Magnificent obsession : the story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney / author, Brian Fletcher.
Magnificent obsession : the story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney / author, Brian Fletcher.
Magnificent obsession : the story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney / author, Brian Fletcher.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
027.5944/17A , 027.5944/ 17B , Mitchell Librarians Office , 027.5944/17 , 027.5944/28A , N027.5944/28
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 512 p. : ill., plates, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2007.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"The Mitchell Library is based on the collection of David Scott Mitchell, Australia's first and greatest collector of Australiana. The Library was opened in 1910 with the exceedingly generous endowment of 70,000 pounds from David Mitchell, and many thousands of items have been added to the Library since it opened. The collection continues to grow a...
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Magnificent obsession : the story of the Mitchell Library, Sydney / author, Brian Fletcher.
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Includes index.
Bibliography.
Mitchell Library copy : Jacket filed.
The library arranged for a number of copies of the trade edition to be bound in leather for presentation purposes. Mitchell Library copy at 027.5944/ 17A is a leather bound copy.
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027.5944/17A , 027.5944/ 17B , Mitchell Librarians Office , 027.5944/17 , 027.5944/28A , N027.5944/28
Record Identifier
74VK3wqLNj3g
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3wqLNj3g
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ISBN
9781741752915 (hbk.) :
DDC
027.5944
MMS ID
991023642909702626
