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Book Description hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition; 818 pages, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia. Seller Inventory # 84738
Book Description Hardback. The biography of T. G. H. Strehlow and Aboriginal possession.'A group of men. chanting with the enthusiasm that made them forget age & weakness & becoming young again in spirit.the rising and falling of the chant melody, like the breathing that gives us life - what an unforgettable scene!'Thus wrote T. G.H. Strehlow in 1935, as he began his life work, Songs of Central Australia, acclaimed as one of the great books of world literature. Prize-winning poet and historian, Barry Hill, with exclusive access to Strehlow's diaries, has written a major work about the troubled man who grew up on the Hermannsburg mission, became the first Patrol Officer of Central Australia, called himself the 'last of the Aranda', and compulsively collected secret-sacred objects and images.Broken Song straddles a century of Australian history, from the race wars on the frontier to the modern era of aboriginal land rights, tracking Strehlow's creative and tragic life in translation. Good condition. First page has small tear at bottom, and name written at top of page. Dust jacket has some bumping wear/tear at edges. Maps on endpapers. {"length"=>["24"], "width"=>["16"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}. Seller Inventory # 20827857
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 818 pages. The dust jacket is a little scuffed on edges. The page edges and first few pages either side of the book are lightly tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Seller Inventory # 55323
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. F/F. 8vo. original brown boards in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. xviii (last blank), 818, with illustrations + endpaper map. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A fine copy. Seller Inventory # 026016
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A neat, bright copy. First impression. Octavo in original charcoal boards with gilt title and credits to spine, map endpapers. 818 pages including 32 black & white photographic plates, bibliography and index. A highly engaging biography of the passionate, controversial interpreter of Aboriginal culture. A major work of scholarship. A very nice copy of this scarce edition. Seller Inventory # 1709020