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Station Book-Keeping: A Treatise on Double Entry Book-Keeping for Pastoralists and Farmers
by Vigars, Francis Ernest F. C .P. A
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
William Brooks and Company, Sydney, 1909. Third Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket. introduction by author. The text is illustrated with numerous examples of double entry bookkeeping. On the rear paste down there is an advertisement for "Norwich Fire Office". Maroon coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A book for Australian station owners and farmers for their account keeping in the early part of the 20th century. A true blast from the past. The book is showing its age and use. It's incredibly rubbed, faded and marked. Rubbing and chipping to the corners of the book and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Sun damage has caused such devastation as a complete fading of the gilt titles on the spine and of the cloth of the spine. The gilt on the front cover is also very rubbed and faded. Browning to the text block edges. The head and heel of the spine are very frayed. Browning and other marks to the end papers and browning to the pages, previous owner has placed their stamp on the front paste down, free front endpaper, title page, introduction page and rear paste down. Spine is very slightly cocked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8 - 188, [2 – further titles from author] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Economics; Australia; 1900-1920; Inventory No: 0103108. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0103108
- Title
- Station Book-Keeping: A Treatise on Double Entry Book-Keeping for Pastoralists and Farmers
- Author
- Vigars, Francis Ernest F. C .P. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Brooks and Company
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Station Book-keeping -- Early 20th Century, Australian History -- Pastoral and Farming History; Economics; Australia; 1900-1920; Unbranded Vigars, Francis Ernest F. C .P. A. Station Book-Keeping: A Treatise on Double Entry Book-Keeping for Pastor
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- Economics;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Text Block
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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