24 x 16cm 477pp sepia-toned illusts very good+ hardback no dustwrapper as issued signed by author with inscription (First Edition - limited to 500 copies) Biography of 19th century Sydney bibliophile who bequeathed his extraordinary collection to the people of NSW.

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Titre: Book Life; The Life & Times Of David Scott Mitchell (First Edition - Limited To 500 Copies)
�diteur: Australian Scholarly North Melbourne 2011
Date de parution: 2012
Langue: anglais
ISBN � 10 chiffres: 1921509872
ISBN � 13 chiffres: 9781921509872
Reliure: Couverture rigide
�dition: Edition originale
Sign�: Sign� par l'auteur

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Australia's greatest book collector, David Scott Mitchell, gave his extraordinary library and a bequest for its development to the people of Sydney and the world.This is the first comprehensive account of his life and what, how, and why he collected, told through his books, reading, and contemporary correspondence. Mitchell's life and his collecting opens a window on the world of ideas, literature, libraries, and philanthropy in the nineteenth century. Now available in paperback! Shortlisted for the Australian Historical Association's Magarey Medal for Biography. The judges' citation: 'Eileen Chanin's biography of David Scott Mitchell offers a fascinating rendition of the life of the man who bequeathed the nation its finest library of Australiana. Thoroughly researched, Chanin leaves no stone unturned in telling the story of Mitchell's life. She presents a panoptic view of this often-shadowy figure in his full historical context. Book Life provides a compelling account of the intellectual and bookish circles of colonial Sydney and contains many valuable insights regarding the culture of collecting.'

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We stock books about art, design, fashion, heritage/history and gender/sexuality, specialising in books about Australian, Asian & Pacific arts, crafts design and cultural history. Since we are committed to marginalised and innovative social and cultural practices, we are more likely to have books on women artists or dissident life than coffee-table books on iconic figures. This shop is in Sydney's legendary Kings Cross area, which has provided alternatives to this country's normalcy and suburbia for the last 80 years. Colloquially known as 'The Cross', this name signifies Antipodean bohemia, streetgangs and a world-famous red light district etc. THE CROSS Art + Books is a foundation member of The Bookdealers Guild (NSW).

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