Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
by Scott, Bill -- Compiler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0725403381
- ISBN 13
- 9780725403386
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ure Smith, Sydney, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 1.7 kg; 429 pages, appendix, index. Colour illustrated dust jacket, numerous black-and-white drawings, and reproductions of paintings and advertisements etc; monotone green line drawings, musical scores. Divided into five sections, The History That Shaped a Tradition; Traditional Songs; The Tall Story; Poems and Ballads; and Oddments and Fragments; along with an appendix of the museums of Australia. "Using material written at the time, this book looks at the History that shaped our tradition -- the initial struggle for survival, the suffering of the convicts , the isolation from all that was familiar, the distances tramped from one job to the next, the necessity for "sticking together" which formed the code of mateship, the struggles of the squatters and the free selectors, the excitement of the gold rushes and the hardships of the diggers, and especially the daring exploits of the bushrangers." -- front dust wrapper fold over. the dustjacket is rubbed with light chipping to both top and bottom edges, the rear panel has a two inch tear top right hand side and one inch tear bottom right-hand side of the rear panel. Previous owner's name at the left-hand side of the front end paper. No other annotations, no other damage. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; mythology; Poetry; Australiana; Local History -- Australia. ISBN: 0725403381. ISBN/EAN: 9780725403386. Inventory No: 0276504. . 9780725403386
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0276504
- Title
- Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore
- Author
- Scott, Bill -- Compiler
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0725403381
- ISBN 13
- 9780725403386
- Publisher
- Ure Smith
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australia, history, local history, folk history, humour, music, Mythology Sociology & Culture; mythology; Poetry; Australiana; Local History -- Australia. Various Unbranded ISBN: 0725403381 EAN: 9780725403386 Scott, Bill -- Compiler Complete B
- Bookseller catalogs
- mythology; Local History -- Australia;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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