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During a school field trip, Steven discovers some gruesome relics from a seventeenth-century shipwreck and massacre--including the diary of a convicted murderer--and soon becomes obsessed with the past.
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- PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 085561367X
- ISBN 13 9780855613679
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages185
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STRANGE OBJECTS
Published by
William Heinemann, Australia, 1990
ISBN 10: 085561367X
ISBN 13: 9780855613679
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Grandmahawk's Eyrie, Mansfield Center, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. HB, black boards in pictorial DJ, 185pp. Unclipped DJ has moderate rubbing, creasing to edges, now protected. Book has general rubbing to covers, rounding to top corners, inside has expected library stamps & sticker removals to fepp, tanning to page edges, else square & tight. The chilling story of a teenager's diappearance after finding gruesome relics from the Batavia shipwreck. CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers in 1991. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # jen003205
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Strange Objects
Published by
William Heinemann Australia, Port Melbourne, Victoria, 1990
ISBN 10: 085561367X
ISBN 13: 9780855613679
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Matthew Davidson -- Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. 350 g; 186pp., last blank. Black coloured board with white writing on spine. Shelfwear evident to the lower edges of the book and there is bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine. The usual Browning to the paper edges, that is found on this edition. Some handling marks internally. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Matthew Davidson, with lilac and white writing on the front panel and spine. Very minor wear to the dustwrapper edges. In 1629 the Dutch ship "Batavia" was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia. When the survivors were picked up, over 120 men and women had been murdered by their fellow survivors. Two of the murderers were left on the hostile land as punishment. "were they taken by the sea, or swallowed up by that strange and hostile land? Or after 300 years, do they still drift, lost in time.". A winner of the Australian Children's Book Council Award. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Matthew Davidson -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 085561367X. ISBN/EAN: 9780855613679. Inventory No: 0208109. Seller Inventory # 0208109
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Strange Objects
Published by
William Heinemann Australia, Port Melbourne, Victoria, 1990
ISBN 10: 085561367X
ISBN 13: 9780855613679
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Matthew Davidson -- Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. 350 g; 186pp., last blank. Black coloured board with white writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Matthew Davidson, with lilac and white writing on the front panel and spine. Very minor wear to the dustwrapper edges. Slight rubbing of the bottom of the spine, the usual browning of the pages' edges, and rubber names stamp and dates on front end page. In 1629 the Dutch ship "Batavia" was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia. When the survivors were picked up, over 120 men and women had been murdered by their fellow survivors. Two of the murderers were left on the hostile land as punishment. "were they taken by the sea, or swallowed up by that strange and hostile land? Or after 300 years, do they still drift, lost in time.". A winner of the Australian Children's Book Council Award. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Matthew Davidson -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; ISBN: 085561367X. ISBN/EAN: 9780855613679. Inventory No: 0221632. Seller Inventory # 0221632
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Strange Objects
Published by
William Heinemann, Port Melbourne, Victoria, 1990
ISBN 10: 085561367X
ISBN 13: 9780855613679
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Matthew Davidson -- Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. Black coloured boards with white coloured titles to the spine. Shelf wear to the lower edges of the book and there is softening to the backstrip edges. Browning to the textblock edges and lighter browning of the pages with some marks to the book panels. Some handling marks internally. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Matthew Davidson, with lilac and white coloured title to the front panel and backstrip. Very minor wear to the dustwrapper edges. In 1629 the Dutch ship "Batavia" was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia. When the survivors were picked up, over 120 men and women had been murdered by their fellow survivors. Two of the murderers were left on the hostile land as punishment. "were they taken by the sea, or swallowed up by that strange and hostile land? Or after 300 years, do they still drift, lost in time.". A winner of the Australian Children's Book Council Award. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 186 pages, last blank. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Matthew Davidson -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Adolescent; Fiction -- Australian; ISBN: 085561367X. ISBN/EAN: 9780855613679. Inventory No: 0101946. Seller Inventory # 0101946
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Strange Objects
Published by
William Heinemann Australia, Melbourne, 1990
ISBN 10: 085561367X
ISBN 13: 9780855613679
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 185 pages. A young adult novel which intertwines the Batavia shipwreck/murder story with modern times. Winner of the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers. Seller Inventory # 162388
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Strange Objects
Published by
William Heinemann Australia, Victoria, 1990
ISBN 10: 085561367X
ISBN 13: 9780855613679
Used
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First Edition
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Seller: Klanhorn, Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good ++. 1st Edition. VG++, Shelfwear, Browning/VG++, Mild Edgewear, Indentations. Supernatural drama. Jacket illustration by Matthew Davidson. Inscribed by the author on the FFEP: "For Judy, Gary Crew. Canberra. 1990." Expanded condition report/scan on request. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 015911
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