Up The Country; A Tale of the Early Australian Squattocracy
by Franklin, Miles ( Brent of Bin Bin )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Author's note. Dark pink cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The book is a sweeping saga of pioneer life in the alpine country of New South Wales. A tale of dauntless settlers and their headstrong children, of cattle duffers and bushrangers, of flooding rivers and ill-fated love, largely based on tales were handed down by Miles Franklin's maternal grandmother, herself an early settler of Australia's high country. Softening of the back strip edges with a little bumping to the book corners. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with fading to the top edge of the front panel and back strip. Age toning and foxing of the text block edges with lighter age toning and foxing of the pages. A previous owner has cut the top right hand corner of the free front end page and there is offset tanning to the end pages. A previous owner has pasted a newspaper clipping to the free front end page in regards to the book. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XIII, [2], 2 - 400, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Australia; 1900-1920; Inventory No: 0290468. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290468
- Title
- Up The Country; A Tale of the Early Australian Squattocracy
- Author
- Franklin, Miles ( Brent of Bin Bin )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- BZDB2 New South Wales alpine high country bushrangers settlement farming Literature & Literary; Australia; 1900-1920; Unbranded Franklin, Miles ( Brent of Bin Bin ) Up The Country; A Tale of the Early Australian Squattocracy
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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