Melbourne: Viking, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine,/Fine. Near fine - a tight, clean copy. First impression. Octavo in publisher's blue board with white lettering to spine, black and white plates, 294 pages. A moving, passionate and often funny account of her curious early childhood, alone with her parents in the remote rainforests of New Zealand. Listing with Biblio since 2005, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.

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Bookseller: Sad Paradise Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1707125
Title: A Fence Around the Cuckoo : An Autobiography
Author: Park, Ruth
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine,
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670846791
ISBN 13: 9780670846795
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: Melbourne
Date Published: 1992
Keywords: Australia AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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