Mabel Brookes — Riders of Time

Melbourne, Macmillan of Australia, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A first edition signed copy of socialite Mabel Brookes' memoir about Australian history, with beautiful colour illustrations. First edition, first impression.Signed by the author and illustrator. Illustrations include seventy five two-colour illustrations, many of them drawn by Melbourne illustrator, lithographer, and official war artist Harold Freedman. Mabel Brookes' 'Riders of Time' is a memoir all about Australian history from her grandmother's memories, as well as from her own personal recollections. Within this work, Brookes 'looks back over events large and small which have gone to make up the Australian nation as it is today&apos.Dame Mabel Brookes (1890-1975) was an Australian socialite and activist. She was president of the Queen Victoria Hospital from 1923 to 1970, aiding in its development over the years. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Minimal bumps to extremities as well as head and tail of spine. Some light fading along margins of boards. Light age toning to margins of paste downs. A bit of spotting to text block. Dust wrapper is very clean with some age toning to margins of wraps. A bit of edgewear has resulted in a little loss to head and tail of spine area on wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean throughout, with light age toning to margins. Author and illustrator's ink signature to half-title page. Near Fine . Ill.: Harold Freedman. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.