Eakin Thelma (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 149 pages. Inscription on front end page/inside cover: This Duffy Book Belongs to.Based around the Brunner Mine Disaster of 1896, the biggest industrial accide nt in New Zealand?s history. In this story, Thomas has been sent a journal fro m his grandmother back in England, with the request that he fill it in over the following 12 months and then send it back to her so that she will get to know th e grandson she has never met. Includes historical note.…

FIRST EDITION, octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A paperback book in fine condition, dated 2009. The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Description: Profusely illustrated with historic photographs. The map endpapers at front show Bayou Boeuf above and below Lecompte, Louisiana , showing early property lines, plantation names and owners. The first half of the book is a mix of text and photographs, the last half is mainly photo illustrations with captions. This is a local history of the village of Lecompte, a small town with no more than 400 people in the early 1890s. In its infancy, it was totally dependent on farming and plantation operations for existence, and a few cotton gins represented the only manufacturing. Some sawmills appeared and almost as quickly disappeared. But Lecompte was a crossroads where people came for purchase goods not available at the multitude of country stores nestled in every bend of the bayou . As a result, it was an interesting place.'' The copyright page declares ''Limited Edition'', but with no further explanation. BINDNG/CONDITION: brown binding with gilt text; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket. Map endpapers at front, facimile illustrations at rear. about 11.25 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide. 156 pages.…