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Creators
Nicholson, Joyce and Daniel Wrixon Thorpe
Title
A Life of Books: the story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd, 1921-1987
Imprint
Courtyard Press, Middle Park, Vic, 2000
Url
http://books.google.com
/books?vid= ISBN0646396110&id= PPq_3dPi_XIC&printsec= frontcover&dq= isbn:0646396110&hl= en
Description

Online edition, free access

Abstract

A Life of Books is a chronicle not only of a family company that has been at the centre of the book trade in Australia since the 1920s, but equally, of the people, companies, associations, issues, debates, troubles and joys that have affected the industry.

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