First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Very fine in pictorial boards as issued. Story about a young girl and her beloved Grandpa and his stories of the sea and dragonboats. Illustrated in colour by the artist who contributed the beautiful illustrations for "The Long Red Scarf".
Published by AUS-Sassafras, Benchmark Publ / Nedlands, University of Western Australia Press / under the Benchmark/Cygnet imprint., 2000
ISBN 10: 187661501X ISBN 13: 9781876615017
Seller: Antiquariat an der Stiftskirche, Bad Waldsee, Germany
Bell, Helen (illustrator). 4°oblong (22x28), [40] p., colour ill, publisher's pictorial hardbound, board very sl rubbed, else tight and clean, well cared, Returning to their nesting grounds in the wetlands, a pair of black swans are separated from the main flock, and they are forced to nest alone. The wetlands are shrinking . . - The STONE SWAN is a modern fable about sacrifice, and survival.- Sprache: Englisch. * * * * --- due to EPR-Restrictions NO SHIPPING to Bulgaria, Danmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia and Spain --- * * * *.
First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Fine in pictorial boards as issued. Mundarda is the Aboriginal name for the Western Pygmy Possum, first noted in written literature by naturalist John Gould in 1845 in his "The Mammals of Australia". This is a story of such a possum, told and beautifully illustrated in colour and b/w by the author. Postage within Australia for this small/light book is set at $2 ($5 overseas), so please disregard the site default rate, which will be adjusted downwards when the order is processed by the bookseller.
Published by Cygnet, Nedlands, Western Australia, 1993
ISBN 10: 1875560181 ISBN 13: 9781875560189
Seller: Goldring Books, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Brooker, Belinda (illustrator). A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards. Revised edition (first was 1988). Mundarda is the Aboriginal name for the Western pygmy possum and was used by John Gould in his 'The Mammals of Australia'. It is a tiny marsupial that weighs about 13 grams. The author, whose own illustrations are based on close observation at Perth Zoo, has written a children's story around this delightful little creature. 2 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.