Cap'n 'Ancock: Ruler of Australia's Little Cornwall by Robinson, Emilie "Mandie - 1978

Rigby, Adelaide, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g; XIV, 178 pages, includes bibliography, and is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Colour illustrated photographic dustwrapper. Apart from the fading of the spine section, the book shows almost no signs of handling, or even of having been read. For 34 years Hancock ruled over the copper triangle, the miners, the companies, the workers, their wives, their children and in fact everybody in the area. Yet his reign was not a tyranny, and he was well respected by the miners and all others who dealt with them. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Local History -- South Australia; ISBN: 0727006061. ISBN/EAN: 9780727006066. Inventory No: 0232300. . 9780727006066

Rigby, Adelaide, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. XIV, 178 pages, includes bibliography, and is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Colour illustrated photographic dustwrapper. Apart from the fading of the spine section, and previous owner's name on the first page there is no damage to describe. For 34 years Hancock ruled over the copper triangle, the miners, the companies, the workers, their wives, their children and in fact everybody in the area. Yet his reign was not a tyranny, and he was well respected by the miners and all others who dealt with them. a history of South Australia, and Moonta Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The book is a secondhand book with reading creases to the spine, but is otherwise clean, and free of annotation or damage.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo.… Read More

Adelaide: Rigby, 1978. book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 1978. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 175 pages.. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Rigby: Adelaide, 1978. 178 pages, 178 pages, b/w plates, bibliography. Prev owner's bookplate on the front paste-down. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The story of Moonta mines and the life-story of the man who was Moonta for 34 years are inter-twined. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby Limited, 1978. 178 pages with b/w illustrations. The history of the Moonta copper mines in South Australia and the life story of the man who was Moonta. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rigby, Adelaide, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Impression. Size: 8vo Octavo (standard book size). 178 pages. 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. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is a little sunned on the spine.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The cover is a little sunned along the spine and edges. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. One of Australia's pioneer mining magnates, Henry Richard Hancock reigned supreme over the Moonta copper mines on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia for 34 years from 1864. His was often referred to as HRH which according to many suited his opinion of himself. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia;… Read More