Dunlop Weary : King of the River Illustrated Gift Edition. Signed by Sue Ebury

Title: Weary : King of the River
Author: Sue Ebury
Publisher: The Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Publishing
Year of Publication: 2009 (First Illustrated Gift Edition)
Edition: Illustrated Gift Edition — Signed by Author
Format: Hardcover (or specify softcover if applicable)
Pages: Approx. 448 pages with photographs and illustrations
Language: English
Genre: Biography / Australian History / Military WWII

A stirring and richly illustrated biography of Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop — the Australian surgeon, soldier and humanitarian whose courage and compassion became legendary through his leadership of POWs on the Thai–Burma Railway.

Sue Ebury’s biography brings together rare photographs, personal letters and intimate stories of a man who embodied Australian resilience and decency. This copy is a beautifully produced Illustrated Gift Edition — personally signed and inscribed by Ebury in 2010 — a special piece for collectors of Australian biography and wartime history.

Condition

Condition: Very Good +

• Signed and inscribed by Sue Ebury on title page: “A very pleasant dinner! Sue Ebury 26.11.10.”

• Clean pages and tight binding.

• Cover and spine in excellent condition with minor edge wear consistent with age.

• No markings or tears to pages.
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