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Legends Lore & Lies: Australians and Their Driza-Bones
by Retter, Catharine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 094928419X
- ISBN 13
- 9780949284198
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Sydney, Australia: The Watermark Press, 1992. 144 pages with color and black and white illustrations and photographs. From jacket: "This is he story of a coat. The canny invention of a Scottish sailor almost 100 years ago who fashioned waterproof coats out of torn windjammer sails. Over the years many myths and legends have sprung up around this remarkable garment until today the Driza-Bone coat has become an Australian institution... This beautifully illustrated book retells many of the legends, lore and lies which surround this national icon, from its beginnings on storm-tossed sailing ships last century to its adoption as part of Australia's nation attire." Moderate wear to jacket; Edgewear; shelfwear and rubbing wear to bottom. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001522
- Title
- Legends Lore & Lies: Australians and Their Driza-Bones
- Author
- Retter, Catharine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 094928419X
- ISBN 13
- 9780949284198
- Publisher
- The Watermark Press
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, Australia
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Coats; Protective Clothing; clothes; costume; Australia;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-Fiction;
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