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THE TAINTED TRIAL OF FARAH JAMA
by Szego, Julie
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2014
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- Paperback
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- 9780987381149
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Korumburra, Victoria, AUS
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Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia: Wild Dingo Press, 2014. 242pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, albeit slightly tanned. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. " . . . an intriguing and confronting story about injustice, the heartache of migration and the trials of integration, cultural taboos, prejudice and gender politics." 25 chapters. Book weight approx. 340g. (This book will… Read more about this item Item Price
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CANDLES IN THE DARK: A History of the Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged
by Cusack, Frank
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9780909174767
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Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Queensberry Hill Press, 1984. 232pp. B/white frontis plus unpaginated b/white plates. Book clean. Spine firm. Previous owner's name and a date to head of title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Gilt illustration to front panel of cloth boards, bump/crease to lower foredge corner of same. Edition limited to 1000 copies. Contents include: Foreword. Acks. Illustrations.… Read more about this item Item Price
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WORKING CLASS MAN: David Hampson 1943-1995
by Hampson, David
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1995
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- Paperback
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- 9781863502146
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Wilkinson Books, 1995. 166pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Faint tanning to textblock edges, else leaves clean and unmarked. Subject-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. A selection of newspaper articles by columnist David Hampson who sadly passed away in 1995. Introduction by Alan Howe, Editor, Sunday Herald Sun. Book weight approx. 335g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good.… Read more about this item Item Price
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POOWONG: The First 30 Years. The Story of Its Early History
by White, Joseph
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Second Edition
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- 1999
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- Paperback
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- 9780646371443
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NZ$35.52
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Victoria, Australia: Poowong Historical Group Inc., 1999. 148pp. B/white photographic illustrations and diagrams/plans. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper minimally surface indented, tiny corner creases. Numerous contents include: About the Author. Foreword-1974. Foreword-1999. Preface (Joseph White). Introductory. McDonald's Track. The First Settlement. The Township History. Some Selectors of the District and Recollections.… Read more about this item Item Price
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IN THE WAKE OF BASS AND FLINDERS: 200 Years On (Signed Copy)
by Cuthbertson, Bern
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- First Edition
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- 2001
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- Paperback
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- 9780646403793
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NZ$33.30
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Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia: Bern and Jan Cuthbertson, 2001. xi, 321pp. B/white illustrations, fold out general chart of Terra Australis at rear. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author signature, plus another signature and date to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a small area of laminate lift to lower foredge corner, else minor edgewear and… Read more about this item Item Price
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CODENAME IAGO: The Story of John Friedrich
by Friedrich, John, with Flanagan, Richard
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Paperback
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- 9780855614522
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NZ$44.40
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Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia: William Heinemann Australia , 1991. 256pp., plus (xxiii). Unpaginated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn, minor tanning to inner surface edges. Textblock minimally edge-tanned, tiny spot to foot. In his own words, assisted by Tasmanian writer Richard Flanagan, 'Codename IAGO' is the story of Munich, Germany-born John… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SPANISH DREAMER: A Biography of Jose Paronella
by Leighton, Dena (Edited by Lynne Hutton)
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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- 9780646307985
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NZ$22.20
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Wollongong, NSW, Australia: Rosemont Press, 1997. 111pp. Several colour, plus b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, corner crease to half-title page. Colour illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn. "Jose Paronella was a Spanish migrant who came to Australia from Catalonia in 1913 . . . he worked in the North Queensland canefields and by saving… Read more about this item Item Price
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SWIRE: One Hundred and Fifty Years in Australia
by [Bleasdale, Charlotte. Shun Wa, Maisie]
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- Used - Good+
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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NZ$33.30
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John Swire & Sons, 2005. 128pp. Colour and b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, gold title there-on. Illustrated matt boards very good. Faint stains to head and foot of front pastedown, head of ffep. and rear pastedown. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, laminated dustjacket has similar faint stains to reverse (inner) surface plus minor edgewear and laminate… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE TIGER FILES. The Story of the Richmond Football Club. Volume 1 (The Day by Day Adventures of the Mighty Tigers of '95)
by Hansen, Brian and Dyer, Jack
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition.
