Mackerras Catherine B (2 results)

Octavo softcover (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.

First edition. Signed by Alastair Mackerras, a son of the author. An octavo-size paperback original. A touch of foxing on the top edge, o/w fine in wrappers as issued. Memoirs of the mother of one of the most remarkable families of 20th Century Australia, a unique account of life in an Australian-Scottish family at the turn of the century. Catherine's son Alastair contributes a foreword, and has inscribed this copy to a Sydney couple, dated 12.2.92. Other children in the family include Charles Mackerras, the c conductor, Colin Mackerras, an academic, and Malcolm Mackerras, a political analyst. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $5, so please disregard any site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.