illustrations (mainly from photographs); the last 19 pages contain genealogical details of the eleven children of Robert James Martin McBride and Elizabeth Dunn.
Brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover; boards slightly bowed; an excellent copy.
The history of the McBride family and the family company, A.J. & P.A. McBride Limited, a major South Australian pastoral company controlling Wooltana, Teetulpa, Wilgena and Nepowie stations (among others). Number 41 of 350 copies signed by Phillip Affleck McBride, the Chairman of Directors (in the total edition of 1000 copies). Provenance: Peter McBride (1925-2018), youngest son of Sir Philip Albert Martin McBride (1892-1982) and Lady McBride (nee Rita Irene Crewes, 1892-1987).
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