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Silver, Sin, and Sixpenny Ale. A Social History of Broken Hill, 1883-1921
by Kennedy, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0522841414
- ISBN 13
- 9780522841411
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 1978 VG+/VG. 8vo. original black cloth gilt (slightly rubbed & marked, prev. owner's name to FFE) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & frayed, slight chipping at headcap, spine a trifle sunned); pp. xii, 202, with illustrations & maps. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029186
- Title
- Silver, Sin, and Sixpenny Ale. A Social History of Broken Hill, 1883-1921
- Author
- Kennedy, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0522841414
- ISBN 13
- 9780522841411
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carlton
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Brian Kennedy Silver Sin Sixpenny ale Social History Broken Hill Mining Local History New South Wales
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG+/VG
- A book in slightly better than Very Good Condition with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used...
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