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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The head and tail of the jacket's spine is chipped as are its edges, else a nice copy, clean and solid. x, 289 pages indexed. 'The Saga of Coal' was originally commissioned by the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company to celebrate its centenary in 1958. The directors of bthe company felt that this should not be just an account of the one's company development, but a short history of the coal industry in New South Wales as a whole.' (front flap)

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1969. 1st edition. Very Good. octavo. hardback with dust jacket x + 289pp., b/w pls., notes, bibliog., index, Sl. chipped dust jacket o/w nice copy

Syd. A & R., 1969.. Or.cl. 289pp. b/w plates. Sl.foxing, else a Very Good copy. 1st ed.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1969. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, edges lightly foxed (mainly top edge), pages lightly toned as usual, spine ends jacket little chipped (rear cover scuffed), minor edgewear, non-author written dedication title page. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . 289 pp. The respected historian M. H. Ellis was commissioned by the coal mining company to celebrate its centenary. The aim was to include a short history of the coal mining industry in New South Wales. The manuscript was finished in 1959, but not published then because of rapid industry change, and was revised by the author in 1969 for publication. (No ISBN in the book.).