Milingimbi, Ten Years in the Crocodile Islands of Arnhem Land
by Wells, Ann E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair to Good
- Seller
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Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair to Good. Octavo (standard book size). Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Endpapers have some very faint browning Edges browned Boards have some edge wear and some rubbing/fading on covers Ann Wells recounts her ten-year stay on an island off the coast of Arnhem Land. She & her husband helped the people of Milingimbi Mission Station transition from the Stone Age to the modern world. B & W photos
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55457
- Title
- Milingimbi, Ten Years in the Crocodile Islands of Arnhem Land
- Author
- Wells, Ann E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair to Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, NSW
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 231
- Size
- Octavo (standard book size)
- Weight
- 99.99 lbs
- Keywords
- Australian Aboriginals & Torres Strait Islanders Arnhem Land, crocodile, aboriginal
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