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Raft
by Goldenberg, Howard
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 187646285X
- ISBN 13
- 9781876462857
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hybrid Publishers, Melbourne, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: map. Inscribed by Author. Map: Places and Communities Named in Raft, author's note, acknowledgements, and a short annotated bibliography. The text is illustrated with black and white and colour photography and reproductions of artwork. Colour illustrated paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear panel. Every year for over a decade, the author spent numerous periods of time working in the most remote Aboriginal communities within Australia; and, quoting the rear panel blurb " ... On these visits he has observed and recorded Aboriginal Australians' lives without resorting to simplification or glib solutions." Rubbing of the book edges and a little to the panels and fading of the back strip. Very light age toning of the text block edges with a faint yellow discolouration of the page edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. X, 225, [5] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Aboriginal -- Australia; Australia; Medicine & Health. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 187646285X. ISBN/EAN: 9781876462857. Inventory No: 0289395. . 9781876462857
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289395
- Title
- Raft
- Author
- Goldenberg, Howard
- Illustrator
- map
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 187646285X
- ISBN 13
- 9781876462857
- Publisher
- Hybrid Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- BZDB2 medicine sociology Aboriginal society Australia Indigenous Cultures; Aboriginal -- Australia; Australia; Medicine & Health. map Inscribed by Author Unbranded ISBN: 187646285X EAN: 9781876462857 Goldenberg, Howard Raft
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aboriginal -- Australia;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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