Item #129295 My Reminiscences of the Early Days. Personal Incidents on a Sheep and Cattle Run in South Australia. Mrs J. Fairfax CONIGRAVE, Sarah.
My Reminiscences of the Early Days. Personal Incidents on a Sheep and Cattle Run in South Australia ...
My Reminiscences of the Early Days. Personal Incidents on a Sheep and Cattle Run in South Australia ...

My Reminiscences of the Early Days. Personal Incidents on a Sheep and Cattle Run in South Australia ...

Perth, Brokensha & Shaw Ltd., 1938 (revised and expanded edition)/ 1916.

Octavo, 84 pages with a captioned portrait of the author ('now in her 98th year') mounted on the verso of the title page plus 8 pages of plates and a folding map.

Stylish two-tone papered boards (lettered in gilt on the front cover) lightly rubbed at the extremities; title page and the verso of the folding map a little discoloured (due to contact with the pastedowns - there are no flyleaves, as issued); folding map lightly creased along the leading edge; a near-fine copy of a fragile production.

The balance of the title sets the scene: 'Where the Writer, Mrs. J. Fairfax Conigrave (a daughter of one of South Australia's well-remembered pioneers, Mr Charles Price, of Hindmarsh Island) spent her childhood'. The front cover gives the author's name as 'Sarah Conigrave'. While the original 1916 edition is very rare, this edition is also very scarce: it is only the fourth copy we have handled in over 45 years.

Item #129295

Price (AUD): $300.00

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