Theirs to Bestow | Rix Weaver | Swan River Colony | Shiralée Australian Romance

Language: English

Book Title: Theirs to Bestow

Author: Rix Weaver

Genre: Romance

Topic: Colonialism

Theirs to Bestow
A sweeping saga of the Swan River colony
By Rix Weaver

A substantial Western Australian historical romance combining two of Rix Weaver’s bestselling 1940s novels — Behold, New Holland! and New Holland Heritage — into a single, continuous narrative.

Set in the early years of the Swan River Colony, the novel follows the fortunes of the Mabie family as free settlers battling isolation, hunger, environmental hardship, and the brutal realities of pioneering life.

At the centre is Janet Mabie — reckless, unconventional, and magnetic — whose personal story is woven through broader themes of land, survival, ambition, and colonial struggle.

Publication Details

• Author: Rix Weaver (1902–)

• Title: Theirs to Bestow

• Publisher: Angus & Robertson Publishers, Australia

• Year: 1979 (combined & adapted edition)

• Series: Shiralée – Australian Romances

• Format: Paperback

• ISBN: 0 207 14081 2

• Printed in Australia by Griffin Press Ltd

Adapted from:

• Behold, New Holland (Patersons, Perth, 1940)

• New Holland Heritage (Patersons, Perth, 1941)

Condition

Good vintage condition.

• Covers show general handling, edge wear and light rubbing

• Mild creasing and surface marks

• Pages age-toned as expected

• Binding sound, text complete

Please refer to photographs for exact condition.

Postage

• Australia Post tracked shipping

• Carefully packed

• Local pickup welcome (Northam, WA)

Reference Location

26001