State Children in Australia. A History of Boarding Out and its Developments
Adelaide, printed by Vardon and Sons [for the State Children's Council], 1907.
Octavo, [i], 147 pages plus 6 plates.
Green cloth (lettered in gilt on the spine) lightly flecked and marked; endpapers offset; an excellent copy.
'This book is a labour of love. It was written by Miss Spence as a recognition of the services to the children of the State rendered by her friend, Miss C.E. Clark. The two ladies have been friends for fifty years, and were associated in the beginning of the Boarding Out of State Children in South Australia.... Miss Spence wrote the book, and the Council and other friends have subscribed to print and publish it ... It is sent forth to assist any fellow-workers among children, to whom its pages may bring encouragement, stimulus, or information' (from the preface by James Gray, Secretary of the State Children's Council).
Item #124812
Price (AUD):
$300.00