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THE SILENT SHOWMAN : Sir George Tallis, the Man Behind the World's Largest Entertainment Organisation of the 1920s
by Tallis, Michael and Joan
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Revised Edition
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- 2006
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- Hardcover
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- 9781862547353
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Korumburra, Victoria, AUS
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SGD 18.02
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Kent Town, SA, Australia: Wakefield Press, 2006. xi, 370pp., intext b/white illustrations throughout: candid halftones, plus sketch-art and poster facsimiles. Book clean. Bright gilt title over mildly canted spine. Plain black boards negligibly edge-bumped. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket mimimally scuffed and edgeworn. An interesting biography of George Tallis, who arrived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as a 17-year-old Irish… Read more about this item Item Price
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NOTHING TO DO WITH JUSTICE: The Di Fingleton Story
by Fingleton, Diane
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2010
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- Paperback
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- 9781742570709
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SGD 16.21
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Chatswood, N.S.W., Australia: New Holland Publishers, 2010. 256pp., plus 8 page colour and b/white photographically illustrated section. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Montage illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn and indented, tiny corner creases. Diana Fingleton found a career in the law and became the first female Chief Magistrate of Queensland . . . When a workplace dispute… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SPANISH DREAMER: A Biography of Jose Paronella
by Leighton, Dena (Edited by Lynne Hutton)
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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- 9780646307985
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Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Rosemont Press, 1997. 111pp. Several colour, plus b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, corner crease to half-title page. Colour illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn. "Jose Paronella was a Spanish migrant who came to Australia from Catalonia in 1913 . . . he worked in the North Queensland canefields and by saving… Read more about this item Item Price
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SEX AND THUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL: A Year in Kings Cross 1963-1964
by Thorpe, Billy
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1996
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- Paperback
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- 9780732908706
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SGD 16.21
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Pan Macmillan, 1996. x, 390pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, albeit moderately tanned. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. " . . a rollercoaster ride through that amazing year of Billy Thorpe's life. It's a true story of street life, music and mayhem. If you remember the 60s you'll love it.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 16.21
FRANK LOWY: A Second Life
by Margo, Jill
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- Used - Very Good -
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- Very Good -
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- First Edition
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- 2015
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- Hardcover
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- 9780732287788
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SGD 19.82
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Harper Collins, 2015. viii, 518pp., plus 2 x 8 page b/white and colour illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Black boards have a ight bump to head of front panel, and two very small white spots to rear panel. Leaves clean and unmarked. Corresponding small, soft light bump to a… Read more about this item Item Price
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LITTLE OL' BERYL FROM BONDI
by Jents, Beril, in Collaboration with Grasswill, Helen
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780732907662
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Korumburra, Victoria, AUS
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SGD 16.21
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Pan Macmillan Australia, 1993. 224pp. B/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards have a tiny corner bump to upper foredge corners. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very mildly corner creased, a small nick to both flap folds, very small surface abrasion to lower spine area. "For… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 16.21
'THE RIVERS OF HOME': Frank Lacy - Kimberley Pioneer
by Nixon, Marion
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- Used - Very Good
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- Fifth Edition
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- 1995
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- Paperback
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- 9780959550115
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Perth, Western Australia: Marion Nixon, 1995. 124pp. Sepia, b/white and colour illustrations, b/white maps. Book clean. Spine firm. A penned inscription, signed by Pat Lacy, wife of Peter Lacy, (former) owner of Mount Elizabeth Station, to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has minor edgewear, and a couple of very soft corner creases. Book weight… Read more about this item Item Price
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KILLING MR RENT-A-KILL: The Life and Death of Notorious Hitman Christopher Dale Flannery
by McNab, Duncan
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2012
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- Paperback
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- 9781742611594
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Macmillan (Pan Macmillan Australia), 2012. 313pp. Unpaginated b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, creased and indented. Textblock unmarked. The author, Duncan McNab, is a former detective in the NSW Police Force, and is now a journalist and multi-published author. In this gripping story of NSW… Read more about this item Item Price
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JEAN GALBRAITH: Writer in a Valley
by Fletcher, Meredith
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- Used - Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 2014
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- Paperback
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- 9781922235398
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SGD 30.63
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Clayton, Victoria, Australia: Monash University Publishing, 2014. xxii, 292pp., plus 32 page colour and b/white plate illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: " . . .. the compelling story of Jean Galbraith (1906-1999), one of Australia's most influential botanists and writers on nature, plants… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 30.63
ANASTASIA: From Callan to Stockyard Creek (Signed Copy)
by Rushen, Elizabeth and Gibson, Kathlyn
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 2017
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- Paperback
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- 9780992467197
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SGD 40.54
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Anchor Books, 2017. viii, 172pp., plus 16 page illustrated section (protrudes slightly from foredge). Book clean, square. Spine firm. A short inscription on half-title page, 'Best wishes', signed by authors Kathy Gibson and E. Rushen, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: This is the story of one remarkable… Read more about this item Item Price
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LA TROBE AND HIS CIRCLE: An Exhibition to Mark the 150th Anniversary of the Arrival of Victoria's First Lieutenant-Governor. 4 October - 18 November, 1989
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1989
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- Paperback
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- 9780724195336
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Council of The State Library of Victoria, 1989. 60pp. Colour and b/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a tiny corner crease to lower front panel, negligible edgewear. Contents include: Acks. His Excellency, Dr Davis McCaughey AC, Governor of Victoria. C.J. La Trobe, Victoria's First Lieutenant-Governor, by A.G.L.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 16.21
LIPSTICK, SWAG AND SWEATRAG: Memoirs of a Patrol Padre's Wife . The Australian Inland Mission 1947-1955
by Beckett, Beth
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Paperback
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- 9781875998371
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Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia: Central Queensland University Press, 1998. xi, + 195pp. Two b/white maps, plus b/white halftone illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour, montage illustrated card wrapper has soft corner creases, minor surface indentations, previous owner's name to inside front cover. Rear panel: "Beth Beckett's first home as a young bride was an… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 18.02
GEORGE TURNER: A Life
by Buckrich, Judith Raphael
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition.
