Gervas Stan (19 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. The lower, outer edge of the back cover is creased, else as new. The history of Dowerin, a town in the wheatbelt area of Western Australia. vi, 272 pages, illustrated.

A good ex-library copy. Pp. iv, 232.

A very good copy with previous owner's name stamp on verso of front wrapper. Pp. 90.

SOFTCOVER. Shire of Dowerin, 1997. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by a light crease at the top corner of the front wrap.

Signed by the author. Revised edition. A fine copy. Pp. 90.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Signed by Stan Gervas. Stan Gervas' recollections of Perth in the 1930s. Many were out of work but it was a time of innocence before WWII. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Mark on top foredge, otherwise this book is in very good condition. Signed by author. Freo is a companion book to The Way We Were: Perth in the 1930's. This book encompasses all the colourful events, and dramatic changes that have occurred in the port's evolution. It's sparse austerity, its glory days of the goldrush, the two wars and the depression years, post-war life in Fremantle, the revolution in shipping and the belated recognition of Fremantle heritage and the need to preserve it.

4to (25x17.5cm), paperback, 90pp. Good condition. Light marks, rubbed, a little creased. Signed by author at title page, with non-authorial gift inscription. B&w photographs and some in colour. Pictures available on request.

stiff wraps. Reprint. Royal octavo, wraps, colour and b&w illus, pp iv, 118. Signed by the author. Minor edgewear. Very good condition. Manners, customs and social life in Perth, Western Australia, during the 1930s.

90 pp, large octavo, coloured and b&w photographic illustrations, wrappers slightly discoloured, gift inscription inside front wrapper, else very good copy in pictorial, limp wrappers. Revised edition. Signed by author on title page.

Softcover. Condition: FINE! WEST AUSTRALIANA -An amazing story almost lost to time but for this thrilling volume. The five identical graves all in a row and made from marble, can be seen at the Dalwallinu Cemetery. One is the grave of Mr Gustave Liebe, a renowned builder at the turn of the century and also a farmer who, with his partner Wilhelm Klein, pioneered farming at Wubin in the early 1900's.Gus Liebe was a contractor on the construction of Perth's His Majesty's Theatre and successfully sued the theatre owner Tom Molloy in 1906 over expensive variations to the contract to build the theatre. 167 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm. Bibliography Liebe, Gustav, (Wilhelm Friederich Gustav), 1861-1950 Architects -- Western Australia -- Biography Wubin (W.A.) -- Biography #1117/10224/150325 3rd printing A FINE UNMARKED COPY! Out of print and now SCARCE Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Wraps. Revised Edition. Revised Ed., octavo, wraps, b&w illus, pp 167. Signed by the author. Typed supplement loosely inserted: "A Mechanic Recalls Working Days with Gus Liebe". Slight wear to edges of spine. Near-fine condition. The life of the builder Gustav Liebe (1862-1950), who came to Perth in 1952. Liebe worked with leading architects and erected some of Perth's most imposing buildings, including Queen's Hall (1899), His Majesty's Theatre (1904), the art gallery (1908), several banks, and stations for the Midland Railway Co. of Western Australia Ltd. He specialized in hotel construction, the finest example of his work being the Peninsula Hotel (1906) at Maylands. He later turned to agriculture and the author details this period of his life, including photographs of the impressively built sheds. Liebe is buried in Dalwallinu in the wheatbelt. Revised and extended biography, with additional material and illustrations. Uncommon thus.

Wraps. 1st ed., octavo, wraps, b&w and colour illus, pp 132. Signed by the author. Near-fine. Profusely illustrated history of Fremantle and its heritage. (Subtitle on cover: "A Portrait of the Port City". Subtitle on title page: " Fremantle it may be, and will remain so, but it is also "Freo" A term of endearment .".

Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. WEST AUSTRALIANA Biography - Limited 1st ed. (500) Signed by Author (inscription.) 428 p. : ill., ports. : 22 cm. #0602 (Newspaper article obituary enclosed.) Gervas, Stan, 1919- Radio broadcasters -- Western Australia -- Biography Stan (Albert) Gervas was born 13 December 1919 in the wheat farming district of Kulin in Western Australia, and passed away in Royal Perth Hospital aged 90 on April 15, 2010. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

Wraps. With Terry Spence. (illustrator). Revised Edition. Rev. Ed., octavo, wraps, b&w illus, pp 167. Signed by the author, light wears to corners Typed supplement loosely inserted: "A Mechanic Recalls Working Days with Gus Liebe", together with a book-mark listing author's other titles. Very good condition. The life of the builder. Revised and extended biography, with additional material and illustrations. Uncommon thus.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA"Fremantle it may be, and will remain so, but it is also 'Freo' a term of endearment"iv, 132 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.Signed by Author. First Edition. Out of print and SCARCEFremantle (W.A.) -- History. | Fremantle (W.A.) -- Social life and customs. | Fremantle (W.A.) -- Anecdotes. #141023R/020225 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo vi + 272pp., col. & b/w pls., Presentation copy from the Dowerin Centenary Committee to Mal Brown "Dowerin's Favourite Adopted Son".

Softcover. Condition: FINE! WEST AUSTRALIANA viii, 328 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, ports. ; 27 cm. #230123 First Edition.Kulin (W.A.) -- Biography. | Kulin (W.A.) -- History -- 20th century. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.

SOFTCOVER. 1991, First limited edition. A near fine copy only marked by a small scuffed area on the front wrap caused by the removal of a price sticker. This copy is one of the first edition of only 1000 copies and is SIGNED by the author.