A Sydney-Side Saxon (Playtpus Series)

Boldrewood, Rolf

Published by Cornstalk Publishing Company, Sydney, 1925

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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188p. Original blind stamped red cloth with red lettering, Platypus Series advertisement on front endpaper, colour illustration on front free endpaper. Originally published in book-form by Macmillan in the UK in 1891, this is surprisingly the first Australian printing of Boldrewood's fifth novel. Miller/Macartney, p67. Minor scattered foxing. A very good copy of this quite scarce Australian printing of this short novel about Australian pastoral life. Seller Inventory # 5439

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Title: A Sydney-Side Saxon (Playtpus Series)

Publisher: Cornstalk Publishing Company, Sydney

Publication Date: 1925

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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