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Ringwood, Vic, Australia: Penguin Books, 1988 269 Pages. The cover has a bit of wear, with a few small scuffs on the edges. The page edges are somewhat tanned and foxed. The title page has a name inscription from a previous owner. There is several intances of pencil marginalia and small notes. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (204-227mm).
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- Title Suburbs of the Sacred
- Author McQueen, Humphrey
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Penguin Books, Ringwood
- Date 1988
- ISBN 9780140104578
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Suburbs of the Sacred
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SUBURBS OF THE SACRED
by McQueen, Humphrey
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- First Edition.
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780140104578 / 0140104577
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Victoria, Australia: Penguin Books, 1988. x, + 269pp., plus (vii). Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gloss card wrapper lightly bumped only. Text-block slightly wavy on head of several leaves, else unmarked. From the rear panel: " . . . is about art, mythmaking, and history. It is also about a Bondi boy who goes to art school, lives in Europe, marries, has children, wins prizes. Moreover, it is about how everyday life can become infused with the sacred. Humphrey McQueen draws on the work of artist Keith Looby but also of novelists, playwrights, poets and other painters to explore the sources of creativity and style in modern Australia. It probes the power of curators, critics and dealers to form the canons of Australian culture." Contents include: Prelims., Preface, 8 chapters, Illustrations, Index. Book weight approx. 350g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over…
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