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Bill Wannan's Folklore of the Australian Pub
by Wannan, Bill
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0333139062
- ISBN 13
- 9780333139066
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan, Melbourne, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. XII, 132 pp., acknowledgements, an introductory note. Brown coloured endpapers. Within the text there are numerous black and white illustrations, cartoons and advertisements. Brown coloured boards with white beer advertisements on front cover, and white writing on spine. Corners have mild rubbing and shelf wear is evident to the bottom edges of book. Some dust marks to the top paper edge and gift inscription on ffep. Illustrated dustwrapper, being a reproduction of Sam Griffin poster "I Allus Has Wan at Eleven", with yellow background and red and white writing on front panel and white on spine. Dustwrapper has rubbing and fading and the corners are chipped and rubbed. Grubby marks to the back panel and the head and the heel of the spine have minor chipping. The lore, legends, songs and anecdotes of the Aussie pub. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; History -- Australia; Mythology; Australia; ISBN: 0333139062. ISBN/EAN: 9780333139066. Inventory No: 0100997. . 9780333139066
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100997
- Title
- Bill Wannan's Folklore of the Australian Pub
- Author
- Wannan, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333139062
- ISBN 13
- 9780333139066
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australian Folklore -- Pub, Drinking Legends, Mythology -- Drinking History; History -- Australia; Mythology; Australia; Unbranded ISBN: 0333139062 EAN: 9780333139066 Wannan, Bill Bill Wannan's Folklore of the Australian Pub
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- mythology;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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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- Dustwrapper
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- First Edition
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
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