Hulley Charles E (20 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dreamtime Moon: Aboriginal Myths of the Moon; BY Hulley, Charles E illustrated by Ainslie Roberts. published by Reed books In Aboriginal Australia, the creation of the world took place in the Dreamtime - an epoch when supernatural beings rose to create the world. The stories of Dreamtime are the foundations of all social and religious life. They recount the journeys of the primordial beings and show how the landscape was shaped, how fire was created, how plants, animals and humans were made, and how necessities such as spears and grinding stones were invented to help Aboriginal men and women with their daily lives. This book presents a rich collection from the Australian past, in which the author retells the stories of an ancient tradition and compares their underlying themes with a selection of myths and Moon lore from around the world. Some are children's stories and some are efforts to explain the natural world. Each story is illustrated by the paintings of the late Ainslie Roberts.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 144 pages. Illustrated. Slight foxing end papers and inside dust jacket. Dust jacket lightly chip at top of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback first edition, 1999, New Holland, Sydney Australia. This book is in near fine condition - very mild shelf wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Published. 144 pages. illustrated. Plastic wrapper.

Australian Aboriginal myths are related and analyzed. Rainbow Serpent dreamtime stories is called "one of the longest continuously held spiritual traditions in the world." -- Softcover. Condition: near fine (marker line top-edge). ISBN 1864365323.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24x30cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Colour and black & white illustrations/reproductions. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 144 pages. This book seeks to bring a deeper understanding of both the myths and the paintings of Ainslie Roberts' "dreamtime" series.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Previous owners inscription on ffep.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback. 109pp, bibliography, notes. Or card covers. Near new. Many different stories of the RAinbow Serpent, drawing on rock art and oral traditions of Aboriginal poeple from across Australia, as well as recent literature on the legend. Size: 8vo.

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Illustrated card Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Editon. Pages 109, library stamp on title page, bar stamp on edge of pages, and number on spine. Libary markings inside front cover. Cover has been covered in contact. In this book, the author brings together many different stories of the Rainbow Serpent into an accessible narrative, drawing on the rock art and oral traditions of the Aboriginal people across Australia, as well as literature and legend. Ex Library.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

H/B pictorial bds, VG, corners a little bumped, minor surf. soiling, contents clean and tight, pges tanned. A book of short stories for young children.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New large octavo 78pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., notes, bibliog., Loosely inserted; an interesting promotional flyer for the book. Beautiful book & now quite scarce.

Hardcover.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover 27x19 cm, cover and dust jacket slightly worn. 79 pages. Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

144 pp, quarto, coloured and b&w plates and illustrations throughout, very fine copy in like, illustrated d/j.