A Century Galloped By; The First Hundred Years of Victoria Racing Club
by Pacini, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0731628128
- ISBN 13
- 9780731628124
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Victoria Racing Club, Melbourne, 1988. First Edition. Red Board with Gilt. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 522pp., foreword by the chairman, Peter Armytage, acknowledgements, preface by the author and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs, illustrations and line drawings. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, with white background with red and black writing on front panel and spine. This book was commissioned by Victoria Racing Club to give the history of the club for the first 100 years. It is not only that, is also a social and economic history of Victoria the same time period. apart from some rubbing of the bottom edges of the boards from shelf contact there is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Australiana; Local History -- Victoria; ISBN: 0731628128. ISBN/EAN: 9780731628124. Inventory No: 0239949. . 9780731628124
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0239949
- Title
- A Century Galloped By; The First Hundred Years of Victoria Racing Club
- Author
- Pacini, John
- Format/Binding
- Red Board with Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0731628128
- ISBN 13
- 9780731628124
- Publisher
- Victoria Racing Club
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Victoria Racing Club, History, horseracing-Victoria, Melbourne Cup, Australia, Sport of Kings, History; Australiana; Local History -- Victoria; Unbranded ISBN: 0731628128 EAN: 9780731628124 Pacini, John A Century Galloped By; The First Hundred Yea
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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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- First Edition
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