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- 1995
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- Paperback
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- 9780646261942
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NZ$31.08
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Mt. Waverley, VIC, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1995. 208pp., illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates - images to gladden the heart of any Tiger fan . . . Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, faint yellowing to reverse (inner) surfaces, plus tiny spot to inner front cover. Leaves clean and unmarked. This is the… Read more about this item Item Price
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TARNAGULLA & DISTRICT: The Way It Was (Signed Copy)
by Arnold, Edna & Ken
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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Korumburra, Victoria, AUS
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NZ$99.89
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Golden Square, Victoria, Australia : Crown Castleton, 1992. 256pp. B/white illustrations, plates, facsimiles, portraits and plans. Spine firm, mildly sunned, title clearly legible. Signed and dated by author on title page (August 1994), an approx. 7.5 x 2cm area of surface abrasion and partially removed sticker (previous owner's details) to upper foredge corner of title page, else leaves clean… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE KOOYOORA COUNTRY BY ROAD AND TRACK
by Halls, Fred
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1981
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- Paperback
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- 9780909594138
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NZ$24.42
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Montrose, Victoria, Australia: Algona Publications, 1981. 48pp. B/white illustrations and maps throughout. Book clean. Saddle-stitch, staple-bound format. Staples firm, mild rust. Several tiny faint spots to half-title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn, mild tanning to rear text panel - "This book is a guide for visitors to the Kooyoora country which is… Read more about this item Item Price
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SEX AND THUGS AND ROCK 'N' ROLL: A Year in Kings Cross 1963-1964
by Thorpe, Billy
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1996
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- Paperback
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- 9780732908706
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Pan Macmillan, 1996. x, 390pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, albeit moderately tanned. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn. " . . a rollercoaster ride through that amazing year of Billy Thorpe's life. It's a true story of street life, music and mayhem. If you remember the 60s you'll love it.… Read more about this item Item Price
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ROYAL SOUTH YARRA LAWN TENNIS CLUB: 100 Years of Australian Tennis
by Yallop, Richard
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780859023931
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Korumburra, Victoria, AUS
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NZ$22.20
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South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Currey O'Neil, 1984. xi, 148pp. B/white illustrations throughout, plus 2 x 4 page colour sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain green cloth boards bumped on upper foredge corner of front panel. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-iIllustrated dustjacket softly edge-creased, minor edgewear and surface scratches. Contents include: Foreword (Harry Hopman). List of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A LIGHTSTAND AT BEECHWORTH 1872-1972
by Hyndman, Ian
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1986
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- Paperback
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NZ$49.95
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Ringwood, Victoria, Australia: Author (Ian Hyndman), 1986. iii, 82pp. B/white photographic illustrations. Book clean. Spine firm, bump to foot. Leaves clean and unmarked, small soft corner crease to a section of opening pages, and in-production (?) crinkling to spine area of a small section of pages at rear. Illustrated card wrapper softly corner creased, oblique marks and a small surface… Read more about this item Item Price
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PORT FAIRY: The First Fifty Years 1837-1887. A Social History
by Powling, J.W.
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- Used - Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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- 9780855610456
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: William Heinemann, 1980. ix, 324pp., plus 16 unpaginated pages of b/white plates. Map printed endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean and unmarked. Small areas of surface rubbing/discoloration to front and back panels (and backstrip) of plain boards. No dustjacket. Contents include: Foreword (Stephen Murray-Smith, University of Melbourne). Acks. 30 chapters over five… Read more about this item Item Price
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CHALLENGE IN THE SKIES: The Founding of T.A.A.
by Sabey, Ian
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780908090198
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South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Hyland House, 1979. xiii, 130pp., plus 4 x 4 page b/white illustrated sections. Illustrated endpapers. Book clean. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards have a light bump to upper front foredge corner. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, edge-creased and indented, plus areas of surface abrasion/damage and tanning to upper edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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GRASSES, BAMBOOS AND RELATED PLANTS IN AUSTRALIA
by Romanowski, Nick
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780850915549
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Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Thomas C. Lothian, 1993. vii, 168pp., plus 4 x 4 page colour illustrated sections. B/white photographic and line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has a couple of tiny corner creases. "Information on: Selecting and using grassy plants in the garden; Cultivation from the tropics to… Read more about this item Item Price
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AIR FORCE: Inside the New Era of Australian Air Power (Signed Copy)
by McPhedran, Ian
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2011
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- Paperback
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- 9780732290252
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NZ$33.30
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: HarperCollins, 2011. x, 374pp., plus 3 x 8 page colour illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A personal penned inscription ('To Jim'), signed by author Ian McPhedran on first (author biog.) page, corner crease to several leaves, else pages clean and unmarked. Colour illustrated card wrapper has a soft crease, minor surface indentations.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE UNLUCKY AUSTRALIANS
by Hardy, Frank
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780855501693
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NZ$61.04
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Adelaide, South Australia: Rigby, 1976. xii, 257pp. B/white sketch-art illustrated frontis (Gurindji Aborigine, Sandy Moray), plus 12 unpaginated pages of b/white plates. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted, mildly edge-rubbed, bright gilt title there-on. Plain brown cloth boards mildly edge-rubbed. Leaves clean, crisp and unmarked, Colour art-illustrated (taken from a painting, 'The Stockman', by Sir Russell Drysdale) dustjacket has… Read more about this item Item Price
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NANNUP: A Place to Stop and Rest
by Talbot, Len
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Reprint
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- 2005
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780859053167
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Carlisle, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 2005. vii, 194pp. B/white map, plus b/white halftone illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, soft corner crease to upper foredge corner of a section of textblock. Montage illustrated card wrapper has a deep corner crease to lower rear panel, else very good. Numerous contents include: Acks. 26 chapters. My Old… Read more about this item Item Price
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