Cla Abbott (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.vii, 218 pages, a very good hardback, publisher's original beige cloth binding with brown lettering to the spine, minimal evidence that it is from a uk university.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Light green cloth with brown lettering and trim on spine, corners and spine ends a little bumped and worn, cover shows slight staining. Dust jacket shows moderate edge wear and chipping, a larger chip missing at top of spine, minor staining, inside flaps somewhat foxed. Page edges quite tan, page tops foxed. Binding secure, pages somewhat tanned and a few are a little foxed, no markings. 218 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. Oversized or heavy books may require extra postage for priority or international shipment.

Condition: Good. No DJ. Boards are clean with little wear. Prev owners name to endpaper. Contents are clean but lightly age toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. pp.(x)+218. 21.5cm. Frontispiece & 20 black and white photographic illustrations. End paper maps. Index. Hard cover in worn dust jacket. Very good clean copy. (Northern Territory Australia. History, People, Industry).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. pp.(x)+218. 21.5cm. Black and white frontispiece & 19 black and white photographic illustrations. End paper maps. Index. Hard cover, the cloth slightly faded, in a defective dust jacket. A good clean copy The Northern Territory. Signature of Guy Innes on title page.

Hardback. C. L. A. Abbott, ANGUS AND ROBERTSON. Author: C. L. A. AbbottBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Australia's Frontier Province, chronicles the development and challenges faced by the Northern Territory during a pivotal era. It presents a detailed examination of the administrative complexities, economic struggles, and social dynamics that shaped this remote region. The narrative uncovers the unique experiences of its inhabitants and the policies implemented to govern the vast, untamed landscape. Abbott's work offers an authoritative and insightful perspective on a crucial period in Australian history, illustrating the resilience and determination required to forge a society in a harsh environment. Hardback.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 20pp. + 11 Appendices of, in total, 49 pages. 33.5cm. Xeroxed on rectos only. Lower cover of thin card, front cover lacking. Stapled to top left corner. Page edges creased. A few ink marks. A fair copy. (Pastoral Industry; Gold and Mineral Production; Pearling and Fisheries; Native Affairs, etc).

Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. vii + 218 p; ca 20 b/w Fotos. Ex-Library Copy. Buch.

Paperback. Condition: Very good overall. 8vo, with 2 folding maps at rear, Arabia. Whaling from the Air, pp33-48; Topography and Weather in the Antarctic, H. H. Lamb, pp48-66; The Low Isles of the Great Barrier Reef: A New Analysis, R. W. Fairbridge, pp67-88, folding map. Original blue printed wrappers. Minor ex-lib stamp front wrapper.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1950). 8vo. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket (edges heavily chipped and torn, repaired on both sides). (x, 218pp.). With frontispiece, 20 b/w plates, and endpaper maps. 1st ed. NOTE: A critical survey of the Northern Territory from its early settlement to 1950. The author was administrator of the N.T. from 1937 to 1946.