Perth, Western Australia: Westralian Farmers co-Operative Limited Printing Works, 1955. xxiii, + 322pp., monochrome sketch-art endpapers. Sepia subject-portrait frontispiece, and unpaginated, like halftone plates and line-drawn maps (one fold-out), and intext graphs. All called-for plates extant and attached. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped head and heel. Bright gilt titles over very good light blue original cloth boards. Text-block has minor margin damage to one leaf, else text-block clean. Printed heavy textured paper dustjacket soiled and sunned, with mild edgewear. "This book is an account of a man, Walter Harper, and a co-operative movement in Western Australia . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Author's Note, Introduction, 11 chapters, Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 735g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008756
Title: WALTER HARPER AND THE FARMERS
Author: Sandford, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Westralian Farmers co-Operative Limited Printing Works
Place of Publication: Perth, Western Australia
Date Published: 1955
Keywords: LOCAL HISTORY, AUSTRALIA, WESTERN FARMERS, SOCIETIES, SOCIAL SANDFORD, JOHN
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