The Shearers By Patsy Adam-Smith. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

The Shearers By Patsy Adam-Smith. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, Australia, 1982, FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. Very good hardback with jacket. Some fading to spine and edges. Large gift inscription to previous owner and signed by author to half-title page. Pages very good with minor marks. Jacket has some chipping and creasing with fading to spine and front cover. Closed tear to bottom of spine. 416 pages with photos.

The Shearers is the first history of the independent army of men who tramped the great shearing routes of the outback. Patsy Adam-Smith talked to shearers, musterers, teamsters, drovers.and property owners about what life was like when wool was king. Although mainly an Australian history it does contain a little information about NZ shearering. Heavy book that may require extra postage costs outside New Zealand.