Half a Thousand Acres: Balmain, a History of the Land Grant.
by Reynolds, Peter L.; Flottmann, Paul V
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0959950222
- ISBN 13
- 9780959950229
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About This Item
Sydney, Balmain: Balmain Association, Inc., 1976. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos (including frontispiece), maps, rear pastedown lightly toned, top edge minimally foxed, top spine jacket chipped (parts reverse side lightly toned), minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication prelim page). 148 pp. Peter Reynolds and Paul Flottmann relate an exciting story of colonial double-dealing, political intrigue and illicit trading that has has surrounded the origins of the Balmain Land Grant.The times and lives of Dr. William Balmain (surgeon) and Professor John Borthwick Gilchrist emerge from obscurity. Published by the Balmain Association. (1 of 2 available copies.).
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28108
- Title
- Half a Thousand Acres: Balmain, a History of the Land Grant.
- Author
- Reynolds, Peter L.; Flottmann, Paul V
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0959950222
- ISBN 13
- 9780959950229
- Publisher
- Balmain Association, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, Balmain
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- australian history, homes, architecture, new south wales (nsw), sydney, balmain, limited edition, autograph
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Annandale, New South Wales
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