PAYNTING, Harold H. and Malcolm GRANT. Victoria Illustrated 1834-1984.

PAYNTING, Harold H. and Malcolm GRANT. Victoria Illustrated 1834-1984.PAYNTING, Harold H. and Malcolm GRANT. Victoria Illustrated 1834 1984. Melbourne, A E Keating (Printing) Pty. Ltd. for The James Flood Harold Paynting Charity Trust, 1985. Folio (318 x 268mm). Original blue cloth, upper board with applied printed lettering panel, spine lettered and decorated in silver; black endpapers; blue cloth slipcase with ribbon pull; pp. 532; numerous colour printed and monochrome illustrations throughout, many full page, 10

PAYNTING, Harold H. and Malcolm GRANT. Victoria Illustrated 1834-1984. Melbourne, A E Keating (Printing) Pty. Ltd. for The James Flood-Harold Paynting Charity Trust, 1985.

Folio (318 x 268mm). Original blue cloth, upper board with applied printed lettering-panel, spine lettered and decorated in silver; black endpapers; blue cloth slipcase with ribbon-pull; pp. 532; numerous colour-printed and monochrome illustrations throughout, many full-page, 10 panoramas on folded double-pages and one panorama on two folded double-pages; spine slightly creased, otherwise in very good, clean condition.

First edition, no. 4557 of 6,000 copies, signed by the editors, of this lavishly-produced volume, issued in 1985 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Victoria. Victoria Illustrated 1834-1984 is prefaced with a 'Message from the Premier' (John Cain), and is divided thematically into chapters discussing (amongst other subjects) the ports of Victoria, the architecture of the state, its transport, the Melbourne Ambulance and Fire Services, and the social and military history of Victoria. The work is richly-illustrated with historical images drawn from both private and institutional collections, and provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the state's history.

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