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ORR (Professor Sydney Sparkes Orr)
by Eddy, W. H. C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. with frontispiece photograph, and black-and-white photographs throughout the book, with a preface by Professor Stout and a prologue by Professor Wright.Pale yellow coloured boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The Orr Case was Australia's cause celebre of the 1950s and 1960s. Did Professor Sydney Sparkes Orr seduce his eighteen-year-old student as she claimed or was he framed by a sinister cabal who disliked his politics as he and his supporters insisted? Was this a case of sexual exploitation or an example of McCarthyism down under? The book itself is in the fine condition, the dustjacket is slightly darkened on the spine section and has a little rubbing to the top edge. Offset tanning to front and rear free end pages. Spot of foxing to the verso of the frontispiece. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XXXIV, 764 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Legal; Tasmania; Inventory No: 0229745. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0229745
- Title
- ORR (Professor Sydney Sparkes Orr)
- Author
- Eddy, W. H. C
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jacaranda Press
- Place of Publication
- Brisbane
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BZDB2 academic, Tasmania, Scandal Genealogy & Local History; Legal; Tasmania; Photographic Unbranded Eddy, W. H. C. ORR (Professor Sydney Sparkes Orr)
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- Legal;
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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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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
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