A Bone Of Fact David Walsh Hardcover MONA Tasmania Art Gambling Memoir

by David Walsh

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A Bone of Fact by David Walsh, hardcover memoir from the creator of MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania. An unconventional and absorbing memoir from one of Australia’s most unusual cultural figures: mathematician, gambler, art collector, museum founder and provocateur David Walsh. The book explores Walsh’s life, gambling fortune, ideas, obsessions, family history, art collecting and the creation of MONA, one of Australia’s most distinctive and controversial museums. A strong pickup for readers interested in Australian memoirs, MONA, Tasmanian history, contemporary art, gambling, probability, eccentric collectors, art museums, biography, Australian culture and unusual life stories. Hardcover edition published by Picador Australia / Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 9781742612911. Published 2014. Retail bibliographic listings give this edition as hardback, 384 pages, published 1 October 2014. Pre-owned condition with normal signs of reading, shelf wear and handling. Book may show cover wear, edge wear, marks, page wear, or other signs of previous use. Please review all photos carefully as they form part of the description. Sent through Australia Post.

• Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
• Year: 2014
• ISBN: 9781742612911
• Condition: Very Good

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