Byron Bay
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Heavy. Light rubbing/staining on boards. Bumped corners.
Where the Australian hinterland tumbles into the Pacific and a golden coastline stretches endlessly toward the horizon, Byron Bay has long been a magnet for dreamers, artists, surfers, and seekers — and Shannon Fricke's Byron Bay captures this magnetic pull with breathtaking intimacy. The book presents the legendary New South Wales enclave not merely as a geographic destination, but as a living, breathing state of mind — chronicling its sun-drenched beaches, bohemian culture, and the fiercely independent community spirit that has made it one of the most iconic coastal towns in the world. Fricke, a celebrated Australian stylist and creative director with a deeply personal connection to the region, illustrates Byron Bay's layered identity through lush, evocative imagery and thoughtful narrative — honouring its Indigenous custodians, its countercultural roots, and its emergence as a global lifestyle destination. Published by the prestigious Assouline imprint, renowned for its visually sumptuous tomes, this is a work of considerable aesthetic ambition that will leave readers yearning to feel the sand beneath their feet and the salt air on their skin.
Author: Shannon Fricke
Format: Hardback
Published: 2023, Assouline
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Heavy. Light rubbing/staining on boards. Bumped corners.
Where the Australian hinterland tumbles into the Pacific and a golden coastline stretches endlessly toward the horizon, Byron Bay has long been a magnet for dreamers, artists, surfers, and seekers — and Shannon Fricke's Byron Bay captures this magnetic pull with breathtaking intimacy. The book presents the legendary New South Wales enclave not merely as a geographic destination, but as a living, breathing state of mind — chronicling its sun-drenched beaches, bohemian culture, and the fiercely independent community spirit that has made it one of the most iconic coastal towns in the world. Fricke, a celebrated Australian stylist and creative director with a deeply personal connection to the region, illustrates Byron Bay's layered identity through lush, evocative imagery and thoughtful narrative — honouring its Indigenous custodians, its countercultural roots, and its emergence as a global lifestyle destination. Published by the prestigious Assouline imprint, renowned for its visually sumptuous tomes, this is a work of considerable aesthetic ambition that will leave readers yearning to feel the sand beneath their feet and the salt air on their skin.