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People In Glass Houses: Growing Up At Government House by Lubbock Adelaide - 1977

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People In Glass Houses: Growing Up At Government House by Lubbock Adelaide - 1977

People In Glass Houses: Growing Up At Government House

by Lubbock Adelaide

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West Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Australia) Ltd, 1977. 196 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. Adelaide Lubbock Provides Rare Insights Into The Private And Public Life Of A Vice Regal Household.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores AU (AU)
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0170051919
  • ISBN 13 9780170051910
  • Publisher Thomas Nelson (Australia) Ltd
  • Place of Publication West Melbourne
  • Date Published 1977

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People in Glass Houses: Growing up at Government House

by Adelaide Lubbock; Geoffrey Blainey [Foreword]

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This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Light Fading to the Spine, Light Surface Wear, some Foxing to the Inside, and Light Edgewear, including a Couple of Very Small, 1/8"" long or Smaller Tears and Light Crinkling, particularly at the Head and Base of the Spine but No Stains or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Light Rubbing along the Bottom Edge but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Very Slightly Cocked but still Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining with the Exception of a Bookstore Stamp on the Front End Page and has occasional Light Soiling but No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have some Foxing to the Top Edge with Very Light Foxing to the other Edges but No Remainder Mark, Stains, or Other Major Damage.
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People in glass houses: Growing up at Government House

by Adelaide Lubbock

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People in Glass Houses: Growing Up at Government House

by Lubbock, Adelaide

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Nelson, Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographs. List of illustrations, acknowledgements, foreword by Geoffrey Blaney, preface by author, bibliography, lady Stanley's family tree, Stanley family tree and index. Gold coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography / illustrations between pages 84 and 85. Purple coloured boards with white coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Through a combination of her memories, and her mother's letters, Adelaide Lubbock (nee Stanley) provides a rare insights into the private and public life of a vice-Regal household. This domestic view of life above and below stairs at government house is spiced with anecdotes about the famous people who were guests there. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Very light… Read More
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People in Glass Houses

People in Glass Houses

by Lubbock, Adelaide

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Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Aust) Ltd. 1977. Octavo Size. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 196pages.. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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People in Glass Houses

People in Glass Houses

by Lubbock, Adelaide

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Melbourne: Thomas Nelson (Aust) Ltd. 1977. Octavo Size. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 196pages.. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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People in Glass Houses - growing up in Government House

by Adelaide Lubbock

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Nelson, Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Light wear and tear to extremities of dust wrapper. 196 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 1900-1920; Genealogy & Local History. ISBN: 0170051919. ISBN/EAN: 9780170051910. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55501. . 9780170051910
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PEOPLE IN GLASS HOUSES: Growing up at Government House. (Signed Copy)

by Lubbock, Adelaide

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West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Thomas Nelson, 1977. xii, + 196pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate illustrated section (mostly happy-snaps). Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. Boards shelfworn, mostly on foot. Small, original supplier's sticker affixed to front pastedown. Signed and dated (Nov. '77) by author on title page, plus a light margin stain on one leaf. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. From a combination of her memories, and her mother's letters, Adelaide Lubbock, born 1906, the daughter of Sir Arthur Stanley, Governor of Victoria, Australia 1914-1919, has produced the recollections of an interesting, somewhat privileged, and diverse life. Contents, in 'parts', include: Prelims., 1905-1913, 1914-18, 1919-26, Biblio., Family Tree, Index. Mary Kathleen Adelaide Lubbock (nee Stanley) died in 1981. Book weight approx. 650g. . Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More
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People in Glass Houses; Growing Up at Government House

by Lubbock, Adelaide (Biography of Adelaide Lubbock.)

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Melbourne: Nelson [0-17-005191-9] 1977. (Hardcover) 196pp. Very good in near fine dust jacket. Photographs, notes, bibliography, genealogy, index. The spine and corners are worn, there are small tapestains and a previous owner's blind stamp to the front free endpaper. "Through a combination of her memories and her mother's letters, Adelaide Lubbock (nee Stanley) provides rare insights into the private and public life of a vice-regal household. This domestic view of life above and belowstairs at Government House is spiced with anecdotes about the famous people who were guests there". Biography of Adelaide Lubbock. Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey. (History--Pacific Area, Domestic Life, Government, History--Australia, History--Pacific Area, Letters, Memoir).
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