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The Vagabond Papers
by James, John Stanley [Michael Cannon editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0522839460
- ISBN 13
- 9780522839463
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1969. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. XII, 276 pp., editors note, introduction by editor, list of illustrations, a "Vagabond" bibliography and index. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, 'The Vagabond' as seen by 'Leo' [J. H. Leonard). Throughout the text black and white line illustrations from contemporary sources are used to illustrate. Coloured endpapers. Navy blue boards with gilt writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, based on the drawing in the Illustrated Sydney News, 9 August1879, with white writing on the front panel and spine. This abridged version from 1969 is from the original 1877-8 publication in five volumes of John Stanley James "The Vagabond", "Australian urban life has never had a chronicler quite like the Vagabond. Renowned journalist and 'eminently unconventional character', he knew poverty and road from first-hand experience about the degradation and brutality of lowlife in the festering slums of the Victorian era.". dust jacket has sought tears and rubbing at the top and bottom of the spine section and at the top right-hand corner of the front panel, previous owner's name partially hidden on the dark brown front end paper, and repeated at the top of the half title page, faint foxing to the title page opposite the frontispiece, no annotations otherwise. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; ISBN: 0522839460. ISBN/EAN: 9780522839463. Inventory No: 0276776. . 9780522839463
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0276776
- Title
- The Vagabond Papers
- Author
- James, John Stanley [Michael Cannon editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0522839460
- ISBN 13
- 9780522839463
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- BZDB2 History, Writer, 19th-Century, Australia, Newspapers, Social Conditions, Social Commentary History; Unbranded ISBN: 0522839460 EAN: 9780522839463 James, John Stanley [Michael Cannon editor] The Vagabond Papers
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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