Acacia Terrace.
by Ker Wilson, Barbara; Fielding, David (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0868963496
- ISBN 13
- 9780868963495
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Gosford, NSW: Ashton Scholastic, 1988. 1st ed.. Hardback oblong small quarto, dustjacket (with flaps all sides), very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial cover (inlaid colour drawing), decorative endpapers, full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear (mainly top edge). 34 pp. First edition. This beautiful inspiring children's picture book by Barbara Ker Wilson tells a story of an typical corner of Sydney, a terrace of houses built in the 1860s, and the people who lived there, and later families, up to after World War 2 (WW2). It is part of the larger history of Australia, from goldrush days of canvas towns, to our modern cityscapes of fast freeways and high-rise buildings. Published in the Australian Bicentenary year. Illustrated by David Fielding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27395
- Title
- Acacia Terrace.
- Author
- Ker Wilson, Barbara; Fielding, David (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0868963496
- ISBN 13
- 9780868963495
- Publisher
- Ashton Scholastic
- Place of Publication
- Gosford, NSW
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- children's literature, australian history, homes, architecture, new south wales (nsw), sydney
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
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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