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Australian Bush Ballads and Bulldust
Language: English
Published by Kingfisher, Australia, 1982
ISBN 10: 0959399917 ISBN 13: 9780959399912
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Presumed First. Sl. Edgewear/Shelfwear, Front Cover Sl. Creased. B/W Illus. 104 Pp.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Cover has a small tear at the bottom of the spine. Back cover corners are bumped. Pages are clean with no marks. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS 14153 02/2023.
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Mopokes and Mallee Roots
Language: English
Published by Inca Books, Perth, Western Australia, 1990
ISBN 10: 0947236015 ISBN 13: 9780947236014
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Softcover. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 13x20cm]. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 129 pages.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise, this is a clean, tight copy. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK. Book.
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The Bushman Who Laughed
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson Australia, Richmond Vic, 1982
ISBN 10: 0091481309 ISBN 13: 9780091481308
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine is faded. Black & white illustrations by Vane Lindesay. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 120 pages. Written by a real bushman.
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MOPOKES AND MALLEE ROOTS
Language: English
Published by Inca Books (edition ), 1990
ISBN 10: 0947236015 ISBN 13: 9780947236014
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
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Bush Characters: Yarns and Verse from the Outback
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson, Australia, 1986
ISBN 10: 0091573416 ISBN 13: 9780091573416
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Lindesay (illustrator). First Edition. slight wear to covers and cover edges, clear adhesive cover, library marks, slightly slanted, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.
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WILBUR HOWCROFT OMNIBUS : A COLLECTION OF BUSH TALES AND VERSE
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson Australia, 1985
ISBN 10: 0091488605 ISBN 13: 9780091488604
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HARDCOVER. 1985. First edition. A good copy in a fair d/w.
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THE FARM THAT BLEW AWAY
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HARDCOVER. 1973. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good d/w.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Ken Coulter (illustrator). PB in Near fine condition. Humorous Yarns and verse from Rural Australia.
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Omnibus. A collection of bush tales and verse
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson, Melbourne, 1985
ISBN 10: 0091488605 ISBN 13: 9780091488604
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. 508pp, dj a bit aged on white and edges else vg in dj. A selection from his earlier books. Size: 8vo.
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Wilbur Howcroft Omnibus - A Collection of Bush Tales and Verse
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson, Victoria, 1985
ISBN 10: 0091488605 ISBN 13: 9780091488604
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine. Due to weight extra may apply to any quoted international postage Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.
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The Bushman Who Laughed
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson of Australia, 1982
ISBN 10: 0091481309 ISBN 13: 9780091481308
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Black boards with white lettering, orange dust jacket, all in fine condition. First edition from 1982. Pages are clean and binding intact.
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Mopokes and Mallee Roots: Humorous Yarns and Verse from Rural Australia
Language: English
Published by Inca Books, Australia, 1990
ISBN 10: 0947236015 ISBN 13: 9780947236014
Softcover. Condition: Good. Kent Coulter (illustrator). An illustrated collection of humorous tales and verse about life in rural Australia, particularly the Mallee area of north-western Victoria. The author has researched and written twenty other books of a similar kind. 130 pages. Tanning to page edges. Inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Illustrator: Kent Coulter. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Humour; Humour; Australian. ISBN: 0947236015. ISBN/EAN: 9780947236014. Inventory No: 267213.
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Bushman Who Laughed Again, The
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson of Australia, Richmond, VIC, Australia, 1983
ISBN 10: 0091483905 ISBN 13: 9780091483906
Seller: Reading Habit, Buttaba, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lindesay, Vane (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, 256gms, 117 pages. This book is a miscellany of outback observations, yarns, anecdotes, fables, bush ballads and buffoonery, all with a distinct Australian flavour and disposition. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Dust jacket is in good condition with light shelf wear and mild fading to the spine, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
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Mopokes and Mallee Roots : Humorous Yarns and Verse from Rural Australia
Language: English
Published by Inca Books, Australia, 1990
ISBN 10: 0947236015 ISBN 13: 9780947236014
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1998 Soft Cover near fine book, corners and edges lightly rubbed. No inscription. 129 pages. Illustrations.
