Mr Punch in Tasmania : colonial politics in cartoons, 1866-1879.
by CRAIG, Clifford
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0908528051
- ISBN 13
- 9780908528059
- Seller
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West Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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About This Item
Hobart,: Blubber Head Press. 1980. 375 numbered copies, signed by the author. Demy 4to. 312pp, full-page illustrations (the cartoons). Maroon buckram, gilt Mr Punch device on the upper board, with the dustwrapper. A fine clean copy. ISBN 0908528051 ***From the six distinct Punch magazines published in Tasmania. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astrolabe Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5951
- Title
- Mr Punch in Tasmania : colonial politics in cartoons, 1866-1879.
- Author
- CRAIG, Clifford
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0908528051
- ISBN 13
- 9780908528059
- Publisher
- Blubber Head Press
- Place of Publication
- Hobart,
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 19th century, art, bhp, cartoons, newspapers, politics, tasmania
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About the Seller
Astrolabe Booksellers
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West Hobart, Tasmania
About Astrolabe Booksellers
Astrolabe Booksellers no longer has a shop of its own, but does have stock available for perusal and purchase in Scotty's on Argyle, 276a Argyle Street, North Hobart, Tasmania (open 11am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday, closed public holidays).Astrolabe Booksellers is the leading antiquarian/ second-hand/used bookseller in Australia's island state. Proprietor Michael Sprod is a long-standing member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers. Astrolabe carries a good range of antiquarian and second-hand books on a wide variety of subjects, specialising in works on Tasmania, Australia, Antarctica, Aborigines (especially Tasmanian), and maritime subjects.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...