Wild Dogs, Working Dogs, Pedigrees & Pets: Dog & Man In Australian & New New Zealand Life
by Pollard, Jack (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by editor, acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with black and white photography of both Australian and New Zealand dogs. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Robin Hill showing various dogs, with coloured titles to the front and back panel. A series of anecdotes, stories, poetry and tales about dogs in both Australia and New Zealand. Contributors include: – C. E. W. Bean, Mary Gilmore, Henry Kendall and Henry Lawson. Softening and fading to the back strip with rubbing to the top book corners and lower book edges. Fading to the top book edges and there is a 1.25" split to the top left-hand corner of the rear back strip. Tanning of the text block edges. A previous owner has placed their ex libris plate to the top edge of the free front end page. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip corners with rubbing of both the edges and panels of the dustwrapper. There is 1/2 inch tear to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel, with associated creasing, a similar size tear to the lower left-hand corner of the same panel and a 2 inch tear to the top right-hand corner of the same panel. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [4], V - XIII, [1] pages 297, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Short Stories; Dogs; Natural History -- Ornithology; Inventory No: 0124377. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124377
- Title
- Wild Dogs, Working Dogs, Pedigrees & Pets: Dog & Man In Australian & New New Zealand Life
- Author
- Pollard, Jack (editor)
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lansdowne Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Dogs, working dogs, pedigrees, pets, Australia and New Zealand, anecdotes, stories, mythology Animals & Birds; Short Stories; Dogs; Natural History -- Ornithology; Photographic Unbranded Pollard, Jack (editor) Wild Dogs, Working Dogs, Pedigree
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dogs; Short Stories; Natural History -- Ornithology;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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