Mitchell Elyne Sybil Elyne Keith Mitchell (1 results)
Published by Hutchinson & Co Ltd, London, 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some slight browning to top of jacket and spine, some faint spotting to page fore edges and endpapers, crossed out previous owner's inscription to front…pastedown, price clipped, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 224pp. 'Kingfisher Feather' describes a year in the life of the Dane family on their cattle station near the Australian Alps. The two Dane children meet a an elderly aboriginal woman who foretells their future, and says they have challenges to face before they can find the Dragonfly Cave. Australian writer, cattlewoman and champion skier Elyne Mitchell (1913-2002), was the author of the 'Silver Brumby' books for children and biographer of the Snowy Mountains area of rural Australia. Quite a scarce book. Jacket and illustrations by Grace Huxtable (illustrator).