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AUSSIE ODES
Language: English
Published by Magenta Press, Melbourne, 1988
ISBN 10: 0731636112 ISBN 13: 9780731636112
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Louise Sureda (illustrator). First Edition. 96 pages. A clean, straight book.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is sunned at the spine, vertical crease to last 25 pages. 120 pages, , illustrations in the text by Vane Lindsey.
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Nonsery Rhymes A Miscellaneous Assortment of Rum Phymes, Verbose Verbiage and bare-Faced Buffoonery
Language: English
Published by Melboune: The Hawthorn Press, 1978, Melboune, 1978
ISBN 10: 0725602104 ISBN 13: 9780725602109
Seller: The Last Post Bookshop, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Card Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Editon. Card Cover. Very Good. First Editon. Illustrated Cover. 5 1/2" x 781/2 ". pages 63, a book of nonsense verses, the products of a vivid imagination. covers have rubbing to spine fold. Illustrated Cover.
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THIS SIDE OF THE RABBIT-PROOF FENCE. A Collection of Reminiscences Enlivened By Tall Stories of Rural Australia.
Language: English
Published by The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1971
ISBN 10: 0725600462 ISBN 13: 9780725600464
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. 109 pages. B/w cartoon drawings.
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THE FARM THAT BLEW AWAY. A Collection of Bush Ballads and Sundry Humorous Verse.
Language: English
Published by The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1971
ISBN 10: 0725600926 ISBN 13: 9780725600921
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 56 pages. Book appears unused. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. Scan available.
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THE BUSHMAN WHO LAUGHED
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson, Australia, 1982
ISBN 10: 0091481309 ISBN 13: 9780091481308
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Weg (illustrator). First Edition. 120 pages. Black/white cartoon drawings. An unused copy. D/j spine faded.
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Omnibus: A Collection of Bush Tales and Verse
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1985
ISBN 10: 0091488605 ISBN 13: 9780091488604
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket has a bit of wear, with light foxing, and the spine is well faded. The page edges are lightly foxed. 504 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.
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Mopokes and Mallee Roots
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
SOFTCOVER. An illustrated collection of humorous tales and verse about life in rural Australia, particularly the Mallee area of north-western Victoria. The author has researched and written twenty other books of a similar kind. Inca Books, 1990. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in stiff card wraps.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. A diverse assortment of yarns, both true and legendary, bush ballads, jokes and nonsense verse. Paperback small booklet, published 1973 by the author. In good condition.
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Omnibus. A collection of bush tales and verse
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No damage or markings to pages and only light shelf wear to dust jacket. Slight foxing (brown spots) to top edge. First edititon hardback 1985. The photo is of the actual book you will receive. Fast dispatch from UK seller.
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The Clancy that Overflowed
Published by Melbourne, Sirius Publications, 191.
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Signed
8vo, viii + 114pp. Original predominatly orange wrapper, slightly worn at edges, corners and spine. b/w illustrations throguhout. Half-title bears an inscription and signature from author. A very good to near-fine copy. Signed copy.
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Hello Cocky
Published by Kingfisher Books, 1984
ISBN 10: 095939995X ISBN 13: 9780959399950
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Book has no inscriptions. Wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Binding is excellent, tight and square. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Australian humour by Wilbur G. Howcroft. Illustrated in b&w. With a foreword by the author. Includes glossary. Wilbur G. Howcroft was born in Kerang, Victoria, in 1917. Printed in Australia. Faint unobtrusive stain to portion of rear cover, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 114pp. Uncommon. SB-18.
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Bush Characters: Yarns and Verse from the Outback
Language: English
Published by Century Hutchinson Australia (1986), Hawthorn, Victoria, 1986
ISBN 10: 0091573416 ISBN 13: 9780091573416
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Some marginalia. Some rubbing to edges of covers.; 200 pages. Page dimensions: 213 x 135mm. Illustrated by Vane Lindesay. "Old swaggies, brash greenhorns, naive city-slickers and eccentric cockies are just some of the bush characters celebrated in these light-hearted tales, and in a broad miscellany of verse which is in turn nostalgic and nonsensical, saucy and serious, warm and whimsical." - from blurb on rear cover.
