Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer. With a Catalogue of the Plates by Caroline Clemente
by Niall, Brenda
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0522845134
- ISBN 13
- 9780522845136
- Seller
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Benalla, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvii 344 pages, indexed, annotated, bibliography, illustrated with coloured and black and white plates. The front end paper is slightly damaged by what looks like the removal of a book plate, else immaculate. "After a childhood among artists, French emigres and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her father s castle in the Highlands. A gifted portraitist, professionally trained in London, she earned her own living in Edinburgh before making the choice between marriage and a career. After marrying Andrew McCrae in 1830 she followed her husband in his erratic progress from Edinburgh to London and then to Port Phillip, where he was successively lawyer, squatter and goldfields magistrate. The varied fortunes of the McCraes are recounted in a story whose tragic elements are counter-balanced by the strength of mind, the lively wit and creativity of Georgiana. By allowing Georgiana's own voice to be heard through her letters and journals Brenda Niall has brought a legendary colonial figure into authentic vibrant life." (Publisher)
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- Bookseller
- Good Reading Second Hand Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021154
- Title
- Georgiana: A Biography of Georgiana McCrae, Painter, Diarist, Pioneer. With a Catalogue of the Plates by Caroline Clemente
- Author
- Niall, Brenda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0522845134
- ISBN 13
- 9780522845136
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah
- Place of Publication
- Carlton, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Georgiana McCrae Biography
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