Farnfield Jean (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches. 171 pages. Light blue cloth cover with gold script on spine. Dust jacket has wear on edges. Near fine condition.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Published in 1968, Jean Farnfield's Frontiersman explores the expansion of British colonial frontiers through a mix of biography and travel narrative. Written in the reflective tone of post-imperial Britain, it bridges adventure writing and historical study. Farnfield was known for her evocative prose and research-driven storytelling, situating this work among the era's notable frontier studies. Dust jacket has shelf wear, tears, rubs and price clipped. No writing or marks on the cover or in the text.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1968 near fine hardback, light foxing and browning to page edges, in a very good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed, outside cover edges lightly sunned. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Not price clipped. 171 pages with index. 5 Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. George Dalrymple has been called "the father of North Queensland" and in this biography he is shown not only to be in the forefront of the exploration of Queensland but also its economic expansion. "Above all, he is portrayed as an intensely human character, warm - hearted, at times irresponsible, yet with the infectious enthusiasm for the new country of his choice.…

8vo; pp. xi, 171; portrait frontispiece, 21 plates, 3 line drawings, 5 maps, bibliography, index; dustwrapper A fine copy. First edition.