Jas Steele (10 results)

Stated 1st printing. Intro to iridology, includes 59 color photos to identify eye disorders. Bright tight clean PB reading copy. 6 x 9, 128 pp, b/w illus, glossy color plates. Acceptable unmarked, no sp[ine creases, faint edge dampstains. Trade PB in glossy color-photo wraps.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Reprint of 1916 edition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the fascinating story of the early settlement of Windsor, New South Wales, a town that played a crucial role in the development of Australia's agricultural economy. The book weaves together the tales of the people who arrived there, including convicts, settlers, and officials, and details the challenges they faced, from navigating the harsh landscape and volatile native populations to the destructive floods of the Hawkesbury River. The author carefully documents the lives of key figures, such as Andrew Thompson, a convict who rose to prominence as a magistrate, shipbuilder, and storekeeper, and Richard Fitzgerald, who served as a constable and government storekeeper. The book also explores the development of civic life, documenting the establishment of schools, churches, and public buildings, and the transition from a military settlement to a growing town. Through vivid detail and meticulous research, this book paints a captivating portrait of the pioneers who forged a new life on the banks of the Hawkesbury, and the challenges and triumphs that shaped the early history of this important Australian town. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. [viii] 248pp. Grey cloth w blue title to spine and front panel. Some wear to cloth mainly to head and foot of spine. Binding reasonably tight, some foxing esp title page and the occasional ink annotation. Illustrated in black and white and w associated press clippings some of which are pasted to early pages and rear eps. Not a bad copy.

Cloth. Condition: Poor. Rubbed, bumped and dampstained. Heavily shaken, gutters cracked throughout. However, contents generally clean and bright. Size: 8vo Thick.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). The scarce first edition of this history of the small town of Windsor, in New South Wales. Windsor is the third-oldest British settlement in Australia, having been established in 1791. It is located at the mouh of the Hawkesbury River, and as such was a key part of Australia's development, controlling as it did the flow of supplies to Sydney. The French were even rumoured to be planning an invasion in 1813, in order to cut off the capital. This history is concerned with those early days of pioneering settlers. With 19 illustrations. In the original cloth with printed front board. Externally sound, with some bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. The cloth to the front board is lightly cockled. Internally, somewhat age-toned but otherwise clean. Firmly bound. Very Good. book.