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Tell Me More, More of the Story of Menzies Hotel
by Archer, Fred
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Griffin Press, Adelaide, 1984. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographs. Inscribed by Author. Black and white photographic frontispiece,showing part demolition of the Menzies Dining Room. The text is illustrated with both black-and-white photography and illustrations. Dark blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and the backstrip . Fred Archer's story of the old Menzies hotel is one of the best pieces of social history so far written about Australia. (Geoffrey Blainey) -- rear panel blurb. Rubbing of the backstrip edges and of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), 118, (4) pages stop. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Popular Culture; Pubs -- Hotels; Australia; Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 0129638. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129638
- Title
- Tell Me More, More of the Story of Menzies Hotel
- Author
- Archer, Fred
- Illustrator
- Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Griffin Press
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Nostalgia, Biographical, local history, Menzies Hotel History; Popular Culture; Pubs -- Hotels; Australia; Photographs Inscribed by Author Unbranded Archer, Fred Tell Me More, More of the Story of Menzies Hotel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Popular Culture; Pubs -- Hotels;
Terms of Sale
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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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