MARTEN AND CARTERS HISTORIES, BOOK FOUR

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c. 1927

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Overview

Book titled 'Marten and Carter's Histories Book Four: The Latest Age'.
Hardcover with a red and cream printed design in a repeated red and yellow 'heraldic-inspired' emblem.
316 pages with BW photos, diagrams and illustrations about British history.
Originally published by Oxford: Basil Blackwell in 1927. Date of this edition is unknown.

Historical information

Dawn Atwell, the owner of the book per the inscription, was a Toodyay Naturalists' Club founding member, conservationist and Toodyay identity. In 2011 a Toodyay reserve was named after her: the 59 ha Dawn Atwell Reserve on Julimar Road.
The Atwell family farmed in Toodyay from the 1800s and in the 1940s Dawn wore her grandmother's 1885 wedding dress on the occasion of her 21st birthday. (see Shire of Toodyay accession number: 2011.1 )

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1814

Item type

Books

Inscriptions and markings

At top of first page, handwritten "Dawn Atwell, Toodyay, lent to Margaret Parkins"
With stamp: 'Pellegrini & Co. Ltd. / Booksellers - School Suppliers / Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Townsville, Perth' at bottom of title page.

Keywords

ATWELL, Dawn

Year

c. 1927

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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Sibling records

WEDDING DRESS, CLARA BUTTERLY 1885

Shire of Toodyay

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