Low, Degraded Broots? Melbourne's Little Lons by John Anthony Leckey
SKU: B-000474

Low, Degraded Broots? Melbourne's Little Lons

Author: John Anthony Leckey
Special Features: 1st Edition, Black and white photo images, Inscribed
Condition: In very good condition. Smooth spine. Inner cover is inscribed. No other writing. Clean and tidy pages. No dog ears. Not ex library. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir History Local & Regional History

Secondhand copy — please check photos and condition notes.
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John Anthony Leckey’s Low, Degraded Broots? lifts the lid on Melbourne’s notorious Little Lonsdale street, turning 19th-century police files into a lively non-fiction chronicle of brothels, larrikins and unlikely entrepreneurs. First edition paperback, 2004, packed with black-and-white photos that let you eyeball the very laneways where the action happened.

This copy is clean and tight: smooth spine, no dog-ears, no library stamps, and it comes from a smoke-free home. The inner cover carries a neat, personalised inscription—nice for collectors, but no claim of the author’s own hand.

A sharp portrait of Australian urban history for adults and curious teens, the book blends biography, business and cultural studies without ever feeling like a textbook. Perfect shelf-filler for anyone hooked on Melbourne history or Australia’s rowdy past.