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The Australian Pub
by Freeland, J. M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966. Scholarly study of that Australian cultural institution, the pub, and its denizens, from 1788-1966; the author was Professor of Architecture at the University of New Soutth Wales. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; price-clipped jacket shows some wear, chipping, short tears & creases, spine faded. Text clean; xiv, 229 pages; index, bibliography, statistical appendixes, b/w photos. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u0438
- Title
- The Australian Pub
- Author
- Freeland, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Architecture, Cultural Studies, Publicans, Alcohol, Licenses, Inns, Hospitality, Drinking, Liquor, Beer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture & Interior Decoration;
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Common abbreviation for 'published'
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