{"product_id":"parramatta-pageant-james-jervis-1950s","title":"Parramatta Pageant – James Jervis (c.1950s)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e James Jervis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Parramatta City Council, Sydney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear Published:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e c.1950s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType of Book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Australian Local History, New South Wales History \u0026amp; Heritage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Black-and-white and colour illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 31 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParramatta Pageant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Australian historian James Jervis is a vintage illustrated publication celebrating the history and heritage of Parramatta, one of Australia's oldest European settlements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Parramatta Council during the 1950s, this 96-page hardcover volume offers an interesting historical perspective on the development of Parramatta and its place in the story of New South Wales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichly illustrated with black-and-white and colour images, the publication reflects the pride in local heritage and civic identity characteristic of mid-20th-century Australian commemorative histories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Jervis, a respected historian of early Australian settlement and New South Wales local history, brings his knowledge of the region to this historical publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular interest to local historians, genealogists and collectors of Australian regional histories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParramatta Pageant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also a fascinating example of historical publishing from the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts large-format presentation and period illustrations make it an appealing addition to collections documenting the history, architecture and development of Western Sydney.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFair:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover copy showing noticeable wear to the dust jacket and the bottom of the book. 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