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Advice to a Young Lady in the Colonies: Being a Letter Sent By Mrs E. Of England to Maria Macarthur in the Colony of New South Wales in 1812
by Barca , Margaret -- Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0909104190
- ISBN 13
- 9780909104191
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Greenhouse Publications, Collingwood, Victoria, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Research, format and presentation by Margaret Barca, Publisher's note in and about the Macarthur family. Colour illustrated frontispiece showing a colonial building. Green coloured end pages. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The stock is of a yellow hue. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with dark purple coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles to the back strip. In 1812 Anna Maria King, daughter of the former Governor of the colony of New South Wales, married Hannibal Macarthur nephew of the pastoralists John and Elizabeth Macrthur. They set sail for New South Wales where they established their home at Parramatta, "The Vineyard". This home became the centre of an active and fashionable society and to run this fashionable home Anna Maria depended heavily on a letter written by an older and sincere friend, who was older and more experienced in the running of the household; the letter (along with some additions) is reproduced in this book. A little softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Some dust marks to the top text edge. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges with fading of the back strip. Rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. II, 94 ( last 3 blank ) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Etiquette; ISBN: 0909104190. ISBN/EAN: 9780909104191. Inventory No: 0287818. . 9780909104191
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- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287818
- Title
- Advice to a Young Lady in the Colonies: Being a Letter Sent By Mrs E. Of England to Maria Macarthur in the Colony of New South Wales in 1812
- Author
- Barca , Margaret -- Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0909104190
- ISBN 13
- 9780909104191
- Publisher
- Greenhouse Publications
- Place of Publication
- Collingwood, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 socialite, local history, Australia Genealogy & Local History; Etiquette; Unbranded ISBN: 0909104190 EAN: 9780909104191 Barca , Margaret -- Editor Advice to a Young Lady in the Colonies: Being a Letter Sent By Mrs E. Of England to Maria Macart
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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