This is a complete original issue of The Australian Home Beautiful, November 1957 — at 120 pages, billed on its own contents page as the biggest issue yet. The cover story is a free lift-out guide on "How to Lay Bricks," with a charming period cover photo of a father bricklaying while mother and son look on. Inside: a feature on a Sydney architect who built his home for under £1000 in 20 days, a "Guide for Young Homemakers" series entry on hosting a dinner party (with recipes for chicken/rabbit curry and passion fruit sponge), reviews of new TV cabinets and furniture marking Australian television's first anniversary, plastic-film "machine it yourself" sewing projects, plus reader letters on housing large families. Densely illustrated throughout with vivid period advertising for Dulux and Berger paints, Laminex, Vynex upholstery fabric, Ogden power mowers, Sabco styrene wall tiles, and Hollywood chenille bedspreads — a rich snapshot of Australian mid-century domestic life and design trends.

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Complete issue in used, well-read condition consistent with age. Cover shows toning, edge wear, and a torn/creased upper corner; spine has some creasing and a small closed tear at the top. Two pink seller labels (postage group and "softcover/paperback") are affixed to the cover — these are seller reference stickers, not part of the original item. Interior pages are toned but intact and legible.