SKU: B-000081

The Sydney-Melbourne Book

Author: Jim Davidson

Special Features: black and white photo images, 1st Edition, Illustrated

Condition: In good condition. Thumbing to one page. Minor page edge scuffs to a couple of pages. Pages 244-245 have minor pencil markings and notes written. No dog ears. Tight strong binding.

Biography & Memoir History Australiana

Australia Australian History Culture

The Sydney-Melbourne Book by Jim Davidson is a lively 1986 chronicle that tracks the shifting rivalry between Australia’s two powerhouse cities. Davidson blends travelogue, social history and personal anecdote to show how harbour and river town grew into today’s cultural and economic competitors.

This first edition paperback arrives loaded with black-and-white photographs and illustrations that capture 1980s street life, architecture and fashion on both sides of the Hume Highway. Readers after Australian history, biography and true stories will enjoy the vintage snapshots as much as the text.

The 337-page volume is in good shape: square spine, tight binding, clean pages overall, with only light edge scuffs and a single page showing thumb wear. Pencil notes appear on pages 244-245, but there are no dog ears or cracks to the hinges, making it a solid shelf piece for collectors of Allen & Unwin’s Australiana list.

A charming, lightly inscribed copy that travels well from Sydney shelves to Melbourne coffee tables, perfect for anyone curious about how the cities earned their friendly feud.

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