Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney:.
by Tyrrell, James R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0207152993
- ISBN 13
- 9780207152993
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos & drawings (some full-page), faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 219 pp. The memoirs of iconic Sydney bookseller James Tyrrell. The most readable of Australian bookseller reminiscences. Plenty of detail about social life, literary figures, book collectors and booksellers of the early 20th century in Sydney. Originally published 1952, and here with a postscript added (shortened from an earlier postscript published separately).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17181
- Title
- Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney:.
- Author
- Tyrrell, James R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0207152993
- ISBN 13
- 9780207152993
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- australian biography, autobiography, communication, books, booksellers, new south wales (nsw), sydney
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...