A Treasury of Australian Folk Tales & Traditions
by Beatty, Bill
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ure Smith, Sydney, 1963. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Cedric Emanuel. 700 g; 320 pages, indexed, illustrated throughout with small black-and-white line drawings. Illustrated end pages, colour illustrated dust jacket; price clipped front fold over flap, 1.5 inch tear at the top left of the front panel and half an inch tear at the top right of the front panel, 1 inch tear at the bottom left of the rear panel, fading of the colour on the spine. No other damage to report. This is the first comprehensive collection of Australian folktales and traditions. There are tales of adventure, bushrangers, shipwrecks, ghosts, place names and place lore, and there is a wide selection of colonial ballads. Although entertaining, the book also provides a reference work for the future. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Cedric Emanuel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Myths, Legends & Folklore; Australiana; Music; Inventory No: 0230256. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0230256
- Title
- A Treasury of Australian Folk Tales & Traditions
- Author
- Beatty, Bill
- Illustrator
- Cedric Emanuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Ure Smith
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 mythology, folktales, bushrangers, ballads, local history, Humour Myths, Legends & Folklore; Australiana; Music; Cedric Emanuel Unbranded Beatty, Bill A Treasury of Australian Folk Tales & Traditions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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