John Arthur Parkin And His Australian Family by Roger Walker
SKU: B-000534

John Arthur Parkin And His Australian Family

Author: Roger Walker
Special Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Numbered Copy, Limited Edition, Numbered edition
Condition: A hardcover book in very good condition. Numbered copy 169 of 300. The dust jacket has minor scuffing. Clean and tidy pages. No writing. No dog ears. Tight strong binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

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John Arthur Parkin and His Australian Family, the scarce 2002 limited-edition biography by Roger Walker, unpacks the life of a colonial entrepreneur whose ventures shaped early Australian commerce. Walker traces Parkin’s journey from Yorkshire emigrant to influential businessman, weaving family letters, shipping records, and newspaper clippings into a vivid portrait of nineteenth-century enterprise.

This numbered first edition—copy 169 of only 300—arrives in very good hardback condition, its crisp pages still protected by the original dust jacket. Minor shelf rub on the jacket is the only sign of age; inside, the binding is square and unmarked, promising many more readings.

Collectors of Australian history, business biographies, and regional family stories prize this volume for its tight print run and wealth of genealogical detail. The book doubles as a reference for anyone tracing Parkin lines across Victoria and South Australia, making it a practical addition to a researcher’s shelf as well as a conversation-starting showpiece.