The Penguin Century of Australian Stories
by Bird, Carmel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670892335
- ISBN 13
- 9780670892334
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books (Australia), Melbourne, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 733 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. The dust jacket is in very good condition save a small closed tear on the base of the front.. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This landmark collection brings together the best Australian short stories written in the twentieth century. From early bush life to contemporary urban existence, The Penguin Century of Australian Stories celebrates our finest writers in all their modes: the lively comic fiction of Henry Lawson and Steele Rudd, the distinctive imaginations of Christina Stead and Patrick White, the experimental style of Peter Carey, and the highly lyrical prose of Brenda Walker and James Bradley. Selected by Carmel Bird, these stories mirror the concerns of Australia's past and present. The Penguin Century of Australian Stories will enlighten and entertain for many years to come. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0670892335. ISBN/EAN: 9780670892334. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7005. . 9780670892334 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7005
- Title
- The Penguin Century of Australian Stories
- Author
- Bird, Carmel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670892335
- ISBN 13
- 9780670892334
- Publisher
- Penguin Books (Australia)
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Short stories, Australian, Australia--Social life and customs--Fiction, literature Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0670892335 EAN: 9780670892334 Bird, Carmel The Penguin Century of Australian Stories
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