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Town Life In Australia
by Twopeny, Richard
- Used
- good
- First
- Condition
- Good/Nil, as Issued
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria
Item Price
$9.23
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About This Item
Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, 1977. First Edition. illustrated Card. Good/Nil, as Issued. 225g; 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. The paper edges are brown. "....Town Life in Australia gives us a fascinating and unusually frank picture of daily life in Victorian Australia.". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; History -- Australia; Architecture; Inventory No: 0215704. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 15 100 960 047
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0215704
- Title
- Town Life In Australia
- Author
- Twopeny, Richard
- Format/binding
- Illustrated Card
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket condition
- Nil, as Issued
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Ringwood, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- BZDB2 NOISBN Australian History, Urban History, Social History, Penguin Colonial Facsimile Series Sociology & Culture; History -- Australia; Architecture; Town Life In Australia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 15 100 960 047
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 15 100 960 047
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melbourne, Victoria
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About Syber's Books ABN 15 100 960 047
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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