Showing Off. Queensland At World Exhibitions 1862 - 1988
McKay Judith
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: CQU Press
Publisher Place: Rockhampton
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: First Edition
Description: 128 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.
Publishers Description: Many of us have happy memories of Brisbanes World Expo 88, but how many know of its nineteenth-century predecessor, the Queensland International Exhibition of 1897; or that, between 1862 and 1988, Queensland took part in twenty-three world expositions "Showing Off" is the first ever account of Queensland as a global exhibitor. It is based on original research undertaken at home and abroad, and is richly illustrated.
ISBN: 9781876780371
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