Synopsis
Describes the author's experiences growing up on the West Australian frontier, working as an itinerant rural laborer, and fighting in World War I
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About the Author
A. B. Facey (1894-2010) and grew up on the Kalgoorlie goldfields and in the wheat-belt of Western Australia. His father died before he was two and he was deserted by his mother soon afterwards. He was looked after by his grandmother until he was eight years old, when he went out to work. His many jobs included droving, hammering spikes on the railway line from Merredin to Wickepin and boxing in a travelling troupe. He was in the Eleventh Battalion at the Gallipoli landing; after the war, he became a farmer under the Soldier Settlement Scheme but was forced off the land during the Depression. He joined the tramways and was active in the Tramways Union. Facey, who had no formal education, taught himself to read and write. He made the first notes of his life soon after World War I, and filled notebooks with his accounts of his experiences. Finally, on the urging of his daughter, Barbara Rose, the hand-written manuscript was submitted to the Fremantle Arts Centre Press to see 'if they could print a few copies for the family'. They very soon found they had a bestseller on their hands! Albert died in 1982, nine months after A Fortunate Life had been published, and his daughter Barbara died in 2010.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket is bumped at the corners and has a small tear at the back top right corner. The top of the spine is bumped. Dust jacket is now protected in mylar. Book pages are clean with no marks. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS 14113 02/2023. Seller Inventory # 014113
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A Fortunate Life (Illustrated)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, crisp hardcover in very good condition; lightly bumped upper edge, light foxing at edges. Very good DJ; sunning overall; faint foxing. Seller Inventory # 050688
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A Fortunate Life (Illustrated)
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. The Illustrated A Fortunate Life by A. B. Facey HC GC. A. B. Facey. The Illustrated A Fortunate Life. Describes the author's experiences growing up on the West Australian frontier, working as an itinerant rural laborer, and fighting in World War I. Seller Inventory # 0912
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A Fortunate Life (Illustrated Edition)
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint - First Thus. x,342pp, faux leather on high quality stock. Dj has some fading else beautiful copy 352 p. Seller Inventory # 324695
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A Fortunate Life - Illustrated edition
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
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Hardback. First sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer, farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then being rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy. He survived Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression, lost a son in the Second World War, and met his beloved Evelyn, with whom he shared nearly sixty years of marriage. Despite enduring unimaginable hardships, Facey always saw his life as a fortunate one. 1984. First thus. A near fine copy only marked by light age tanning to the edges of the text block. The d/w is very good and has been affixed to the boards with a transparent adhesive cover. Seller Inventory # 7745645
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A FORTUNATE LIFE
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Reprint of First Illustrated Edition. A firm straight unmarked book. Dust jacket has some edge wear and creases. Seller Inventory # 044231
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A Fortunate Life
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A Fortunate Life (The Illustrated)
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Ed. Thus. 342pp., Pictorial col. & b/w illustrated dustjacket with hint of fading to spine and partial fading to front panel of jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, chocolate brown leatherette boards with gilt text to spine, decorated endpapers with a neat previous ownership inscription to ffep., b/w frontis., starting out, b/w plt. & text ills., maps, afterword by Jan Carter. This is the extraordinary life of an ordinary man. It is the story of Albert Facey, who lived with simple honesty, compassion and courage. This fully illustrated edition of Albert Facey's autobiography is Australia's history retold, by a man who battled and won against impossible odds. Size: Quarto. Book. Seller Inventory # 002221
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The Illustrated A Fortunate Life
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. This fully illustrated edition of Albert Facey's autobiography is Australia's history retold. by a man who battled and won against impossible odds. The boards, binding and text bock are all square, tight and clean, the dust jacket has very minor wear to the corners. .Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only. This book is photographed in the box as proof against in-transit dama . Seller Inventory # 10058
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned0670803073