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Growing Up at Government House; A Governor's Daughter Looks Back on Childhood Experience of Vice-Regal Life in Sydney Between the Wars
by Harmar, Rosemary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0207163472
- ISBN 13
- 9780207163470
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 800 g; 174 pp., preface by author. Pale olive coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing a portion of Government House. Throughout the book there are copious black and white photographs taken from the authors' and her mothers albums. Pale grey boards with white writing on spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing photograph of Government House in Sydney, with a photograph of author superimposed. Black writing on front panel white writing on spine. Between 1930-1935 the author's father was Governor of New South Wales, when he took this position up, Rosemary Hamar was 11 years old. These are her reminiscences of the period (also culled from her parents diaries) of official ceremonies, famous visitors, the Great Depression and the sacking of Jack Lang as the premier of New South Wales plus other events that happened in time. Apart from the previous owner's name at the top of the half title page, the book is without damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Biography; Local History -- Australia; New South Wales; ISBN: 0207163472. ISBN/EAN: 9780207163470. Inventory No: 0268708. . 9780207163470
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0268708
- Title
- Growing Up at Government House; A Governor's Daughter Looks Back on Childhood Experience of Vice-Regal Life in Sydney Between the Wars
- Author
- Harmar, Rosemary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0207163472
- ISBN 13
- 9780207163470
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Rosemary Harmar, Childhood Memoirs, Government House -- Sydney New South Wales, Biography ,New South Wales-Governers, Social Life and customs-Sydney, Jack Lang-sacking, Politics is Genealogy & Local History; Biography; Local History -- Australi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Local History -- Australia;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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