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A History of Australian Sport (Library Reference Series)
by Howell, Reet & Howell, Maxwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0730208087
- ISBN 13
- 9780730208082
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Shakespeare Head Press, Sydney, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Preface by authors. Beige coloured end pages. The text is copiously illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations and photographs. Colour illustrated laminated boards with dark red and white coloured titles to the front panel and dark red coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying boards, with white and dark red coloured titles to the front panel and dark red coloured titles to the back strip. The title says it all really, but there is at the beginning of the text pastimes and toys of Aboriginal Australians before white settlement, and there is many illustrations of the sport that obsesses Australians from white settlement to the publication of the book. Rubbing of the book corners and of the back strip edges. Gift inscription to the top left-hand corner of the free front end page. Age toning of the text block edges. Chipping to the top dustwrapper corners with fading of the back strip. A small, 0.25 ", tear to the top right-hand corner of the back strip with associated creasing. Some creasing of the top dustwrapper edge. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). [5], 2 - 156 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Sociology; Australia; History. ISBN: 0730208087. ISBN/EAN: 9780730208082. Inventory No: 0125681. . 9780730208082
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0125681
- Title
- A History of Australian Sport (Library Reference Series)
- Author
- Howell, Reet & Howell, Maxwell
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Laminated Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0730208087
- ISBN 13
- 9780730208082
- Publisher
- Shakespeare Head Press
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- BZDB2 History, sport, Australia, illustrations, sociology, culture, Library Reference Series Sports & Pastimes; Sociology; Australia; History. Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded ISBN: 0730208087 EAN: 9780730208082 Howell, Reet & Howell, Ma
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- Sociology;
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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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