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A Question of Polish; The Antique Market in Australia
by Ingram, Terry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002164124
- ISBN 13
- 9780002164122
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Collins, Sydney . London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Acknowledgements notes on plates and index. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs and black-and-white illustrations. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles the front panel and backstrip. The author looks at why Australians venerate old things, that would almost pass unnoticed in Europe. " ... He takes a hard, sometimes irreverent looked at the wheelers and dealers in old wares in Australia. He describes their colourful personalities and their idiosyncrasies which have made Australian antique sales so lively ..." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges, with rubbing of the book panels. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels, with minor rubbing of the panels. Sunning dustwrapper panels. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [10], 11 -192 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Australia; ISBN: 0002164124. ISBN/EAN: 9780002164122. Inventory No: 0128243. . 9780002164122
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0128243
- Title
- A Question of Polish; The Antique Market in Australia
- Author
- Ingram, Terry
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002164124
- ISBN 13
- 9780002164122
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- Sydney . London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Antiques market, Australia, history Antiques & Collectibles; Australia; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0002164124 EAN: 9780002164122 Ingram, Terry A Question of Polish; The Antique Market in Australia
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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