The Hill Of Content: Books, Art, Music, People
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:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed (visible on title page). Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A charming memoir by A. H. Spencer, The Hill of Content chronicles the life and times of one of Australia's most beloved independent bookshops, the Hill of Content Bookshop in Melbourne. Spencer weaves together personal recollections and cultural commentary to paint a vivid portrait of the Australian literary, artistic, and musical scenes that flourished around the shop during the twentieth century. The narrative introduces a cast of remarkable figures — writers, artists, musicians, and bibliophiles — who passed through its doors and shaped the cultural identity of Melbourne. With warmth and authority, it stands as an invaluable record of Australia's rich intellectual heritage and the central role a great bookshop can play in a city's creative life.
Author: A. H. Spencer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed (visible on title page). Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A charming memoir by A. H. Spencer, The Hill of Content chronicles the life and times of one of Australia's most beloved independent bookshops, the Hill of Content Bookshop in Melbourne. Spencer weaves together personal recollections and cultural commentary to paint a vivid portrait of the Australian literary, artistic, and musical scenes that flourished around the shop during the twentieth century. The narrative introduces a cast of remarkable figures — writers, artists, musicians, and bibliophiles — who passed through its doors and shaped the cultural identity of Melbourne. With warmth and authority, it stands as an invaluable record of Australia's rich intellectual heritage and the central role a great bookshop can play in a city's creative life.