Wild Colonial Boys
by Clune, Frank 1893 - 1971
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Ralph Warner. Inscribed by Author. Acknowledgements, introduction by author and bibliography. Endpaper maps, showing where the various bushrangers operated in New South Wales. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Ralph Warner. Rust coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The wild men of the Lachlan, the Murrumbidgee and the Abercrombie Ranges in the lawless 1860's of Australia's history. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners. Rubbing of the lower book corners and there is a significant cock of the spine. Some rubs and marks to the book panels and light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. The edge of page 11/12 has been missed in the cutting of the edges, as the top right hand corner has been dogeared. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], VIII - XXI, [2], 2 - 657, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ralph Warner. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Bushrangers; Australia; Genealogy & Local History. Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 0289776. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289776
- Title
- Wild Colonial Boys
- Author
- Clune, Frank 1893 - 1971
- Illustrator
- Ralph Warner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Bushrangers, Bushranging, Australia, Crime Law & Criminal Studies; Bushrangers; Australia; Genealogy & Local History. Ralph Warner Inscribed by Author Unbranded Clune, Frank 1893 - 1971 Wild Colonial Boys
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bushrangers;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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