The People of Perth: A Social History of Western Australia's Capital City
by Stannage, C. T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0909994862
- ISBN 13
- 9780909994860
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Perth City Council, Perth, Western Australia, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. foreword by The Hon. F. C. Chaney, CBE, AFC, Lord Mayor of Perth, acknowledgements, abbreviations and conversion table, bibliography, index and photographic sources. Map illustrated endpapers, both different, front endpaper:  showing the first colonisation of Perth and its environs, rear endpaper:  showing a plan of Perth 1871-72. The text is illustrated with black-and-white contemporary photographs, illustrations and reproductions of documents. Also included is the occasional coloured illustration. Tan coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured title to the back strip. Colorised photographic dustwrapper with black and brown coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Sepia toned photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. "The People of Perth: A Social History of Western Australia's Capital City describes the experiences of several generations of migrant settlers in Swan River from 1829 onwards. It shows the people of all classes at work and at play, buying and selling, praying, going to school, raising families, founding institutions, making laws, and engaging in municipal and colonial politics." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Minor rubbing to the book corners but there is a stain to the top left hand corner of the front panel  please see photograph. Prize plate affixed to the page following the free front endpaper. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels and fading of the back strip. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [8], IX - XII, 364 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Australia; History. ISBN: 0909994862. ISBN/EAN: 9780909994860. Inventory No: 0120956. . 9780909994860
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0120956
- Title
- The People of Perth: A Social History of Western Australia's Capital City
- Author
- Stannage, C. T
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0909994862
- ISBN 13
- 9780909994860
- Publisher
- Perth City Council
- Place of Publication
- Perth, Western Australia
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Perth, local history, Western Australia, social history, politics, 19th-century, founding Genealogy & Local History; Australia; History. Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 0909994862 EAN: 9780909994860 Stannage, C. T. The People of
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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