Isbn: 9780725101329 - the australian uppercrust book [hardcover] by dunstan, keith; moffitt, ian; l... (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Fair condition dust jacket, 2cm tear to top of front dj, other tears repaired with tape, tape repairs to bottom of front dj, tape repairs to top and bottom of back cover, 2 cm tear to bottom of back cover, good condition white cloth covered hardboards, rubbed and bumped on front and back lower edge, with gilt title on front and spine, no inscriptions, clean text, tight binding, 98pp. Notable writers contribute satrical commentaries in a book filled with old cartoons lampooning snobs and class in various aspects of Australian society. From the dustcover: "The uppercrust-rich, smooth and nicely tanned. In clubs, in business, yea even in sex, the serpent of snobbery has been detected in Australia. From our earliest days of settlement, we have nurtured opponents of egalitarianism. Now our distinguished contributors have enterered the fray, they have sunk their teeth into the uppercrust and - well - the test of the pie is in the eating.".…