H Strehlow (79 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia. It describes the final days of his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow, head of the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg, as they travel, with Aboriginal companions, in extreme heat, along the dry riverbed of the Finke River, to the nearest railhead in search of medical assistance. They never reach help: the journey ends at Horseshoe Bend, with Pastor Strehlow's death.Ted Strehlow grew up with Aborigines on the mission, and his knowledge of their customs and stories was unique. The book combines this knowledge, with a detailed awareness of the landscape and its sacred places, the battles that have been fought there, the lonely outposts of white settlement, and of the Biblical resonances of their own journey through this desert setting. Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback, first edition,6th printing, in very good condition - pencil price on first page.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. This book is well worn, especially the cover. Inscribed by previous owner.

paperback in good condition, owner's nametamp inside front cover and notes on first page; 312 pages.

Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Impression. 20 x 13.5 cm. Binding: stapled.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 20pp. 21cm. Soft covers. A good clean copy. With: Reprinted from Journal of the International Folk Music Council, 1955, Volume VII. 'Australian Aboriginal Songs' by T.G.H. Strehlow. 4pp. 24cm. Loose. Includes some music. The two items.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paper cover stapled booklet of 15 pages. Cream covers a bit dirty but otherwise in goodcondition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia. It describes the final days of his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow, head of the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg, as they travel, with Aboriginal companions, in extreme heat, along the dry riverbed of the Finke River, to the nearest railhead in search of medical assistance. They never reach help: the journey ends at Horseshoe Bend, with Pastor Strehlow's death.Ted Strehlow grew up with Aborigines on the mission, and his knowledge of their customs and stories was unique. The book combines this knowledge, with a detailed awareness of the landscape and its sacred places, the battles that have been fought there, the lonely outposts of white settlement, and of the Biblical resonances of their own journey through this desert setting. Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. 1000 copies only. Includes genealogy and two maps. 23 x 15 cm. 64 pp. Scarce.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia. It describes the final days of his father, Pastor Carl Strehlow, head of the Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg, as they travel, with Aboriginal companions, in extreme heat, along the dry riverbed of the Finke River, to the nearest railhead in search of medical assistance. They never reach help: the journey ends at Horseshoe Bend, with Pastor Strehlow's death.Ted Strehlow grew up with Aborigines on the mission, and his knowledge of their customs and stories was unique. The book combines this knowledge, with a detailed awareness of the landscape and its sacred places, the battles that have been fought there, the lonely outposts of white settlement, and of the Biblical resonances of their own journey through this desert setting. Journey to Horseshoe Bend was first published in 1969 and has been out of print for almost forty years. An Australian literary classic, it was written by TGH (Ted) Strehlow, author of the monumental Songs of Central Australia Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Soft Cover. Condition: F-. Sixth Printing. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (slightly rubbed & marked); pp. 64. A near fine copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [Adelaide, The Author, circa 1957] ('Riall Bros. Pty. Ltd., Printers, Port Melbourne'). Small quarto, 29 pages. Plain flush-cut card covers with the attached card dustwrapper (a little tanned around the edges); an excellent copy. 'Reprinted from "Forum", Volume IX, Nos. 1 and 2, 1956'.…

Pictorial Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Includes genealogy and two maps. 23 x 15 cm. 64 pp. Scarce.

3rd impression. Octavo, original printed wraps, pp.15. Errata slip tipped in. Wraps sunned with price sticker to upper cover. Very good condition. This paper was originally presented as a talk in February 1955.

[viii]+220pp. Small 8vo. Original wrappers.Professionally stapled for readability. Black and white map. A near fine copy. Very scarce in any edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Slight discolouration to cover & previous owner's note on back cover. This paper was originally given as a talk at a public meeting called by the SA Peace Committee, Society of Friend's Hall, 6th April, 1957. Binding: stapled. 20.5 x 14 cm. 34 pp. Rare.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine double stapled pamphlette. Quarto. Small, minor stain to rear cover. This a reprint from "Forum, Vol. IX, Nos. 1 and 2, 1956. 29pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. xxxii, 1198pp., maps, colour & b/w illus., notes, timeline, index. Light surface scrathes to dust jacket. Otherwise excellent tight clean copy. GL 06/25.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Adelaide, Rigby, 1978 [Rigby Seal paperback edition]/ 1969. Octavo, [viii], 220 pages with a double-page map. Colour-pictorial card covers; spine lightly sunned, with slight wear at each end; trifling signs of handling; a very good copy. The account of the last journey, in October 1922, of the author's desperately ill father, the Reverend Carl Strehlow, overland from Hermannsburg to the railhead at Oodnadatta; Horseshoe Bend was where he died and was buried. The author, who made the trip with his father, was fourteen at the time. This classic work received the 1970 Weickhardt Award for the best general Australian book when published by Angus and Robertson in 1969.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Light brown cloth hardcover, with red blocking and gold lettering on the spine and front board, from closed pharmaceutical company library. 959 + XII pages, illustrated with charts, and tables. Contents are very clean, tight and bright. A nice copy which has benefited from minimal handling. Text in German. Book.…

