- 1973 edition, 448 pages
- Published by Collins
- Hardcover with dust jacket, orange boards
- Good condition, some fading to dust jacket, some edge wear
Index, illustrated, maps on end papers. The Companion Guide to Sydney is by one of Australia's most distinguished writers. For the first time the birthplace of Australia has been portrayed in its entirety: its history and its people, as well as its topography.
In a warm and readable style Ruth Park tells how the transformation from penal colony to modern metropolis came about. She takes the reader virtually by the hand through the city, suburbs and outlying districts, evoking ghosts of unusual and interesting figures from history and pointing up the features which bring past and present to life.
While the practical needs of the visitor are well catered for this is far more than a tourist guide to buildings and places. It is the story of a major city told in terms of the people who live and work there, the people who made it what it is today.
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