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Illustrated Handbook of Victoria, Australia. Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London 1886
by Thomson, James, ed
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good internally, good + wrappers
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Melbourne: John Ferres, Government Printer, 1886. Paperback. Very good internally, good + wrappers. Presentation copy to Mr. Bradley with the compliments of the Royal Commission of Victoria on the ffep. Extensively illustrated with b&w plates & maps, some folding, with the exception of the "Interior of St. Paul's", which was never bound in. Plates include: MCG, the grandstand; Melbourne New Prince's Bridge; Melbourne University; Carleton Brewery, St. Hubert's Vineyard; J. G. Francis Vineyard in Sunbury; the very last is a folding plate, The Victorian Navy. Large 8vo, 108pp, numerous b&w plates. Blue paper wrappers with title in black on front and back covers inside decorative ruled black borders. Tan cloth spine, no title. Wrappers dusty and chipped at edges. Internally very good.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11807
- Title
- Illustrated Handbook of Victoria, Australia. Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London 1886
- Author
- Thomson, James, ed
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good internally, good + wrappers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Ferres, Government Printer
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- VICTORIA; PRINTS; MAPS;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Booksellers for over 40 years, members of prominent trade associations (ABAA, ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, ANZMS, PBFA). We are located at Garrison NY, a stone's throw from the Metro North Hudson line train, just over 1 hr. from NYC on the banks of the Hudson River. Books, maps, prints & ephemera bought & sold.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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