Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. note, and acknowledgements. Blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and black, red and yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. A novel set during the Roaring days of the Ballarat gold rush in Australia in the 1850s. Softening of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Cocking of the spine with age toning of the text block edges and foxing to the top text edge. Offset tanning and foxing to the end pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Creasing of the edges with rubbing of the dustwrapper panels and handling marks to the rear panel. Foxing to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. VI, 7-224 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Australian; Fiction -- Romance; Inventory No: 0233495. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0233495
Title: The Road to Ballarat
Author: Lindsey, Kathleen (Pseudonym Mary Faulkner]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1958
Keywords: BZDB2 Novel -- Australia -- Ballarat -- 1850s -- Gold Rush -are traditionally- Romance Fiction; Fiction -- Australian; Fiction -- Romance; Unbranded Lindsey, Kathleen (Pseudonym Mary Faulkner] The Road to Ballarat
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction -- Australian; Fiction -- Romance;

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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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