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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has creaing at top and tail. Tears to top spine and top front cover. Now enclosed in dust jacket protector. Alfred James Hillman (1841-1884) was the son of the Swan River Colony's Assistant Surveyor-General. He was a banker, being with the Western Australian Bank from its establishment. Alfred James was a meticulous diarist, recording and commenting upon every event and person in the young colony. Birth, deaths, marriages, disasters, crimes, sports and pastimes were all recorded. (book flap).

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Fine. Shelf wear to jacket. WEST AUSTRALIANA ArchitectureAlfred Hillman arrived in Western Australia in 1831 and became Assistant Surveyor-General. He planned thr layout of the City of Perth. He surveyed the Albany Highway, walking with his party from Albany to Perth through the virgin bushland the whole way. He did most of the early surveying in the Albany district and in the Northam/York district.xii, 1052, 23, 68 p. : ill. (some col.), geneal. tables ; 25 cm. #040323/230724Hillman, Alfred James, 1841-1884 -- Diaries. | Bankers -- Western Australia -- Diaries. | Western Australia -- History -- 1829-1900. | Australia -- Description and travel -- 1851-1900.Inscribed and signed by Bentley Hilton.(An exceptionally large and heavy book that will definitely incur additional postage cost if ordered via Abebooks, Biblio or from overseas.) 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. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.).

HARDCOVER. 1990. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w. Scans available if required.