A Bunyip Close Behind Me; Recollections of the Nineties
by McNiel, Eugenie and Her Daughter, Crawford, Eugenie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0725600810
- ISBN 13
- 9780725600815
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 100 pp. Pale blue boards with gilt writing on spine. Corners slightly rubbed and bumped and there is shelf wear evident on bottom edge of book. There are some dust marks to the top paper edge and some foxing spots to the fore paper edge. Gift inscription on the ffep. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the author and her sister as young girls on front panel and young ladies on back panel, pink and white striped background with brown writing on front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed and faded, most noticeable on spine. There are some brown stains on the front panel close to the top dustwrapper edge, there is also the remainders of a cup ring running through the photograph on front panel. Both panels of the dustwrapper have grubby marks. The author of the book grew up in Sydney in the 1890s. Her mother was of French extraction and thought by many of the day to be eccentric. "Her eccentricities seem negligible today but her recollections of life in early Sydney constitute an entertaining historical vignette.". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Local History -- New South Wales; Social History; ISBN: 0725600810. ISBN/EAN: 9780725600815. Inventory No: 0100588. . 9780725600815
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100588
- Title
- A Bunyip Close Behind Me; Recollections of the Nineties
- Author
- McNiel, Eugenie and Her Daughter, Crawford, Eugenie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0725600810
- ISBN 13
- 9780725600815
- Publisher
- The Hawthorn Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Memoirs, Biography, Sydney, 1890s, Australia, Social History Biography & Autobiography; Local History -- New South Wales; Social History; Unbranded ISBN: 0725600810 EAN: 9780725600815 McNiel, Eugenie and Her Daughter, Crawford, Eugenie A Bunyi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Local History -- New South Wales; Social History;
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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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