Melbourne University Press with the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Melbourne, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. XVI, 360pp., preface by editor, acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of maps and index. Photographic endpapers, showing a panoramic view of Adelaide. Coloured photographic frontispiece, looking in a south easterly direction across Adelaide towards the Mount Lofty ranges. The text is illustrated with black-and-white and coloured photography, black-and-white illustrations and line drawings, maps and graphs. Green coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Slight fraying to the book corners and very slight bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. Browning and foxing marks to the paper edges and there are some marks to the panels cloth. Taped to the ffep., is a review for the book. Very slight browning to the internal pages. Photographic dustwrapper, showing sane photograph as for frontispiece, with a blue background and red writing on the front panel and spine. Corners of the dustwrapper are chipped and there are chipping with loss to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. The dustwrapper is rubbed, particularly along the edges, and there are some grubby marks as well. Grubby marks to the verso of the dustwrapper as well and there are stains to the bottom right hand corner of the back panel. An overview of South Australia in the late 1950s. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Economics; Local History -- South Australia; Inventory No: 0101990. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0101990
Title: Introducing South Australia
Author: Best, Rupert J. (editor)
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Melbourne University Press with the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science
Place of Publication: Melbourne
Date Published: 1957
Keywords: BZDB2 South Australia -- 1950s -- Articles, South Australia -- History, Economic History -- South Australia, History; Economics; Local History -- South Australia; Unbranded Best, Rupert J. (editor) Introducing South Australia
Bookseller catalogs: Local History -- South Australia; Economics;

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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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