Australian Politics

Hawthorn, Victoria Australia: Lloyd O'Neil PTY LTD, 1972 Very good hardcover in green cloth boards. Boards have slight rubbing to some edges and corners, page edges lightly yellowed clean internally 274 pages including index illustrated with many black and white photos. Jacket is good with edge wear, curling to edges with 2 small tears (1/2 inch) and mild chipping and fraying to corners and spine head and foot. Pictorial jacket has black and white photos on the front and back covers. Autobiography of one of the most controversial figures in Australian political history, forthright and direct, honest and self effacing. Arthur Augustus Calwell (28 August 1896 - 8 July 1973) Australian politician, was Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Burwood, Victoria Australia: Craftsman Publishing Pty Ltd, 1990 Very good first edition softcover 202 pages plus index. Illustrated with black and white photos and cartoons. This copy has a slight spine lean, edges lightly rubbed minor corner bumping, clean pages endpages starting to yellow. Previous owners name penned to front endpaper. Sir Henry Edward Bolte (20 May 1908 - 4 January 1990), Australian politician, was the longest serving Premier of the state of Victoria. In his later years he became known as the last Australian politician to advocate, and use, capital punishment. This book is compiled from a series of interviews he gave reporter Tom Prior in the year before his death. Frank and colourful, candid but considered, allowing the real voice of Henry Bolte to echo through to the reader.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1972 Good first edition paperback, 194 pages. The cover has edge and corner wear, rubbbing and bumping. Read creasing to spine, yellowing and spotting to edges, internally clean. The author a well known lawyer in Australia and the private secretary to the Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam at the time of writing. His book covers the issues of secrecy in Government and its implications far and wide for the public as well as for Australia.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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