Harcourt, 2000. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (yellow boards with silver titling to the spine) Physically 9¼” x 6½” (0.8 kg); 292pp; Index; Bibliography; ISBN: 0151006016 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #174597|| Condition:

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Sydney's harbor establishes it as one of the most attractive modern cities, but its beginnings suggest something different. In 1770, the British Parliament saw the area as a solution to England's overcrowded prisons. On arriving at the harbor, the first "convicts" found themselves in one of the hottest climates in the world, and were greeted by aboriginal natives whose curiosity was matched only by their desire for the newcomers to leave. Sydney is a place where gravestones have such inscriptions as "Be ready mates, that's all!," where people wear shorts and sandals to one of the most renowned opera houses in the world, where the working man fights for what he's got and never backs down. Geoffrey Moorhouse brilliantly describes the city, its appetites, and its character-from its colonial beginnings to its becoming the host city of the 2000 Olympics. His curious knowledge, remarkable insight, and marvelous storytelling capture Sydney's warmth, texture, resilience, and loyalty.

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Bookseller: BookLovers of Bath (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 174597
Title: Sydney: The Story of a City
Author: Geoffrey Moorhouse
Format/Binding: Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper.
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0151006016
ISBN 13: 9780151006014
Publisher: Harcourt
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2000
Keywords: sydney history harbour chowder bay bradleys head botanic gardens woolloomooloo ten pound poms circular quay garden island gore cove white and glebe manly queenscliff curl the opera house port jackson new south wales parks

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BookLovers of Bath is set in the pastoral idyll of Peasedown St. John in Somerset (God's Own Country) in the south west of England. My wife and I owned the village Post Office until the modern world caught up with us in 2014. At that point I converted the premises to a small book shop, Fact or Fable, with a stock of around 4,000 titles in stock. I've been selling books worldwide since 1997 and rather hope to get the hang of it shortly…

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