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The Australiana Collection
by Bond, Helen – Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 086917021X
- ISBN 13
- 9780869170212
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Fine Arts Press, Sydney, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Foreword by Dame Helen Blaxland, DBE OBE, introduction by Margaret Betteridge, president's message – Hazel Hawke and acknowledgements. Blue coloured endpages. The text is illustrated with colour photography, black-and-white photography and illustrations. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with gilt and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Since 1978 the Australiana Fund " ... acquires significant examples of early Australian furniture, decorative arts, silver and paintings to furnish and decorate our four official establishments. This Special Feature publication of Art and Australia takes you on a personal tour of government House and The Lodge in Canberra, and Admiralty House and Kirribilli House in Sydney, to see a large selection of this fascinating and important collection." – from the front bold over panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book corners and backstrip edges. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Size: Square Octavo. [14], 15 - 100 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Australia; Art & Design. ISBN: 086917021X. ISBN/EAN: 9780869170212. Inventory No: 0125872. . 9780869170212
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0125872
- Title
- The Australiana Collection
- Author
- Bond, Helen – Editor
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 086917021X
- ISBN 13
- 9780869170212
- Publisher
- Fine Arts Press
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Collection – Australia, colonial furniture, Australia's official residences, colonial craftsmanship, paintings Antiquarian & Rare; Australia; Art & Design. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 086917021X EAN: 9780869170212 Bond, He
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Rare;
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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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