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CANNON, MICHAEL. - Old Melbourne Town. Before The Gold Rush.

Title: Old Melbourne Town. Before The Gold Rush.
Description: First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [vi], 490; 32 pages of colour plates, numerous b/w. illustrations, sources, index, bound in original beige cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy. Main Ridge, Vic.; Loch Haven Books; 1991. Before its transformation by the gold rush, Melbourne was an ambitious township which had already endured one great land boom and bust. Prosperity returned, and the foundations of today's city and suburbs were laid. This book takes the reader behind the scenes to show what happened.

Keywords: Australian Local History Victoria Melbourne General Port Phillip Yarra Clow

Price: AUD 115.00 = appr. US$ 79.57 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 125985