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Old Gold Towns of Victoria
by Darbyshire, John and Sayers C. E
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0851790941
- ISBN 13
- 9780851790947
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Rigby, Adelaide, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Darbyshire. 32pp. Throughout the text there are numerous coloured illustrations. Endpapers illustrated by map of Victoria and towns visited. Illustrated boards, by John Darbyshire, showing 'The Diggings, Ballarat'. Yellow background with black and white writing on the front panel and black on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing the same illustrations as the boards. The gold rush in Victoria spawned many towns, some like Bendigo and Ballarat are still thriving while others like Steiglitz are now ghost towns. In this book John Darbyshire and C. E Sayers set out to record in word and picture the romance of this period of Victorian history. The dust jacket has a sticky tape prepared tear at the left-hand top of the front panel, internally clean, no damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: John Darbyshire. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Art -- Australian; Local History -- Victoria; Australia; History. ISBN: 0851790941. ISBN/EAN: 9780851790947. Inventory No: 0281262. . 9780851790947
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0281262
- Title
- Old Gold Towns of Victoria
- Author
- Darbyshire, John and Sayers C. E
- Illustrator
- John Darbyshire
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0851790941
- ISBN 13
- 9780851790947
- Publisher
- Rigby
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Paintings, History, Gold Mines, Victoria, Art Genealogy & Local History; Art -- Australian; Local History -- Victoria; Australia; History. John Darbyshire Unbranded ISBN: 0851790941 EAN: 9780851790947 Darbyshire, John and Sayers C. E. Old Gold
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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