Condition: Gut. Broschur Exemplar mit Gebrauchsspuren (das kann heißen: das Buch KANN normale Leseverformung wie Knicke am Buchrücken, oder leichte Nachdunklung o. ä. haben oder auch, obwohl unbeschädigt, als Mängelexemplar gekennzeichnet sein, ferner können auch Notizen oder Unterstreichungen im Text vorhanden sein. Alles dies zählt zur Kategorie des GUT ERHALTENEN). In jedem Falle aber dem Preis und der Zustandsnote entsprechend GUT ERHALTEN. und ACHTUNG: Die Covers können vom abgebildeten Cover und die Auflagen können von den genannten abweichen AUSSER bei meinen eigenen Bildern (die mit den aufrechtstehenden Büchern vor schwarzem Hintergrund, wie auf einer Bühne) MEINE EIGENEN BILDER SIND MASSGEBEND FÜR AUFLAGE, AUSGABE UND COVER p-008c-0425 KEIN VERSANDKOSTENRABATT !!! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hardback Book Condition: Excellent except for very small stain on edge of first few pages. Dustjacket Condition: As new pt. 1. In search of Frieda pt. 2. The fall of the House of Keysser pt. 3. Carl Strehlow's world pt. 4. Hermannsburg pt. 5. Bogner and Strehlow pt. 6. 'Gambling angel' pt. 7. Missionary-Anthropologist. 100 p. of plates (some folded) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ports., facsims. (some col.) geneal. tables ; 25 cm. 1198 pp. This book is very heavy (2.074 kilo) and may be collected from Albert Park, Victoria. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is a unique and moving record, and one that will take its place among the classics of Australian pioneering life. It is a factual account of the last journey, in October 1922, of the author's father, who after twenty eight years in charge of thee Lutheran mission at Hermannsburg became desperately ill and set out with his wife and son and some aboriginal friends to seek medical help. Despite the help received to navigate the dreadful terrain Mr. Strehlow senior died at Horseshoe Bend. **The book has light tanning while the jacket has rubbing at the extremities.**.…

First edition. 220 pp. EX-LIBRARY COPY. Stamps on title and copyright pages, else very good plus in a very good, price-clipped dust jacket with a horizontal fold along the lower edge, sunned spine, and a few small chips.

Dust Jacket Very Good (Now Protected) 8.5" x 5.5" Cloth Fine Burgundy cloth, gilt titles to spine, map eps, pp. [i-vi], 1- 220, title page inscribed with an asterisk beside the author's name, and the handwritten note: "Died Tuesday 3rd October 1978. On Monday 25th September 1978 he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Anthropological Society of South Australia and gave an address 'In the Beginning', dw price-clipped and corners rubbed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Jacket has heavy insect abrasions to front and spine plus a few very small associated losses. Light wear to cloth. Internally very clean and bright. Binding tight. Signed 'Rex Battarbee "Mara-Mara: Alice Springs N.T. 5750' 48pp Size: 190mm x 250mm. Signed by Artist. Book. …

Condition: Very Good. INSCRIBED! Sydney, Australia: The Legend Press, 1956. 1st edition. Sm 4to Hardcover. 48pp. Color illustrations. Inscribed by Battarbee on half title page. Very Good book and Acceptable dust jacket. (australia, history, art) Inquire if you need further information.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG+/VG. 8vo. original burgndy cloth gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked, prev. owner's name and notation in pencil to verso FFE) in dustwrapper priced $4.75 (slightly rubbed & nicked, spine a little sunned); pp. vi, 220, with endpaper maps. A very good copy.…

4°. M. zahlr. (teils farb.) Fotos. 93 S., 1 Bl. OLwd. Neuwertig! Sprache: Deutsch.

Softcover. Condition: Neu. Dust Jacket Condition: Neu. 4. Auflage. neu und ungelesen, tiptop, 64 Seiten, 2 Karten, 1 Zeichnung, Auflage von November 1991.