Australia in the Good Old Days: Facsimile Pages from Lassetters Commercial Review, no 26, 1911 (An Edwardian Catalogue: Everything Solid Value).
by Lassetters; Hutton, Peter (introduction)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0725403365
- ISBN 13
- 9780725403362
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Ure Smith, 1977. Reprint ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, decorative cloth cover, good plus condition (in good plus jacket), many black & white drawings, spine faded jacket as common, edges little foxed, minor edgewear, owner's rubber stamps (including title page & edges). Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 264 pp. Reproduction of part of a catalogue produced by Lassetter's in 1911, the largest Sydney department store at the time (F. Lassetter & Co.), showing a fascinating selection of Edwardian goods for sale. Lasseters was famous for its 1000-page catalogues distributed widely throughout Australia, which today provides a valuable guide to Edwardian Australia.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8233
- Title
- Australia in the Good Old Days: Facsimile Pages from Lassetters Commercial Review, no 26, 1911 (An Edwardian Catalogue: Everything Solid Value).
- Author
- Lassetters; Hutton, Peter (introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0725403365
- ISBN 13
- 9780725403362
- Publisher
- Ure Smith
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- reference, catalogues, catalogs, australian history, business, new south wales (nsw), sydney
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIAN HISTORY;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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