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The Felton Bequest; A Historical Record 1904 -- 1959
by Lindsay, Daryl (compiler)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. X, 105pp., list of plates, introduction by compiler. Black and white frontispiece with 20 black and white plates illustrating the text. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Corners are rubbed and bumped and there is speckling of the cloth to both the top and bottom of the book. The head and the heel of spine is bumped. There is a gift inscription and previous owners name on the ffep. Photographic dustwrapper, with gilt background with black writing on the front panel and spine. Dustwrapper is rubbed and faded with all 4 corners chipped. Rubbing along the fold over edges and there is chipping along the head and heel of the spine. In this book the, then, director of the National Gallery of Victoria describes the bequest, from Alfred Felton, that forms the core of the gallery's art collection . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Art -- Australian; Art -- History and Theory; Australia; Art & Design. Inventory No: 0100565. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100565
- Title
- The Felton Bequest; A Historical Record 1904 -- 1959
- Author
- Lindsay, Daryl (compiler)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 National Gallery of Victoria, Bequests, Arts, Felton Bequest, Galleries-collection, Australia History; Art -- Australian; Art -- History and Theory; Australia; Art & Design. Unbranded Lindsay, Daryl (compiler) The Felton Bequest; A Historical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art -- Australian; Art -- History and Theory;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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