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780522848403
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1999. ix, + 214pp., unpaginated [2 x 8] candidly-illustrated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine tight, bright silver title there-on. Green remainder stripe on head of textblock, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn. The story of Australia's stand-out Science Fiction writer, George Turner [1916-1997], a most complex character, haunted… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 16.21
FROM WIRELESS TO WALLABIES: A Life of Norman McCance (Signed Copy)
by Werkmeister, Janet
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2013
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781922086143
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SGD 23.42
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Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Sid Harta Publishers, 2013. 157pp. B/white (mostly) photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain black boards undamaged. A short personal inscription, signed by the author on ffep., else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, a tiny spot to reverse (inner) surface, Biography of Norman McCance, ". . . one of… Read more about this item Item Price
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MARK SKAIFE: The Complete Illustrated Autobiography of One of Australia's Most Successful Touring Car Drivers Ever
by Skaife, Mark
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2020
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781922400178
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SGD 21.62
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South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Affirm Press, 2020. 278pp. Colour photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Matt illustrated boards undamaged. Illustrated dustjacket has very minor edge-creases. "Portrait of a racing legend featuring photographs from Mark's private collection, plus toasts and roasts from the racing people who know him best." Contents include: Introduction. 8 chapters.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 21.62
"GIVE ME A CHILD WHEN HE IS YOUNG . . . " (Signed Copy)
by Guthridge, Ian
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- Used - Good+
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- Second Printing
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- 1995
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780958864503
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SGD 27.02
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Middle Park, Victoria, Australia: Medici Publications, 1995. xv, + 404pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author's penned signature to title page, oblong area of surface abrasion to head of same (label removal?), soft corner crease, else leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated (Rubens' sketch of his son Nicholas [c. 1619] at Rubens' house at Antwerp) card wrapper has some edgewear,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.02
CHRISTIE: The Wartime Recollections of Christopher James 'Christie' Johnstone, OAM
by Clancy, William (Bill) AM
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- Paperback
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SGD 22.52
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Flinders, Victoria, Australia: Flinders District Historical Society 105pp. B/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn only. From the rear panel: "The story of a young man from Flinders, a farming community on the Mornington Peninsula, who volunteered to join the army with his mates from school, and found himself in the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 22.52
SUNDAY'S KITCHEN: Food & Living at Heide
by Harding, Lesley and Morgan, Kendrah
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- Used - Very Good +
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- First Edition
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- 2010
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780522857412
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SGD 22.52
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Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Miegunyah Press (Melbourne University Publishing), 2010. xxxiii + 218pp. Colour and b/white, art and photographic illustrations, facsimiles. Published in association with Heide Museum of Modern Art and the State Library of Victoria. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Montage-illustrated boards have a couple of small pressure marks to front panel. From the rear… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 22.52
ROD LAVER: A Memoir (Signed Copy)
by Laver, Rod with Writer, Larry
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2013
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781742612973
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SGD 43.24
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Macmillan (Pan Macmillan), 2013. xvii, + 398pp., plus 2 x 16 page, unpaginated b/white and colour photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Signed by Rod Laver on title page, faint tanning to edges, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket has a short closed tear… Read more about this item Item Price
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GEORGE ROBERTSON OF MELBOURNE: 1825-1898 Pioneer Bookseller & Publisher
by Holroyd, John
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Limited Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Robertson & Mullens, 1968. 64pp. B/white subject portrait frontis, plus 14 pages of b/white plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean and unmarked. Blue buckram boards have a small area of surface dulling to rear panel. Housed in plain slipcase which is noticeably marked. "Copyright 1968 by Robertson & Mullens Pty. Ltd.… Read more about this item Item Price
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