Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney:. by Tyrrell, James R - 1987

Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, New South Wales, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. XIV, 219 pages, plus three blank, includes map, numerous black-and-white photographs, facsimiles, index. Illustrated dustwrapper. Originally published in 1952, this book is a new book by virtue of the inclusion of "PostScript" which is reproduced for the first time. Filled with fascinating photographs and illustrations showing people and places long since gone, this book is not just an entertaining collection of memories but a remarkable social history of Sydney at the beginning of the last century. top edge of the textblock slightly foxed, and the top edge of the rear panel of the jacket has a small club, the spine section has lost colour stop internally clean and bright. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2… Read More

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987. xiv, 219pp, index, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Very light egde wear to jacket. Originally published in 1952 this new edition includes a portion of Postscript, a book published by Tyrrell in 1957. Not just a history of bookselling and booksellers, this is a social hisotry of a smaller, more intimate Sydney.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.