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Australian legendary tales: Being the two collections Australian legendary tales & More Australian legendary tales, collected from various tribes by ... Marika ; illustrated by Rex Backhaus-Smith - Hardcover
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FOLK-LORE OF THE NOONGAHBURRAHS, AS TOLD TO THE PICCANINNIES. With Introduction by Andrew Lang
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About the Author
An eminent name in the field of literature, Parker is famed for her unsurpassed contribution to Aborigine culture. She is the earliest author who brought the miseries and sufferings of Aborigines to the notice of Australians in a compassionate manner.
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- PublisherBodley Head
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0370108418
- ISBN 13 9780370108414
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages190
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Australian Legendary Tales (Bodley Head Source Books of Fairy Tales & Folklore)
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Bodley Head Children's Books, 1978
ISBN 10: 0370108418
ISBN 13: 9780370108414
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Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Backhaus-Smith, Rex (illustrator). Reissued. Unmarked, clean and solid copy in clean and bright dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 070624
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Australian Legendary Tales
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The Bodley Head, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0370108418
ISBN 13: 9780370108414
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Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Rex Backhaus-Smith (illustrator). 31 stories - Australian aboriginal Legends, incorporating 'Australian Legendary Tales' and 'More Australian Legendary Tales', with black & white illustrations, Aboriginal language. plastic wrapper, some sunning on spine. Seller Inventory # 7001
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AUSTRALIAN LEGENDARY TALES being the two collections 'Australian Legendary Tales' & 'More Australian Legendary Tales' collected from the various tribes
Published by
The Bodley Head, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 0370108418
ISBN 13: 9780370108414
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Hardcover
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
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Hardback. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little faded. Black & white illustrations by Rex Backhaus-Smith. 190 pages. Introduction by Andrew Lang and Wandjuk Marika. Illustrated by Rex Backhaus-Smith. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Seller Inventory # 297170
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Australian Legendary Tales: Being the Two Collections 'Australian Legendary Tales' & 'More Australian Legendary Tales Collected from Various Tribes'.
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The Bodley Head Sydney 1978 (first published 1896 & 1898), 1978
ISBN 10: 0370108418
ISBN 13: 9780370108414
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Hardcover
Seller: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
25.5 x 15.5cms, 192pp, b/w Illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper The first book has 31 Narran (aka Noongahburrah) stories and the second book has 23 stories from 'a wider number of tribes'. Seller Inventory # 182047
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Australian Legendary Tales: Being the Two Collections of Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales Collected from Various Tribes.
Published by
Bodley Head Australia, Sydney, 1978
ISBN 10: 0370108418
ISBN 13: 9780370108414
Used
Hardcover
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Reissue ed. Hardback tall octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), dark plum boards (little rubbed), black & white drawings, coloured top edge (slightly faded), reverse side jacket lightly foxed, small foxed patches flaps, spine & decorative edge near spine faded, slight edgewear, spine ends creased, tiny tear top edge). 188 pp. A reissue in one volume of two important 19th century folk tale collections by K. Langloh Parker: 'Australian Legendary Tales' and 'More Australian Legendary Tales'. The collections were first published in separate volumes in 1896 and 1898 respectively, appearing simultaneously in London and Melbourne. The first book contains 31 stories, and the second has 23 stories. Both have prefaces by the author and introductions by Andrew Lang and Wandjuk Marika. There is a native text of one story and a glossary. Many of the stories are about animals and birds. The stories in the first book are solely from the Narran tribe (New South Wales), known among themselves as the Noongahburrahs. Those in the second book are from a wider number of tribes, but Mrs Parker used only Noongahburrah names to avoid confusing the reader with different dialects. The chapter-head illustrations in this new edition have been specially commissioned from Rex Backhaus-Smith, the well-known Queensland artist. Seller Inventory # 30715
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