Question of Polish Tapa dura - 1980

Sydney, William Collins first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Australians have always venerated old things. Terry Ingram explains the reasons for this anomalous situation in a witty and informative manner. He takes a hard, sometimes irreverent look at the wheelers and dealers in old wares in Australia and discusses some of the 'finds' which have not lived up to their promise. 262 x 198mm., pp. 192, b/w and colour plates throughout, notes, index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, NO INSCRIPTIONS; dust jacket, light rubbing - no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 0002164124

Collins, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket shows heavy shelf wear and tear. Pages are clean and intact. Has some minor dirtiness on the outside from handling.\r\nThere is some slight dirtiness on the textblock/fore edge from handling. \r\n

Sydney: William Collins. 1979. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has minor bruise to leading edge & is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 192 pages.. A witty and informative look at the antiques industry in Australia at the time. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Collins, Sydney . London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Acknowledgements notes on plates and index. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs and black-and-white illustrations. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles the front panel and backstrip. The author looks at why Australians venerate old things, that would almost pass unnoticed in Europe. " ... He takes a hard, sometimes irreverent looked at the wheelers and dealers in old wares in Australia. He describes their colourful personalities and their idiosyncrasies which have made Australian antique sales so lively ..." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges, with rubbing of the book panels. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels, with minor rubbing of the panels. Sunning dustwrapper panels. Size: 4to 9¾" -… Leer más

Sydney: Collins, 1979. HC. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0002164124 Terry Ingram takes a hard, sometimes irreverent look at the wheelers and dealers in old wares in Australia. 192pp.

Sydney, Australia: Collins, 1979. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition.. 192pp. HARDCOVER Dustwrapper will be supplied in protective sleeve or lyfjacket. Size: 4to - over 93/4" - 12" tall.

Sydney, NSW, Australia & London: Collins/ William Collins, Publishers Pty. Ltd, 1980. © 1980 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to or 4° (Quarto): over 9¾" x 12" tall. Robin James (Design); Jill Crossley (Front Cover Photo). 192 pp. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal wear around edges. Dust jacket suffers minimal wear around edges, with a small cut near top of spine.