The Story Of St. Ives N.S.W And Some Of Its Inhabitants

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Gay Halstead’s 1982 hardcover, The Story Of St. Ives N.S.W And Some Of Its Inhabitants, is a lovingly compiled local history that brings Sydney’s leafy upper-north-shore suburb to life through true stories and rare photographs. This scarce 532-page volume blends biography, town planning, and Australian social history, making it a key reference for researchers and family historians.

The copy is numbered and personally signed by Halstead on the limitation page, a detail collectors prize. Every chapter is generously illustrated with historic images, maps, and ephemera that capture the area’s transformation from bushland to sought-after residential enclave.

It shows gentle signs of age: a small chip to the jacket, a signed page that is lightly foxed, and a few subsequent pages with minor spotting; the rest of the text block remains clean and tight. Overall it presents well on the shelf and is perfectly readable.

Ideal for devotees of Australian local history, vintage Australiana, or anyone tracing St. Ives roots, this signed, numbered edition offers both narrative charm and research value.