Catalogue of the Library of the Parliament of Victoria

LIBC002 Mason and Firth Melbourne 1964 First Edition 4vo - 27.7x19cm Morocco Leather Fine. Maroon gilt decorated board with minimal shelf wear. Raised bands on spine with gilt decorated segments and book title. Marbled endpapers with some paper splitting occuring between book and cover at front. John M Chapman bookplate. Gilt page edges. Bound for the President of the Legislative Council - Sir James Palmer - as lettered within a gilt shield on the front board. Thick large octavo. xii + 366pp. col. ill. synopsis, appendix, maps of library floor lay-out. Part I - Catalogue by author (published 1864) and Part II - Catalogue by classification (published 1865). Compiled by the librarian, James Smith. A sumptuous binding exemplifying the high standard of Australian craftsmanship of this period. $3100.00AUD
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