Some Early Australian Bookmen

Canberra: The Australian National University, 1978. Pp. [vi]+66(last colophon), title and text illustrations and facsimiles (mostly full page) printed in brown; med. 8vo; brown cloth, spine blocked in red and lettered & decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, front flap slightly creased; Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1978. First trade edition, being one of 1,000 copies signed by the author.… Read more about this item

Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1978. 65pp, sepia ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Jacket shows some edge wear with several short tears, front flap creased. Limited edition of 1000 signed by the author, of which this is #905. Selects outstanding figures among booksellers, publishers, authors and bibliophiles to show how Australia's book trade developed during its formative years.. Signed… Read more about this item

Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1978.. Limited Edition; 8vo; pp. 65; numerous illustrations; dustjacket; fine copy. Limited edition of 1000 copies; Signed by the author.

Canb. ANU Press., 1978.. Or.cl. Dustjacket. 65pp. b/w ills. Bookplate on front pastedown. Fine. 1st ed. Scarce. Edition limited to 1000 signed & numbered copies. A nice production. Deals with some of the outstanding figures among booksellers, book publishers, authors and bibliophiles to show how the trade developed during its formative years.

Australian Natl Univ Pr, 1978-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1978; brown cloth covered boards with glossy dust jacket; jacket has top edge wear; tight binding; Interior clean and unmarked; 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall; 65 pages.

Canberra : Australian National University Press 1978 1st edition. hard cover, dust jacket, light brown cloth, 66pp, sepia photographs and illustrations, apart from slight damage to paper of rear pastedown where a label has been removed, all in excellent unmarked condition, in excellent dust jacket. ISBN 0708102255

Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1978.. 8vo; pp. 65; numerous illustrations; original cloht, dustjacket; bookplate, a very good copy. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies, Signed by the author.

Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1978. cloth, dust jacket. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (ii), 65+(1) pages. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Author's signature on half-title page. Extensively illustrated, with reproductions of rare books, and portraits of well-known bookmen. Jacket spine faded. Library of Congress accession and surplus duplicate stamps.

Canberra, Australian National University Press, 1978.. 65pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth in lightly rubbed dustwrapper. Foxing to upper edge. Illustrated in sepia. A very good copy. . First edition. Limited edition of 1000 copies, of which this is no.740, signed by author.

Australian National University Press 1978 Hardcover with dust jacket Author was son of Sir John Ferguson ("Bibliography of Australia") and grandson of A&R founder, George Robertson. Book has several sephia reproductions. High design & production values. AS NEW book in AS NEW dust jacket Tan cloth-bound hardcover, 9.75" x 6.5", with gold type to spine label,… Read more about this item