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Applecross, Richard Ferguson, 2001. first edition - large format p/back, stiff covers. Frank Bibbles made his fortune in the early days of the pearling industry in Broome, with a vast fleet of pearling vessels. He then divested the fleet and bought pastrol land and ran more than 12,000 head of cattle on some 500, 000 acres of land south of Broome. Then moving to Fremantle and settling in his mansion "Ivanhoe", he grew into a well-respected, gentleman property-owner whose wisdom was sought by many. 245 x 165mm., pp. viii, 215, b/w plates, Family Tree, large format p/b, stiff covers, VG+