This study of Australian home interiors surveys the decoration, arrangement, and use of domestic interiors from the time the Europeans settled at Sydney Cove in the eighteenth century until 1914. Richly illustrated with over 500 contemporary pictures, Australians at Home provides a comprehensive account of a variety of home interiors ranging from tree houses to tents, from bark huts to mansions.
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Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. 449 pages, indexed, photos throughout. A fine copy in dust wrapper with some discoloration to the blue/green spine panel. Seller Inventory # 22-10 LYME decor/interiors
Seller: Don Kelly Books, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 449pp. 479 colour and b&w illustrations, original drawings and watercolours and contemporary photographs from Australian archives. Heavy item, may attract additional postage. Seller Inventory # 30721 *
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Seller: Don Kelly Books, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 449pp. 479 colour and b&w illustrations, original drawings and watercolours and contemporary photographs from Australian archives. Heavy item, may attract additional postage. Seller Inventory # 30721
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 4to.pp. 449. Original publisher's cloth binding in pale green, lettered gilt at spine. Dust jacket in glossy green lettered black and white with an attractive illustration of an interior with a window looking out onto a bay of sailing ships. Black and white photographs, drawings, sketches and paintings in colour illustrate the text.ISBN:0195531280. Very good in very good dust jacket. Decent copy. Slight rubbing. Dust jacket slightly creased and rubbed at edges. Seller Inventory # C101097
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Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good; Hardcover, No Jacket; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Moderate wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; The binding is good with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75" - 12.75" tall); Light blue-green cloth covers with title in gold lettering along the spine; 1991, Oxford University Press; 464 pages; "Australians at Home: A Documentary History of Australian Domestic Interiors from 1788 to 1914," by Terence Lane & Jessie Serle. Seller Inventory # SKU-U90AA06004059
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. Fair-to-Good in a Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn with sun-fading over the spine area of the jacket, and a 1" chip to the top right front corner, but is present (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate overall wear to the boards with heavy edgewear along the bottom edges of front and back boards; Library stamps to endpapers; Text pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75" - 12.75" tall); 1.6 lbs; Blue-green dust jacket with drawing illustration, and title in white and black lettering; 1991, Oxford University Press; 464 pages; "Australians at Home: A Documentary History of Australian Domestic Interiors from 1788 to 1914," by Terence Lane & Jessie Serle. Seller Inventory # SKU-1380AA00212112
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good in a Good++ jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket has turned color to blue over the spine from sun exposure, but is otherwise clean and intact (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate wear to the boards with cloth wing repair to the foot of the spine; Unblemished textblock edges; Pages clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75" - 12.75" tall); Heavy (5.6 lbs); Blue-green dust jacket with drawing illustration, and title in white and black lettering; 1991, Oxford University Press; 464 pages; "Australians at Home: A Documentary History of Australian Domestic Interiors from 1788 to 1914," by Terence Lane & Jessie Serle. Seller Inventory # SKU-U60UA03405078