Author: Beaumont, Ann.
Title: A Light in the Window: Harper's Mansion, Berrima, the Place and Its People.
Description: Sydney, Millers Point National Trust of Australia, 2013. Paperback octavo (with flaps), very good condition, black & white & colour & sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication, first name only), few ink spots opposite dedication. 118 pp. This book tells the story of Harper's Mansion, Berrima. The village of Berrima was created in 1831, and is a very important part of early colonial history. Harper's Mansion had been bought in 1978 by the National Trust, and opened in 1985 as a house museum. Traces the Harper family's history, and documents the lives of the many people who have lived or been associated with the property in the last 180 years. This would make a wonderful addition to any collection of Australian history or a great gift for someone born in this part of the world. ISBN: 9780980446487

Keywords: australian history, homes, new south wales (nsw), berrima, autograph 9780980446487


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