The Songlines [Signed Ltd 1st Ed]
by Chatwin, Bruce
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0224024523
- ISBN 13
- 9780224024525
- Seller
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Adelaide , South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The uncommon Signed Limited First Edition [Jonathan Cape, 1987] printed & specially bound for the London Limited Editions series. Signed by Chatwin on LLE title page [followed by half-title & Cape title page]. #18 of only 150 copies printed. Quarter-cloth over marbled boards in original glassine jacket; red ink to block base; jacket bumped with small chips at spine ends; an excellent copy. ISBN: 0-224-02452-3 / 0224024523. A handsome edition of this enduring exploration of Indigenous Australian culture.
Synopsis
Follow Chatwin on his journey into the 'Red Centre' of Australia. Part autobiography, part story, part history, part anthropology. Teaches us how Aboriginal Australians perceive their landscapes, and negotiate with each other in that vast, nomadic environment.
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- Bookseller
- ORCHARD BOOKSHOP (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9229
- Title
- The Songlines [Signed Ltd 1st Ed]
- Author
- Chatwin, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0224024523
- ISBN 13
- 9780224024525
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- aboriginal, aborigines, Adelaide, australian, classic, classic books, deluxe, dreaming, fiction, first edition, history, indigenous, limited edition, literature, poetry, rare, signed, songlines
- X weight
- 0 kg
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