AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY. Volumes 1 to 12

totalling over 7000 pages, all but volumes 4 & 6 with loosely inserted Corrigenda pages (which are lightly tape-marked in Volume 11); each roy. 8vo; uniform red cloth, spines lettered in gilt, the first volume slightly faded and rubbed, other volumes occasionally a trifle rubbed or flecked at edges; dust wrappers, slightly soiled and worn, a few backstrips faded, edges generally lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips, a little silverfish damage to edges and backstrips of a few volumes, long cut from bottom edge of back panel Volume 5 tape repaired on reverse, the back panel of Volume 10 faded in strips; edges of leaves occasionally a trifle soiled, the lower free endpaper lightly tape marked Volume 11; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1967-1990.Volume I reprinted, others first editions. *General Editor, Volumes I-5 Douglas Pike; Volume 6, Bede Nairn; Volumes 7-10, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle; Volume 11, Geoffrey Serle; Volume 12, John Ritchie.