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The Australian Club Melbourne 1878-1998 by P de Serville Australian History Book

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The Australian Club Melbourne 1878-1998 by P de Serville Australian History Book

The Australian Club Melbourne 1878-1998

By Paul de Serville

Published by The Australian Club Inc: Melbourne 2014

"The Australian Club Melbourne 1878-1998 by Paul de Serville is a comprehensive and richly detailed institutional history of one of Melbourne's most enduring and influential private clubs. Tracing the Club's origins in the late nineteenth century, when Victoria stood at the centre of colonial wealth and power, de Serville situates the Australian Club within the social, political, and economic life of Melbourne across 120 years. Drawing on extensive archival sources, earlier foundational histories, and internal records, the book charts the evolution of the Club through periods of prosperity, depression, war, and cultural change, examining how traditions, governance, membership, and social customs adapted to shifting times while preserving a distinct identity.

First published in 1988 and later reprinted with corrections, this illustrated volume combines architectural history, social anecdote, and institutional analysis, offering vivid insight into the Club House itself as well as the lived experience of its members. De Serville's narrative captures both continuity and transformation, detailing renovations, changes in membership culture, and the Club's response to modern pressures as it entered the late twentieth century. This work will particularly appeal to collectors of Melbourne history, researchers of Australian social institutions, architectural historians, and readers with an interest in the cultural life of elite clubs in colonial and post-colonial Australia."

Light wear to dustjacket as shown. No inscriptions. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 26cm x 18.5cm x 3.5cm - 322 Pages

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["Dust Jacket", "Illustrated"]
Region: Australia, Oceania
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear to dustjacket as shown. No inscriptions. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Paul de Serville
Publisher: The Australian Club Inc: Melbourne
Year Printed: 2014
Sub-subject: Australian History