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Bushland Stories
by Mack, Amy Eleanor
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition/Fair
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1922. First Edition. Softcover (Rope Binding). Fair Condition/Fair. Illustrator: John D. Moore. Colour illustrated frontispiece, showing White Cedar and all of the black-and-white drawings within the text have been created by John D. Moore. Grey coloured paperback with rope binding. Cream coloured covers. Grey coloured, attached dustwrapper, with French flaps with illustrated cameo, again by John D. Moore, with navy blue coloured titles to the lower edge of the front panel. A small book on the natural history of Australia from the 1920s. This book is showing age and use – please see photograph. Creasing to the book corners with some warping of the book panels. Foxing, staining and rubbing of the book panels with the rope tie quite tanned. Age toning and foxing of the text block edges and of the pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the title page, which has ghosted on to the frontispiece page. A previous owner has coloured in some of the black-and-white illustrations within the book – please see photograph. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [4], 5 - 25, [3] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: John D. Moore. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; illustrated; Australia; Animals & Birds. Inventory No: 0287787. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287787
- Title
- Bushland Stories
- Author
- Mack, Amy Eleanor
- Illustrator
- John D. Moore
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Rope Binding)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australian Native Flora and Fauna, John D. Moore – Illustrator Natural History & Resources; illustrated; Australia; Animals & Birds. John D. Moore Unbranded Mack, Amy Eleanor Bushland Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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