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THEY CAME SOUTH

by Clark, Mavis Thorpe

First Edition

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Book desription: London and Melbourne: Heinemann, 1963. 234pp., unpaginated sketch-art by Joy Murray. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked and lightly bumped, with a printed title on white overlay strip, together with a small b/white illustration. Plain ochre-coloured boards undamaged. Original supplier's sticker affixed to ffep., foxing stripe on same. Like splotch on one leaf, else clean. Art-illustrated (Joy Murray), loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn and nipped, colour-faded on spine, and lightly soiled. A thrilling juvenile colonial adventure that begins in the year 1839. It features a young 13-year-old shepherd boy, Angus McIvor, who flees to the new settlement of Melbourne, Australia, when, by accident, he burnt down his squire's haystack. The English penalty for such an act was hanging . . . Many adventures wait in store for Angus, both onboard the barque 'Erasmus', and later in the settlement colony . . . 29 chapters. Book weight approx. 320g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

  • Bookseller: Diversity Books AU (AU)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 007670
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Very Good
  • Jacket condition: Good
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Heinemann
  • Place: London and Melbourne
  • Date published: 1963
  • Keywords: Juvenile Fiction, Colonial Adventure, Australia, Clark, Mavis Thorpe, 1909-1999
  • Subjects: FICTION / General; JUVENILE FICTION / General;

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