{"product_id":"c1917-100-views-sydney-descriptive-scenes-nsw-antique-australian-history-book","title":"c1917 100 Views Sydney Descriptive \u0026 Scenes NSW Antique Australian History Book","description":"\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   c1917 100 Views Sydney Descriptive \u0026amp; Scenes NSW Antique Australian History Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  100 Views: Sydney Descriptive and Illustrative and Country Scenes in New South Wales.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n  Published by A.C. Rowlandson NSW Bookstall Co Ltd: Sydney c1917 (undated, inscription dated 1917)\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   In Original Decorated Cloth Bindings\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               This early 20th‑century pictorial volume presents a curated visual journey through Sydney and the wider landscapes of New South Wales at a time when photography was becoming a powerful tool of public imagination. The book assembles one hundred images that capture the city's harbours, public buildings, parks, and bustling streets, offering a portrait of Sydney as a modernising metropolis still deeply connected to its colonial architectural heritage. Each view is accompanied by descriptive text that frames the images not merely as scenery but as expressions of civic pride and urban identity.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                Beyond the city, the book expands into rural and regional New South Wales, showcasing pastoral scenes, rivers, mountains, railways, and small towns. These country views highlight the state's economic backbone—agriculture, transport, and natural resources—while also celebrating the beauty and variety of its landscapes. The contrast between Sydney's urban dynamism and the quieter rhythms of the countryside reflects the dual character of New South Wales during this period, when settlement, industry, and tourism were rapidly evolving.\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Produced by A. C. Rowlandson for the NSW Bookstall Co., the volume exemplifies the company's mission to create affordable, visually appealing books for travellers, commuters, and patriotic collectors. Its ornate decorated cloth binding and high‑quality photographic plates make it both a souvenir and a cultural artefact, preserving how Australians of the 1910s saw their environment and wished it to be seen. The 1917 inscription date places this copy firmly in the wartime era, adding historical resonance to a book that already serves as a vivid snapshot of a state—and a nation—on the cusp of modernity.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               Light wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Lovely inscription from 1917. Binding is solid with no loose pages. Pages clean and well presented with pleasant age toning. A beautiful copy in very good condition overall. 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