The Brickmasters 1788-2008 by Ron Ringer - 2008

Sydney; Dry Press Publishing; 2008. hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition, includes cardboard slipcase in very good condition. 433 pages, colour and b/w photos

Dry Press Publishing, 2008. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Fine. ARCHITECTUREThe story of Sydneys brickmakers and their craft can be traced back to the first weeks of European settlement with the arrival of the first Fleet in January 1788. As an alternative history of Sydney, The Brickmasters explores the impact of social, economic, technological and architectural change on one of Australias most historic and vital industries. It also examines the profound effect on brickmaking figure of William King Dawes, 1898-1981. Austral Bricks (1908) and its parent, Brickworks Limited (1934) can rightly lay claim to be the oldest surviving and most influential manufacturers of clay products in Australia since federation in 1901. This comprehensive, beautifully illustrated and carefully researched book sheds new insights, provides new knowledge and answers the question: why brick?xii, 433 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, plans, ports. ; 29 cm. #0721/030622/160723. First Edition. (Exceptionally heavy item, which WILL… Read More

Dry Press, 2008. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Dry Press, 2008. Hard cover, first edition. Fine condition in Fine dust jacket & VG slipcase.

Horsley Park, NSW: Dry Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 0646488252 . Fine slip case.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; (xiv,432) pages .

Australia: Dry Press Publishing, 2008. Hardback large quarto (29.5 x 23 cm), dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), many colour & black & white photos, drawings, maps, minor edgewear, two string bookmarks, in pictorial slipcase. Very heavy (2.9 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. 434 pp. A history of Australia's brickmaking industry from the discovery of workable clay at Cockle Bay (1788), through various 19th century industrial transformations, to the advent of the Austral Brick Company (1908) and Brickworks Ltd (1938), and their amalgamation in 1969. Superb production containing over 450 photos.