Pp. [viii]+136(last colophon), text illustrations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the top fore-corners faintly bruised, spine faded (heaviest at extremities); dust wrapper, worn and torn, with large pieces missing from bottom edge of front panel and backstrip, the edges chipped and split, long closed tear across front panel into backstrip partly repaired with tape on reverse; name and date (1960 in ink on upper free endpaper, the free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1956. First edition. *'Strange highlights in the history of Australia - from the 15th to the 20th centuries' [wrapper blurb]. Much of the material was originally written for the series Know Your Australia published between 1948 and 1955 in GMH People, an illustrated monthly magazine produced for employees by General Motors Holden.

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Title

FIFTH CONTINENT RETROSPECT

Publisher

The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne

Publication Date

1956

Edition

1st Edition

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Australiana

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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd 156 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Australia books@kaycraddock.com +61 3 9654 8506 ABN: 16 007 334 312 Director: Kay Craddock Established in 1965, a salon-style bookshop in the heart of Melbourne's central business district. The shop has a large and varied stock of antiquarian and secondhand books, ranging from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries, covering most subjects and price ranges. Specialities include fine press and illustrated books, literature, children's books, books about books and militaria.

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Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd
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