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Cattlemen to Commuters; A History Of The Mulgrave District 1839-1961 - Now The City Of Waverleyby Priestley, SusanFirst Edition
Sydney: John Ferguson, 1979. 700 g; X, 206 pp., last blank, foreword by John Taylor, Mayor, preface by Frank Bales, acknowledgements, chronology, chapter sources and index. Illustrated endpapers, both different, front endpaper: showing a map of the settled areas of Melbourne circa 1854, rear endpaper: showing a map of the city of Waverley. Within the text there are numerous black and white photographs, illustrations and line drawings and 4 maps. Olive green boards with gilt writing on the spine. Very minor rubbing to the corners along with some dust marks to the top paper edge. Previous owners name on the verso of the front free end page. Illustrated dustwrapper showing a typical house in the Waverley district prior to 1900, with maroon background and red and white writing on the front panel and spine. Minor creasing to the dustwrapper corners. Most of the houses in the city of Waverley had been built since 1939, but in actuality this new city is built upon some of the oldest settled land in Victoria. It is this history that this book speaks of. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition.. First Edition. Green Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - up to 9 ¾" tall - Octavo. Local History.
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