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Australian Aborigines. The Language and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
by Dawson, James
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0391022202
- ISBN 13
- 9780391022201
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies., 1981. viii, 112, civ pages, notes, 2 monochrome portraits, large folding facsimile document. Or green cloth with gilt vignette of aborigine holding spear to front, in original clear plastic jacket. Slight toning to page edges/margins. Slight rubbing to plastic jacket. Facsimile of the original edition of 1881. Extensive information on the customs and lives of the Victorian aborigines, with an extensive 100 vocabulary from the languages of 3 tribes. Folding facsimile of the conveyance of 100000 acres of land to John Batman by various principle chiefs.. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036080
- Title
- Australian Aborigines. The Language and Customs of Several Tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
- Author
- Dawson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0391022202
- ISBN 13
- 9780391022201
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
- Place of Publication
- Canberra
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Australian Aborigines Aboriginal Victoria Ethnology Anthropology Boomerang Weapons Language Vocabulary Linguistics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australiana & NZ; Anthropology, Sociology, womens/mens issues; Language, Dictionaries, Trivia, Law;
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
Lawrence Jones
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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