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Sixty Nine Years of Events from the Pages of the News
by Becker, Andrew– Text & Savvas, Adrian – Compiler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0949155217
- ISBN 13
- 9780949155214
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Adrian Savvas, College Park, South Australia, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction by Ronald R. Boland, former managing director and managing editor of The News. Photographic front end page showing a very early delivery system of the newspaper. The text is illustrated with reproductions of newspaper headlines and front pages along with the inevitable advertisements. Brown coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The life-and-death of a newspaper in Adelaide, The News from its beginning in July 24, 1923 till the final edition of March 27, 1992. Rubbing of the book edges and a little softening of the back strip edges. The book has been printed on a dark cream coloured stock. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with some rubbing of the laminate. There is a small tear to the top right hand corner of the rear panel. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). 400 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Journalism; Australia; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0949155217. ISBN/EAN: 9780949155214. Inventory No: 0287205. . 9780949155214
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287205
- Title
- Sixty Nine Years of Events from the Pages of the News
- Author
- Becker, Andrew– Text & Savvas, Adrian – Compiler
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0949155217
- ISBN 13
- 9780949155214
- Publisher
- Adrian Savvas
- Place of Publication
- College Park, South Australia
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- BZDB2 The News – newspaper, history 1923-1992, Australia, journalism History; Journalism; Australia; Sociology & Culture. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0949155217 EAN: 9780949155214 Becker, Andrew– Text & Savvas, Adrian &A
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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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