Australia's Mines and Miners: An Illustrated History of Australian Mining by Carroll, Brian - 1977

Macmillan, South Melbourne, Victoria, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Acknowledgements, introduction by author, further reading, picture sources and index. Photographic end pages, showing goldminers from the 19th / early 20th century. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white photographs and the occasional black-and-white illustration. Black coloured boards with white coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Title says it all. Rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. There is a nasty 5 inch tear to the right hand edge of the rear dustwrapper panel which a previous owner has held together with a the front side of the dustwrapper. Foxing to the verso. Size: Landscape Octavo. [7], 8 - 112 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Mining; Australia; History. ISBN: 0333229789. ISBN/EAN: 9780333229781. Inventory No: 0288631. . 9780333229781