A H & A W Reed, Sydney, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. 216 pages., last blank, list of illustrations, introduction by author, appendix and index. Illustrated endpapers, showing the route taken by author. There are numerous black and white photographs illustrating the text. Yellow coloured boards with red titles to the backstrip. The corners are bumped and rubbed and there is shelf wear evident to the bottom edges. The head and the heel of the spine are soft and bumped. Dust marks to the top paper edge and browning to the other two. On the front panel there are 6 puncture marks which appear to have been made by a pen nib. Bookseller's sticker on the front pastedown. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the author during his walk. The dustwrapper is heavily rubbed faded and there is chipping along the top dustwrapper edge. On the front panel there are two marks; one from a pencil and one from an ink pen. All corners are chipped. The founder of A. H. Reed [ A. H. Reed ] Publishers accepted a dare from his nephew to walk from Sydney to Melbourne. It took him 41days. This book is the result of that trek. Oh by-the-way He was 89 years old ! This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Travel; Australia; Inventory No: 0100692. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0100692
Title: Footslogger; Sydney-Melbourne in His 90th Year
Author: Reed, A.H
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: A H & A W Reed
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1966
Keywords: BZDB2 Walking, Journey, Traveling, Memories, Australia History; Travel; Australia; Unbranded Reed, A.H Footslogger; Sydney-Melbourne in His 90th Year
Bookseller catalogs: Travel;

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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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