Rigby, Adelaide, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Bill Beasley. 200 g; 64 pp., last blank. Illustrated endpapers with a map and small vignettes. The text is decorated with 30 black and white drawings of Bill Beasley. Orange coloured spine with orange and white boards with white writing on the spine. Very minor rubbing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Faint dust marks to the top paper edge. Illustrated dust wrapper, again by Bill Beasley, with orange background and white writing on the front panel and spine. dust wrapper corners are slightly rubbed and the spine is sun faded. The top dust wrapper edge has a few chips and back panel slightly grubby, ownership inscription on front end page. The author, John Bechervaise, has said "Australian pubs were always distinctive". In this book he and his Illustrator, Bill Beasley, prove just this point. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Bill Beasley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Architecture; Local History -- Victoria; ISBN: 0851796664. ISBN/EAN: 9780851796666. Inventory No: 0217364. . 9780851796666

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0217364
Title: Old Melbourne Hotels Sketchbook
Author: Bechervaise, John
Illustrator: Bill Beasley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0851796664
ISBN 13: 9780851796666
Publisher: Rigby
Place of Publication: Adelaide
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: BZDB2 Melbourne Hotels -- History and Architecture, Sketchbook Series, Bill Beasley -- Artist, Victorians History History; Architecture; Local History -- Victoria; Bill Beasley Unbranded ISBN: 0851796664 EAN: 9780851796666 Bechervaise, John Old Melbourn
Bookseller catalogs: Architecture;

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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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