The Houses of Balmain. by Wong, John; Irving, Robert (text); Green, Beryl (designer) - 1969

Sydney: Horwitz, 1969. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos (some full-page), faint foxing edges & front endpapers, light crease fore-edge last page, minor edgewear. Unnum pp. A picture book of the history of this famous inner western Sydney suburb. The narrow steep streets, cut and re-cut over 150 years of close settlement, break it into a thousand small pieces. Almost every part has become an island of buildings of charm and interest. Balmain is a maritime suburb, and the water is almost always in view at the end of its streets. It has a self-contained village atmosphere. The many photos by John Wong portray Balmain's essential identity, age and friendliness.