Helen vellacott (58 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint. Very sl rub to spine ends, large inscr tohalf-title page, very small dark dot stain to bottom edge of upper bd and same place on dw, dw has also sl fade to spine and margins, mild crease to rear cover, and a sprinkling of faint spots mainly to rear cover. An English Girl's Reminiscences: 'Below Stairs' in Colonial Australia. ; 260x180mm; 139 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hardcover in good condition. A few marks on dust jacket. Hardcover spine ends and leading corners are worn. One or two minor marks on page block. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Used.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Currey O'Neil hardcover in very good clean condition, has a small amout of wear to top of dust jacket. Shipped next working day from the U/K.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 128 pages. Illustrated. Previous owner's gift inscription. Small tears 4 spots on front of dust jacket turn over.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Reprint. 145 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. The Story Of An English Girl In Service At Government House, Australia. …

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint. 145 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The Story Of An English Girl In Service At Government House, Australia.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 128 pages. Illustrated. Lightly foxed inside dust jacket. Plastic wrapper.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Reprint. 145 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. The Story Of An English Girl In Service At Government House, Australia.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 2nd Edition. Book condition is very good. Hard Cover. Dust jacket is good, with repair to back top in two places are tear and repaired with acid free stickey tape. Book boards has minor marks. Text body clean. These reminiscences of an English girl ' in service ' present a remarkably lively portrait of Australia in the 'eighties and nineties ' The story is delightfully , an evocation of little-documented side of life in nineteenth century Australia. Brisbane during the Jubilee, Sydney Centennial celebrations, and Melbourne Exhibition provide the back ground to the colourful, continous whirl of dinners, balls and garden parties of colonial society. Juxaposed with the social roundabout are the lives and loves of the ordinary people who were ' a free and easy lot ' , and homely to '. An adventure spirit and insatiable curiosity leads Anges from one great house to another. Governors and grooms, ladies and laundry-maids all are described with enchanting directness and compelling humour. Great care has been taken to illustrate . Ange's story with authentic photographs depicting the people and places mentioned in her narrative. Captivating in its freshness, delightful story is faithfully recorded with sparkling spontaneity.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Reprint. 145 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exceptions are a few light age markings on the inside page and some light shelf wear. The Story Of An English Girl In Service At Government House, Australia.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. xv+263 pages. Illustrated. Minor shelf wear to bottom of spine. Top of dust jacket turn in slightly rubbed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. vii+128 pages. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit worn and marked. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Thus. Cloth, 145pp, ills. Gift inscription else v. nice copy Size: Small 4to.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has a small closed tear to top of front flap fold. protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 263 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. New Edition. 145pp., Decorated dustjacket with inset full colour illustration to front panel of jacket- light fading to spine of jacket- covered in removable protective clear plastic, olive papered boards with gilt text to spine, pictorial illust. endpapers, b/w illust. frontis., foreword by Helen, col. & b/w plts. & illust. & text, ack. The research of Helen Vellacott to authenticate these reminiscences makes fascinating reading and is a story in itself. Her foreword describes the painstaking detective work in which she engaged in order to track down the name of the author and to establish the veracity of the latter's narrative on colonial life. Size: Large Octavo. Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 128 pages. Illustrated.

hardcover. 2019. First published 1932.'Reminiscences of an English girl 'in service' present a remarkably lively portrait of Australia in the 'eighties and 'nineties' (From cover sleeve)  Reprint. A very good copy in a very good d/w.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Reprint. 145pp, ills. Sl sunned cover else fine. Size: Small 4to.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Reprint. Colour and B&W illustrations throughout. 26 x 18.5 cm. 145 pp.

146pp. 4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. With colour plates in addition to many b/w illustrations. A very good copy. First edition.

Cloth. With Jacket. Facsimile. Very Good, in a like jacket . PP 128, index, illustrations Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. The Story Of An English Girl In Service At Government House, Australia. Illustrated frontispiece and endpapers. Text illustrated with black and white illustrations and photography, line drawings, and coloured illustrations and photography. Book Prize Award pasted in front end paper. These reminiscences of an English girl "in service' present a remarkably lively portrait of Australia in the 1880's and 1890's including the colourful, continuous whirl of dinners, balls and garden parties of colonial society. …

Imperial Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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 will reduce your overall postage cost.…

First Edition Thus. Hardcover imperial octavo (VG+) in d/w (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 will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. New 1982 Edition. Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth) Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine with mylar protective cover. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy printed on yellow paper. Delightfully illustrated throughout with images from the times. 145 pp Quarto size.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

Hard Cover. Condizione: F-. F-. First Edition. F-/F-. 8vo. original charcoal boards gilt (inscrip. to FFE) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. xvi, 264 (last blank), with illustrations. A near fine copy.