This book tells the story of an island that has iconic status for Western Australians, tracing its transformation from a place of imprisonment to a favorite holiday destination. Trea Wiltshire celebrates the natural history and simple pleasures of the island - biking and walking, swimming, surfing and snorkeling, diving, and bird-watching. She introduces potential visitors to the birds that will share their stretch of beach, the vegetation they will ride through when exploring the island, the fish they may catch, and the migrating whales and playful dolphins of the Indian Ocean. The book raises awareness of a fragile environment and the challenges it faces, and strengthens the cause of those who work to preserve a unique island that has always been valued for its relaxed atmosphere and unspoiled simplicity.

Gone To Rottnest

Science & Math

Wiltshire, Trea

Nature & Ecology

Uwa Pub

Hardcover: 159 pages Publisher: Weatherhill; 5th edition (June 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 9627283010 ISBN-13: 978-9627283010 Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches

Old Hong Kong: 1860-1900 (Volume 1)

Travel

Asia

Weatherhill

Last Prize documents the values of Hong Kong's colonial past and reflects them with striking images of Hong Kong today as it shapes its future as part of the China of tomorrow. 
The colonial island of Hong Kong began its dramatic transformation as one of the spoils of the notorious Opium Wars, but its dubious birth was soon forgotten as the fast-growing entrept became one of the glittering prizes of Empire. 
This award-winning book, now in its 4th revised edition matches and contrasts sepia images of early Hong Kong with breathtaking contemporary photography.

Hong Kong: The Last Prize of Empire

Formasia Books Ltd

A sumptuous 11"x11" book of text and color photos (by Benno Gross &amp; Kwong Chung Kwan) on shops and vendors in Hong Kong selling jade, sandalwood, rice, calligraphy . . . . A delight. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Echoes of Old China: Traditional Shops in Contemporary Hong Kong

Wilshire, Trea

Gross, Benno

Chung, Kwan Kwong

China Books & Periodicals

OLD HONG KONG - Volume Two - 1901-1945 - II

Formasia

Encounters with China spans a turbulent century that began when foreigners first secured a foothold in China in the 1840s, and ended when China again retreated into self-imposed isolation following the birth of the People's Republic in 1949. This handsome book evokes an era of extraordinary encounters between East and West, between the aggressive breed of merchants that were a product of Europe's industrial revolution and the complacent mandarins of the world's oldest civilization, the Middle Kingdom of Manchu China.

Encounters With China: Merchants, Missionaries & Mandarins

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

This special presentation edition of Old Hong Kong in three volumes traces the fascinating story of the British Crown Colony from its birth in an age of Empire to its return to Chinese sovereignty at midnight on a rain-drenched Monday, 30 June 1997. 
This extraordinary story is set against the backdrop of the demise of China's last dynasty; the birth of the People's Republic of China; the rising power of Japan; and finally the resurgence of Hong Kong in the twilight of the British Empire. 
Within these three volumes an amazing collection of rare, unpublished photographs has been assembled for the first time from the world's great libraries, museums, archives and private collections. Together they form an unmatched record of the history of the colonial island which, for 156 years, flew a foreign flag on the doorstep of China.

Old Hong Kong: Volume One (1860-1900), Volume Two (1901-1945), Volume Three (1950-30 June 1997)

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