Lightning Ridge by Ion Idriess archaeologist With an Introduction by John

With an Introduction by John Buchan

some loose pages at centre

‘Wonder cures’ for anything from baldness to rheumatism were promoted by enterprising colonists

In an entertaining and inspirational account of her experiences

small tears and creasing at edges

Lightning Ridge by Ion Idriess archaeologist With an Introduction by JohnLightning Ridge The Land of Black Opals by Ion Idriess Angus and Robertson, 1956, black and white photographic plates, black and white photographic frontispiece, hardcover Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners inscription on inside front cover (see photographs) Ion Idriess tells of his beginnings, of his childhood in Lismore, Tamworth and Broken Hill, of his apprenticeship