Stan gervas (23 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Signed by the author. Revised edition. A fine copy. Pp. 90. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A very good copy. Signed by the author. Pp. 428. Memoir by Western Australian radio pioneer, local historian, and author Stan Gervas. Coining the term "auto-metrobiography," Gervas uses his life story to map the vast social, geographical, and cultural shifts of the 20th century, contrasting his humble beginnings in the West Australian bush with his eventual worldly travels. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A very good copy with previous owner's name on title page. Pp. 88. Liebe was a German-born master builder who worked in Western Australia and constructed significant buildings, including His Majesty's Theatre in Perth and the Peninsula Hotel in Maylands. Later in life he turned to farming and became a pioneer settler in the Wubin area (near Dalwallinu) with his partner Wilhelm Klein.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. The lower, outer edge of the back cover is creased, else as new. The history of Dowerin, a town in the wheatbelt area of Western Australia. vi, 272 pages, illustrated.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, with all corners now protected with book tape. Interior and binding are still very good The settlement, development, consolidation, and eventual permanent establishment of Dowerin town and district, located in the central Wheatbelt. This book is also a celebration of achievement and community spirit, as depicted by events such as the famous Dowerin Field Day.…

Trade Paperback (21cm X 15cm). Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 97pp incl several in-text b&w photos. Plus 6 pages of photos. Signed by Stan Gervas, without inscription, to the first page. Light wear only. The spine is uncreased and the binding is firm.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A very good copy with previous owner's name stamp on reverse of front wrapper. Signed and inscribed by the author on Dedication page. Pp. iv, 118. Signed by Author(s).

SOFTCOVER. Shire of Dowerin, 1997. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by a light crease at the top corner of the front wrap.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Signed by Stan Gervas. Stan Gervas' recollections of Perth in the 1930s. Many were out of work but it was a time of innocence before WWII. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Mark on top foredge, otherwise this book is in very good condition. Signed by author. Freo is a companion book to The Way We Were: Perth in the 1930's. This book encompasses all the colourful events, and dramatic changes that have occurred in the port's evolution. It's sparse austerity, its glory days of the goldrush, the two wars and the depression years, post-war life in Fremantle, the revolution in shipping and the belated recognition of Fremantle heritage and the need to preserve it.…

Softcover. Zustand: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA - 90 p. [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports #0118 /100524/231224 Perth (W.A.) -- Social life and customs. | Perth (W.A.) -- History.  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.…

Trade Paperback (24cm X 17cm). Zustand: Very Good. 272pp incl numerous full pages of b&w photographs. Plus an additional 8 pages of b&w and 16 pages of colour photos.

4to (25x17.5cm), paperback, 90pp. Good condition. Light marks, rubbed, a little creased. Signed by author at title page, with non-authorial gift inscription. B&w photographs and some in colour. Pictures available on request.

stiff wraps. Reprint. Royal octavo, wraps, colour and b&w illus, pp iv, 118. Signed by the author. Minor edgewear. Very good condition. Manners, customs and social life in Perth, Western Australia, during the 1930s.

90 pp, large octavo, coloured and b&w photographic illustrations, wrappers slightly discoloured, gift inscription inside front wrapper, else very good copy in pictorial, limp wrappers. Revised edition. Signed by author on title page.

Softcover. Zustand: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA -An amazing story almost lost to time but for this thrilling volume. The five identical graves all in a row and made from marble, can be seen at the Dalwallinu Cemetery. One is the grave of Mr Gustave Liebe, a renowned builder at the turn of the century and also a farmer who, with his partner Wilhelm Klein, pioneered farming at Wubin in the early 1900's.Gus Liebe was a contractor on the construction of Perth's His Majesty's Theatre and successfully sued the theatre owner Tom Molloy in 1906 over expensive variations to the contract to build the theatre. 167 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm. Bibliography Liebe, Gustav, (Wilhelm Friederich Gustav), 1861-1950 Architects -- Western Australia -- Biography Wubin (W.A.) -- Biography #1117/10224/150325 3rd printing A FINE UNMARKED COPY! Out of print and now SCARCE 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.…

Trade Paperback (24cm X 17cm). Zustand: Very Good. 118pp incl index and numerous b&w photos. Plus 7 pages of colour photos. Reprint. First published in 1994. Signed and dated by Stan Gervas to the title page. A couple of "sticker-pull" marks to upper right front cover (not affecting titles). Light wear to the card covers. Signed by the Author.…

Wraps. 1st ed., octavo, wraps, b&w and colour illus, pp 132. Signed by the author. Near-fine. Profusely illustrated history of Fremantle and its heritage. (Subtitle on cover: "A Portrait of the Port City". Subtitle on title page: " Fremantle it may be, and will remain so, but it is also "Freo" A term of endearment .".…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good +. WEST AUSTRALIANA Biography - Limited 1st ed. (500) Signed by Author (inscription.) 428 p. : ill., ports. : 22 cm. #0602 (Newspaper article obituary enclosed.) Gervas, Stan, 1919- Radio broadcasters -- Western Australia -- Biography Stan (Albert) Gervas was born 13 December 1919 in the wheat farming district of Kulin in Western Australia, and passed away in Royal Perth Hospital aged 90 on April 15, 2010. 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.…

Wraps. Revised Edition. Rev. Ed., octavo, wraps, b&w illus, pp 167. Signed by the author, light wears to corners Typed supplement loosely inserted: "A Mechanic Recalls Working Days with Gus Liebe", together with a book-mark listing author's other titles. Very good condition. The life of the builder. Revised and extended biography, with additional material and illustrations. Uncommon thus. With Terry Spence. (illustrator). …

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo vi + 272pp., col. & b/w pls., Presentation copy from the Dowerin Centenary Committee to Mal Brown "Dowerin's Favourite Adopted Son".

Softcover. Zustand: FINE. WEST AUSTRALIANA viii, 328 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, ports. ; 27 cm. #230123 First Edition.Kulin (W.A.) -- Biography. | Kulin (W.A.) -- History -- 20th century. 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. …

Trade Paperback (24cm X 17cm). Zustand: Very Good. 167pp incl numerous b&w photos and illustrations. Orig published in 1991. This copy from the revised 2004 edition. Signed by Stan Gervas, without inscription, to the title page. Includes four page supplement, "A Mechanic Recalls Working Days with Gus Liebe". V/light wear. The spine is uncreased and the binding is tight. Signed by the Author.…