Published by Thomas Charles Beirne., Brisbane, Queensland., 1947
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 89 pages. Illustrated. Author and also previous owner's inscriptions. Autobiographical account of the author's life and rise to wealth and prominence, retailing business in Queensland, the friendship and competition between the McWhirter and Beirne families retailing at Fortitude Valley Brisbane, His role in the Queensland government, and the first University. Covers and spine flecked and frayed. Occasional light pencilling.
Publication Date: 1947
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 90 pages. Illustrated. Spine covers flecked and slightly split. The scarce privately published family history of retailing in Fortitude Valley , icluding the author's role in the Legilative Council and University of Queenslnd.