Adelaide: The Author, Date: 1986. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. 144pp, photos in text. Pictorial hardcover unevenly faded o/w very good Size: Small 4to 1986. The Author ISBN 0959209425 9780959209426 [AU]

Adelaide: Published by Author. Date: 1986. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Front free endpaper clipped at top corner. Spine a little sunned. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Signed by the author on Title Page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 143 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback. 1986. Published by Author ISBN 0959209425 9780959209426 [AU]

AUSTRALIA.ADELAIDE.GILLINGHAM PRINTERS PTY LTD.,1986. Australian,8vo HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn.No owner inscrptn. VG+.Pictorial decorated,laminated boards,which has a faded spine/ backstrip and faded edges where its been in contact with other books. Minimal shelf-wear to edges and lightly bumped to head+foot of spine/ backstrip.Fore-edges minimal ageing and contents bright,tight and clean.8vo HB,1st edn,x+143pp includes a preface,profuse b/w line illus and photographs.Author's self-published book. During the years the author was researching and writing articles for his book 'Gracious Homes of Colonial Adelaide' he was interested in the names given to these old homes.In numerous instances the early colonists,with memories of home towns in the UK,retained that nostalgia by naming the new home after their place of birth.And,in his research, this happened so consistently,he began to wonder what the UK towns were like.What did they have of interest? Was there an old castle - a beautiful cathedral - an historic old pub or something of special interest that the Aussie tourist would like to see? So writing letters to the British Tourist Authority,the National Trust of Scotland,the Irish Tourist Board and to some fifty Councils and Boroughs requesting photographs and brochures.The result is this book,listing 72 same named places. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of th ...