Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Hal Gye. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrations by Hal Gye. Light blue boards with gilt illustration on the front panel and gilt coloured titles on the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Hal Gye, with white coloured titles on the front panel and black on the spine. C. J. Dennis' immortal " Sentimental Bloke " and his beloved Doreen. Will rubbing of the book edges with some age toning of the text block edges and pages. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with a small tear to the top left hand corner of the front panel and top right-hand corner of rear panel. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges with some marks to the rear panel. Size: Square Octavo. 128 pages, with glossary.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Hal Gye. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Australiana; Illustrated; Australia; ISBN: 0207942048. ISBN/EAN: 9780207942044. Inventory No: 0288962. . 9780207942044

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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year, and is probably one of the highest selling verse novels ever published in Australia.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0288962
Title: The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
Author: Dennis, C. J
Illustrator: Hal Gye
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0207942048
ISBN 13: 9780207942044
Publisher: Angus & Robertson
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: BZDB2 C. J. Dennis -- Sentimental Bloke, Australian Poetry -- Early 20th Century Poetry; Australiana; Illustrated; Australia; Hal Gye Unbranded ISBN: 0207942048 EAN: 9780207942044 Dennis, C. J. The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
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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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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...