Book Details
Title: A&R's Boozing Out in Melbourne Pubs; An occasional history and sociological study of Melbourne as seen through the bottom of a glass.
Author: John Hindle & John Hepworth *Signed by J.Hepworth* (See photos)
Illustrator: Bloo Souter
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Publishers
Year: 1980
Impression/Edition: N/A
Cover: Paperback
Pages: 155
Dimensions: L21cm x W14cm x D1.5cm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 0 207 14378 1
Battle Scars:
Good used condition. Paperback cover has some mild shelf wear to edges/ends of spine/corners. Mild scuffing and a couple of superficial "creases". Ink inscription on title page - signed by the author! (see below in photos). Binding tight/intact. Some foxing on page margins that is evident when the book is closed.
Don't forget to check the photos below for a visual and make sure you are happy prior to purchase. Happy to answer questions if there is information missing.
Book Content:
Blurb -
"Melbourne Pubs - seen through the bottom of a glass lightly.
For far too long, the humble Melbourne Pub - water-hole for hundreds and home for countless more - has been denied the recognition it so richly deserves. Now at last over sixty of Melbourne's celebrated pubs have been painstakingly and religiously scrutinised by two of Australia's most dedicated xenodocheionologists.
The Johns Hepworth and Hindle have crawled the length and breadth of Melbourne visiting the most likely (and unlikely) establishments, taking careful notes of their decor, atmosphere, clientele, their history, the tucker they offer and, most importantly, the beer they serve..."
Book Details
Title: A&R's Boozing Out in Melbourne Pubs; An occasional history and sociological study of Melbourne as seen through the bottom of a glass.
Author: John Hindle & John Hepworth *Signed by J.Hepworth* (See photos)
Illustrator: Bloo Souter
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Publishers
Year: 1980
Impression/Edition: N/A
Cover: Paperback
Pages: 155
Dimensions: L21cm x W14cm x D1.5cm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 0 207 14378 1
Battle Scars:
Good used condition. Paperback cover has some mild shelf wear to edges/ends of spine/corners. Mild scuffing and a couple of superficial "creases". Ink inscription on title page - signed by the author! (see below in photos). Binding tight/intact. Some foxing on page margins that is evident when the book is closed.
Don't forget to check the photos below for a visual and make sure you are happy prior to purchase. Happy to answer questions if there is information missing.
Book Content:
Blurb -
"Melbourne Pubs - seen through the bottom of a glass lightly.
For far too long, the humble Melbourne Pub - water-hole for hundreds and home for countless more - has been denied the recognition it so richly deserves. Now at last over sixty of Melbourne's celebrated pubs have been painstakingly and religiously scrutinised by two of Australia's most dedicated xenodocheionologists.
The Johns Hepworth and Hindle have crawled the length and breadth of Melbourne visiting the most likely (and unlikely) establishments, taking careful notes of their decor, atmosphere, clientele, their history, the tucker they offer and, most importantly, the beer they serve..."