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Yamba Yesterday; A Retrospective View: 1885-1985
by Howland, Keith and Lee, Stuart
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0958969108
- ISBN 13
- 9780958969109
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Yamba Centenary Committee, Yamba, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Keith Howland. 136 pp., last three blank, acknowledgements, foreword by Don Day, index. Illustrated endpapers, showing a digital photograph of 1930's scene. Black and white photographic frontispiece showing early settlers in the region. The text is profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, illustrations, and the occasional coloured photograph. Maroon coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. Corners scuffed and rubbed and there is bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Keith Howland, with maroon background and yellow and white writing on front panel and spine. Corners of the dustwrapper are scuffed and rubbed and there is rubbing along the fore edges of book. Chipping to the top and bottom edges of the dustwrapper, and a 0.25 "and 2" tears top front edge, and 0.5 " tear with associated creasing to the top back panel dustwrapper edge. There is a 1" tear on the bottom right-hand corner dustwrapper edge. The dustwrapper is a little "loose". The Centenary history of Yamba on the north coast of New South Wales. Size: Oblong 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" tall but wider. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Keith Howland. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Local History -- New South Wales; ISBN: 0958969108. ISBN/EAN: 9780958969109. Inventory No: 0101114. . 9780958969109
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101114
- Title
- Yamba Yesterday; A Retrospective View: 1885-1985
- Author
- Howland, Keith and Lee, Stuart
- Illustrator
- Keith Howland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0958969108
- ISBN 13
- 9780958969109
- Publisher
- Yamba Centenary Committee
- Place of Publication
- Yamba
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Yamba -- History, Local History, New South Wales -- History, Centenary History History; Local History -- New South Wales; Keith Howland Unbranded ISBN: 0958969108 EAN: 9780958969109 Howland, Keith and Lee, Stuart Yamba Yesterday; A Retrospective V
- Bookseller catalogs
- Local History -- New South Wales;
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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