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Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987. xiv, 219pp, index, bw ills. Or maroon cloth in jacket. Very light egde wear to jacket. Originally published in 1952 this new edition includes a portion of Postscript, a book published by Tyrrell in 1957. Not just a history of bookselling and booksellers, this is a social hisotry of a smaller, more intimate Sydney.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.
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Old books, old friends, old Sydney the fascinating reminiscences of a Sydney bookseller Hardcover - 1987
by Tyrrell, James R
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- Title Old books, old friends, old Sydney the fascinating reminiscences of a Sydney bookseller
- Author Tyrrell, James R
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Publisher Angus & Robertson, Sydney
- Date 1987
- ISBN 9780207152993
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Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney. The Fascinating Reminiscences of a Sydney Bookseller.
by Tyrrell, James R.
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Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos & drawings (some full-page), faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 219 pp. The memoirs of iconic Sydney bookseller James Tyrrell. The most readable of Australian bookseller reminiscences. Plenty of detail about social life, literary figures, book collectors and booksellers of the early 20th century in Sydney. Originally published 1952, and here with a postscript added (shortened from an earlier postscript published separately).
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Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney; The Fascinating Reminiscences of a Sydney Bookseller
by Tyrrell, James R
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Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, New South Wales, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. XIV, 219 pages, plus three blank, includes map, numerous black-and-white photographs, facsimiles, index. Illustrated dustwrapper. Originally published in 1952, this book is a new book by virtue of the inclusion of "PostScript" which is reproduced for the first time. Filled with fascinating photographs and illustrations showing people and places long since gone, this book is not just an entertaining collection of memories but a remarkable social history of Sydney at the beginning of the last century. top edge of the textblock slightly foxed, and the top edge of the rear panel of the jacket has a small club, the spine section has lost colour stop internally clean and bright. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2…
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