Skip to content

Australian folklore; a dictionary of lore, legends and popular Allusions

Australian folklore; a dictionary of lore, legends and popular Allusions

Click for full-size.

Australian folklore; a dictionary of lore, legends and popular Allusions

by Fearn-Wannan, W (William Fielding) AKA Wannan, Bill

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Very Good Condition/Very Good
ISBN 10
0701801301
ISBN 13
9780701801304
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Item Price
$13.21
Or just $11.89 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
$11.88 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 5 to 18 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

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

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (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;

Terms of Sale

Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.

We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047

About the Seller

Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria

About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Dustwrapper
Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-