Boomerang. Behind an Australian Icon
by JONES, Philip
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Kent Town: Wakefield Press, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Kent Town, Wakefield Press, 1996. Oblong quarto, [vi], 134 pages with numerous illustrations (many in colour). Colour pictorial card covers with French flaps; an excellent copy. 'The Aboriginal boomerang has become a mysterious, almost magical object [which] can be used to make fire, and can be used as a knife, a lever, a digging tool, a ceremonial object, or a musical instrument' (front flap).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133925
- Title
- Boomerang. Behind an Australian Icon
- Author
- JONES, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wakefield Press
- Place of Publication
- Kent Town
- Date Published
- 1996
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Quarto
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