Australian folklore; a dictionary of lore, legends and popular Allusions
by Fearn-Wannan, W (William Fielding) AKA Wannan, Bill
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0701801301
- ISBN 13
- 9780701801304
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Lansdowne, Melbourne, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. 1.7 kg; XII, 582 pages, text arranged in Encyclopaedia style, with numerous small black-and-white photographs. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. "Australian Folklore has all the answers. It is the most comprehensive collection of Australian lore legends, traditions, ballads and popular sayings ever published: the product of 15 years patient garnering by Australia's foremost authority on folk literature. It is more than an anthology. It is the first attempt to systematically collect and annotate the whole field of Australian traditional folklore. Documentary evidence of source material has been supplied wherever it exists and a rich source of reference materials set down. a second-hand copy, the only damage, is a slight loss of colour to the spine section of the dust jacket. Otherwise an immaculate copy. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Australia; Folk Song; Australia; ISBN: 0701801301. ISBN/EAN: 9780701801304. Inventory No: 0282419. . 9780701801304
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- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0282419
- Title
- Australian folklore; a dictionary of lore, legends and popular Allusions
- Author
- Fearn-Wannan, W (William Fielding) AKA Wannan, Bill
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0701801301
- ISBN 13
- 9780701801304
- Publisher
- Lansdowne
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australia, history, folklore, Mythology Genealogy & Local History; Local History -- Australia; Folk Song; Australia; Various Unbranded ISBN: 0701801301 EAN: 9780701801304 Fearn-Wannan, W (William Fielding) AKA Wannan, Bill Australian folklore;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Local History -- Australia; Folk Song;
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