Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. XIV, 218 pages, last blank, acknowledgements, foreword by Walter Murdoch, list of illustrations, notes and index. Black and white photographic frontispiece, showing subject. Within text there are black and white photographs and cartoons. Dark red coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. The corners of book are rubbed and bumped and there is shelf wear to both top and bottom edges of the book, bottom being worse than top. The head and heel of the book are bumped and soft. Browning to the text block edges and to the internal text. Plain text dustwrapper, black background with gilt and white writing on front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is in pretty ordinary shape. Corners are rubbed, as are both dustwrapper fore edges, back panel and front and back spine gutters. Chipping and creasing along the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. Dustwrapper has been price clipped on the front fold over bottom right-hand corner. Biography of Herbert Brookes, confident and corresponder of 8 Australian Prime Ministers, donor and fighter for community causes, son-in-law of Alfred Deakin ".. a radical with vision ahead of his time.". Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History -- Australia; Politics -- Australian; Inventory No: 0100824. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0100824
Title: Australian Citizen; Herbert Brookes 1867-1963
Author: Rivett, Rohan
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Place of Publication: Melbourne
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: BZDB2 Herbert Brookes -- Biography, Australian Politics, Australian History, Australian Radical, Memoirs Biography & Autobiography; History -- Australia; Politics -- Australian; Unbranded Rivett, Rohan Australian Citizen; Herbert Brookes 1867-1963
Bookseller catalogs: Politics -- Australian;

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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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