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There is \u003cstrong\u003every minor foxing along the top edge only\u003c\/strong\u003e, barely noticeable and not affecting the interior pages or readability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoards are clean and vibrant, with strong colour and sharp detail to the illustration. Corners and spine show only light, expected wear consistent with age. 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A good, solid copy in the original boards, with the original illustrated dust jacket, the binding firm and sound, and pages clean overall with expected age-toning and no loose leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a complete dust jacket, protected in a removable sleeve, showing age-related wear including edge chipping, small losses, creasing, soiling to the rear panel, and minor tears at the lower spine, though remaining visually appealing and increasingly uncommon for this title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten during a mature and confident phase of Lindsay’s career, \u003cem\u003eDust or Polish\u003c\/em\u003e reflects his sharp wit and seasoned social observation. 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Published in Australia by Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, 2000. \u003cem\u003eConditions of Faith\u003c\/em\u003e is a major novel by \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e, winner of the Miles Franklin Award and one of Australia’s most respected literary figures. The novel explores memory, belief, and identity through a richly textured narrative spanning Europe and Australia. 8vo. Original boards, in original illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook is in very good to near fine condition: binding firm and square; pages clean and bright; no bookplates. Interior is well preserved, with no foxing or staining observed. Author’s signature is clearly and neatly placed on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDust jacket is very good+, with light general shelf wear only; no major tears, losses, or creasing. 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White Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMathews' original Birds of Australia (Witherby \u0026amp; Co., London, 1910–1927) stands as one of the great monuments of ornithological publishing — twelve volumes, 600 colour plates, produced in editions of no more than 300 numbered sets. Complete copies are exceedingly rare and correspondingly expensive. This authorised facsimile reproduces selected colour plates from the volumes held by the family of Captain S. A. White, Mathews' close collaborator and one of Australia's most significant field ornithologists, offering the finest plates from across all twelve original volumes in three substantial folio-format books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColour separations were produced by Replica Pty Ltd, Adelaide, with the volumes printed by offset lithography on 170gsm Satintone from Tomasetti Paper and bound in grey leather and high-quality cloth by State Print, South Australia. 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