Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Assoc, 1984, Hardcover (Imitation Leather), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Signed by Author

xiv, 382 pp., illustrated dustwrapper, illustrated endpapers, text illustrated with reproductions of paintings, photographs, map. Includes chronology, further reading guide and index. The dustwrapper is very faintly sunned along the spine. This book gives an account of the changing look of Victoria expressly over last 150 years, although the impact made by the aborigines' lifestyle before contact with Europeans is also briefly covered. In a lively and readable style the author traces the historical scene in which Melbourne, its suburbs, country towns, roads, railways, reservoirs, farms, holiday places and other elements in the Victorian landscape have evolved. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Australia; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0949288039. ISBN/EAN: 9780949288035. Inventory No: 0209148.