Publisher:Melbourne University Press, Carlton South, Victoria, 2000
Edition:First
Illustrator:Photographic
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Very Good
Dust Jacket:Very Good
Melbourne University Press, 2000, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Photographic
650 g; XVI, 228t pages, last three pages blank, chapter notes, index, chronology, 18 pages of black-and-white photography, Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Samuel Wadham arrived from England in 1926 As Professor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne. A man who was prepared to ignore heat, dust and flies to talk to farmers in remote districts, Wadham defied the then accepted image of a university educator. He was unpretentious in dress and manners, and antisocially in all surroundings. Ross Humphreys skilfully documents the broad panorama of Sir Samuel Wadham's concerns and interests and, through access to the Wadham family papers, also reveals the complexities of his character and his family life. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Biography; Local History -- Victoria; ISBN: 0522849342. ISBN/EAN: 9780522849349. Inventory No: 0215686.
650 g; XVI, 228t pages, last three pages blank, chapter notes, index, chronology, 18 pages of black-and-white photography, Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Samuel Wadham arrived from England in 1926 As Professor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne. A man who was prepared to ignore heat, dust and flies to talk to farmers in remote districts, Wadham defied the then accepted image of a university educator. He was unpretentious in dress and manners, and antisocially in all surroundings. Ross Humphreys skilfully documents the broad panorama of Sir Samuel Wadham's concerns and interests and, through access to the Wadham family papers, also reveals the complexities of his character and his family life. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Biography; Local History -- Victoria; ISBN: 0522849342. ISBN/EAN: 9780522849349. Inventory No: 0215686.