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Complete Book of Australian Folk Lore by Scott, Bill -- Compiler
First Paperback Edition
Sydney: Summit Books, 1978. 1.8 kg; 432 pages, last three pages blank, appendix, index. numerous black-and-white drawings, and reproductions of paintings and advertisements etc; monotone green line drawings, musical scores. Divided into five sections, The History That Shaped a Tradition; Traditional Songs; The Tall Story; Poems and Ballads; and Oddments and Fragments; along with an appendix of the museums of Australia. "Using material written at the time, this book looks at the History that shaped our tradition -- the initial struggle for survival, the suffering of the convicts , the isolation from all that was familiar, the distances tramped from one job to the next, the necessity for "sticking together" which formed the code of mateship, the struggles of the squatters and the free selectors, the excitement of the gold rushes and the hardships of the diggers, and especially the daring exploits of the bushrangers." slight rubbing to the base edge of the colour illustrated front board. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. . First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Good/no dust Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Australiana.
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