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SECOND HAND BOOK
MELBOURNE — A City of Cities, The Queen City of the South, The Garden City, Marvellous Melbourne. Stretching from Whittlesea to Flinders and from Sherbrooke to Werribee, Melbourne had grown in five generations to be one of the largest cities in the world.
The Melbourne Book covers all Melbourne — its fifty-six Cities and Shires — with over 400 drawings of notable buildings and landmarks, combined with a fascinating text comprising a descriptive guide to contemporary Melbourne and a selection of extracts from past and present writers evoking of the essence of the city from the early days to the present.
Fully indexed, this book is a unique compendium of history, reminiscence and factual information. Compiled with humour and affection it captures the spirit of a great metropolis: a book to savour.
Specifications: Good. Small marking on the front cover, some creasing of the dust jacket and plastic lining, good pages, sticker from original sale in interior.
Publisher: Hutchinson Group
Year: 1982
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 328
ISBN: 0091377501
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