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Town Life In Australia
by Twopeny, Richard
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 248 pp, 4 pages of advertisements, editor's note, introduction by author. Illustrated front cover, showing 'Intercolonial Exhibition', Melbourne -- 1866, with beige background and black and white right on front panel & spine. Corners of the book slightly scuffed and there are some rubbing marks to the front and back panels. Spine is sunned and the paper edges are browned. Previous owner's name on the ffep. "....Town Life in Australia gives us a fascinating and unusually frank picture of daily life in Victorian Australia.". First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Australia; Sociology & Culture. Inventory No: 0245054. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0245054
- Title
- Town Life In Australia
- Author
- Twopeny, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Ringwood, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australian History, Urban History, Social History, Penguin Colonial Facsimile Series History; Australia; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded Twopeny, Richard Town Life 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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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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