{"product_id":"2026200007193-secondhand-number-36-collins-street-melbourne-club-1838-1988","title":"Number 36 Collins Street: Melbourne Club 1838-1988","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly detailed work of Australian social and institutional history, Number 36 Collins Street: Melbourne Club 1838–1988 chronicles the first 150 years of one of Australia's most prestigious and storied gentlemen's clubs. Ronald McNicoll traces the club's origins in the early colonial era of Melbourne, illustrating how its membership roster and inner workings mirrored the rise of Victoria's political, commercial, and pastoral elite. Written with scholarly authority and a keen eye for anecdote, the narrative uncovers the personalities, controversies, and traditions that shaped an institution long regarded as a bastion of establishment power in Australian life. McNicoll draws on extensive archival research to present a portrait not only of the club itself but of the broader social fabric of Melbourne across a century and a half of remarkable change. The result is an authoritative and engagingly written commemorative history that will appeal to readers with an interest in Australian heritage, colonial society, and the enduring culture of private clubs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887889133787,"sku":"2026200007193-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/981fbda8-4217-40d4-bd3c-e1b746e89950.png?v=1781747932","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007193-secondhand-number-36-collins-street-melbourne-club-1838-1988","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}