Bill Wannan's Great Book of Australian Humour
by Wannan, Bill w/illus. by Vane Lindesay
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0851795129
- ISBN 13
- 9780851795126
- Seller
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Adelaide: Rigby Ltd., 1978 reprint. 396pp. illus. hardback 8vo: Very Good in a near Fine dj in Brodart poly cover [some age darkening to top edge; touch of light shelf rubbing along bottom edges; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy] The essence of Australian folk humor brought together in three of Wannan's best-loved books: "Tales from Back o'Bourke," "Bullockies, Beauts and Bandicoots" & "Hay, Hell and Booligal." Through yarns, tall tales, legends & ballads, meet great Australian characters: shearers, stockmen, whingers & publicans, swagmen & bush cooks, et al.
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- Bookseller
- Auldfarran Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 609
- Title
- Bill Wannan's Great Book of Australian Humour
- Author
- Wannan, Bill w/illus. by Vane Lindesay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1978 reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0851795129
- ISBN 13
- 9780851795126
- Publisher
- Adelaide: Rigby Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Adelaide
- This edition first published
- 1977
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIA ETHNIC FOLK STORIES ANTHOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...