Children outsmart a dragon, soldiers defend a castle, a king consults his wise men, and everyone learns the importance of numbers
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005137391
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Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 255 pages. On a property in western New South Wales a man named Holland lives with his daugther Ellen. Over the years, as she grows into a beautiful young woman, he plants hundreds of different gum trees on his land. When Ellen is nineteen her father announces his decision: she will marry the man who can name all his species . Seller Inventory # 2321h
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Seller: Sawtooth Books, ABAA, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Hardcover. First Australian edition and true first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The 1999 winner of Australia's Miles Franklin Award. First Australian edition and true first edition. Seller Inventory # 17365
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Seller: Hill End Books, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1875847634 Softcover with pictorial card covers, 255 pages, light yellowing to page edges, a few dog-eared pages, binding good, little cover wear. 0.0. Seller Inventory # SKUAL883
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Browning of page edges. Seller Inventory # 000519
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Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
Hardback. Winner of the 1999 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book A New York Times Notable Book of 1998 "There is such delight in Eucalyptus, such a strange and sly and swerving humour -- You will never forget what is at the heart of this novel -- one of the great and most surprising courtships in literature." --Michael Ondaatje Amidst the spearing light and broken shadows of Australia's Outback, a man named Holland raises his daughter, Ellen. As she grows into a woman of unusual beauty, he tends an orchard that boasts every species of eucalyptus. When Ellen is nineteen, her father makes an announcement: she will marry the man who can successfully name each tree. What emerges is a story scintillating with sudden wisdom and spiky truths, a modern-day fairy tale that affirms the seductive power of storytelling itself. 1998. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w. Seller Inventory # 11653062
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Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. An unread book. Seller Inventory # 031772
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Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition; First Printing. A stunning first edition/first printing in As New condition in alike dust jacket, SIGNED by author Murray Bail directly on the title page; Set in the Australian state of New South Wales, the story focuses on a farmer who plants hundreds of kinds of eucalyptus trees on his property and says that only the man who can name every one can marry his daughter. Unfortunately, she falls in love with a stranger who tells her fabulous stories of distant lands. Winner of the Miles Franklin Award; Small 8vo; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 11683
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