Melbourne University Press, 2002, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Photographic

1.0 kg; XXXVIII, 558 pages, last three pages blank, indexed. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The text of the diary has been edited by Ronald Ridley. The diary offers a perceptive and lively insider's account of academia during the 1930s. Priestley was an energetic, innovative man with a colourful background in Antarctic exploration. He held strongly to the view that the university is a community of scholars. One of his major achievements at Melbourne was to bring staff, students and graduates together for establishing the University Union. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Education; Local History -- Victoria; ISBN: 0522849857. ISBN/EAN: 9780522849851. Inventory No: 0218501.