SKU: B-000493

Gordon Samuels Looking Back A University Chancellor Reflects

Author: Roderic Campbell

Special Features: Illustrated

Condition: In very good condition. Smooth spine. Closed book top page edge has minor spotting. Cover has light scuffing. Clean and tidy pages. No writing. No dog ears. No page tears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir

Education Autobiography Australia Australian History Cultural History

Gordon Samuels: Looking Back offers a concise, illustrated window into the life of one of Australia’s most respected university chancellors. Roderic Campbell charts Samuels’ journey from wartime Sydney to the corridors of UNSW, capturing the policymaker, jurist and educator who helped shape modern Australian higher education.

This 160-page paperback, published by UNSW Archives in 2005, blends biography with cultural history, making it ideal for readers curious about Australian institutions or seeking inspiration from a true story of public service. Archival photographs enrich the narrative, giving faces to the names that influenced the nation’s post-war intellectual landscape.

The used copy presents very well: a smooth spine, tight binding and crisp, unmarked pages show it was cherished on a smoke-free shelf. Light scuffing to the cover and faint spotting on the top edge are the only signs of age—minor cosmetic notes that keep the price friendly while leaving plenty of reading life for students, collectors or anyone hunting Australian biographies and true stories.

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