A MUSEUM FOR THE PEOPLE: A History of Museum Victoria and its predecessors 1854 - 2000
Book Description and Condition
Marking almost 150 years since the founding of Melbourne's first public museum, it maps the triumphs and travails of Victoria's state museums. It offers insights into collections, from Aboriginal artefacts, Australian innovations, to rare
butterflies and racehorse Phar Lap. 290 x 217mm., pp. xvi (preliminaries), 423, black & white and colour plates throughout. Significant Dates 1853 - 2000, List of Contributors, appendix, select bibliography, index. Hard cover in pictorial dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; dust jacket, no tears or chips. FINE/NEAR FINE
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