About this title: In the summer of 1888-89, professional photographer Charles Bristow Walker ventured outside his studio into the streets, and captured the splendour of Melbourne at its peak. For over a century his album of photographs of iconic Melbourne images have lain in an archive. Now this title publishes them for the first time.
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Description: Good. The photographs in this collection depict Melbourne and its suburbs at the height of the land boom of the 1880s. Places captured include the University of Melbourne, Botanic Gardens, and Port Phillip Bay as well as shops, offices, and hotels in the central city. Accompanying scholarly commentaries highlight different dimensions of the photographs, including architectural details, economic aspects of development, and changes in the landscape over time. Also included are images of people ... read more
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Description: Good. 0522850731 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Good. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The photographs in this collection depict Melbourne and its suburbs at the height of the land boom of the 1880s. Places captured include the University of Melbourne, Botanic Gardens, and Port Phillip Bay as well as shops, offices, and hotels in the central city. Accompanying scholarly commentaries highlight different dimensions of the ... read more
Description: New. 0522850731 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Description: Good. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. The photographs in this collection depict Melbourne and its suburbs at the height of the land boom of the 1880s. Places captured include the University of Melbourne, Botanic Gardens, and Port Phillip Bay as well as shops, offices, and hotels in the central city. Accompanying scholarly commentaries highlight different dimensions of the photographs, including ... read more
Edition: First
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Melbourne Univ Pr, Carlton South Vic, Austria
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780522850734ISBN:0522850731
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Oblong. 117 pages full of lovely old black and white photographs of melbourne. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Miegunyah Press reprinted, Melbourne
Date Published: 2004
Description: Photographs of Melbourne's Land Boom. viii+118pp. Oblong 4to. Original boards in illustrated dustwrapper. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout, a very good copy. read more
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