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The Story of the Camera in Australia
by Cato, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Georgian House, Melbourne, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.175 kg.; XV, 187 pp.. Bound in brick red cloth over boards, which shows of flecking on both front and rear panel's. Ownership inscription on front end page and on title page. Fading of the top edge tinting. This is the story of a magic process that was discovered when Australia was young, that was brought out here when it was a year-old, and grew and developed side-by-side with the history of this country, recording every phase of the changing fashions of the life of the generations as no other medium, literary or graphic, could have done. -- front fold over blurb. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Photography; History -- Australia; Australiana; Inventory No: 0225219. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0225219
- Title
- The Story of the Camera in Australia
- Author
- Cato, Jack
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Georgian House
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Photography, Australia, History Photography; History -- Australia; Australiana; Photographic Unbranded Cato, Jack The Story of the Camera in Australia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
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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