Search Results: The Way Of the Whirlwind by Mary And Elizabeth Durack

London, Angus and Robertson, reprinted 1980.. 78pp. 4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. A near fine copy.. Revised edition of work from 1941.

London, Angus and Robertson, 1979.. 78pp. 4to. Original boards in slightly repaired dustwrapper. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. A very good copy.. Revised edition of work from 1941.

London, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Manila: Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 78 pages, illustrtaed. First Published in 1941, this is a first reprint of the revised 1979 edition. The jacket's spine is chipped at the head and tail, with minor loss at the head; at the back, the head is also chipped with minor loss, including a short closed tear; and both flaps are lightly foxed. The head and tail of the spine is lightly chipped and apart from an ownership signature on the front end paper, the body of the book is immaculate. 'Story of two Aboriginal children who undertake a search for their baby brother who has been taken by a whirlwind. The story adapts aspects of Aboriginal Dreaming stories to give substance to their tale of a lost child and the search for him by his older siblings. It also draws upon European folk tale traditions to produce a children's fantasy with a strong Australian flavour.' (trove)

Syd. Angus & Robertson Publishers., 1980.. (reprint of the revised edition) 4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 78pp. Col plates & b/w ills. Very good copy. When Woogoo is swept away by a giant whirlwind, nungaree & Jungaree set off to search for him. Aided by the creator snake Father Bremurer, they journey to the end of somewhere to find Woogoo.

Sydney, Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1956. Second edition. Frayed, with short tears, at the spine tail. The boards are faded. A gift inscription is written on the front free endpaper. In a sound binding with hinges intact.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

(Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 1956) Second Edition. Muir 2189. Pictorial boards (that is, hard covers) pp. 78 (284 x 222 mm). Illustrated. Related newspaper cutting loosely included. An owner's signature on front fixed endpaper, head and foot of spine and corners of boards worn, a damp-mark to foot of spine which is a little sunned; a very good copy and the colour plates splendid .

Australia: Sydney; Angus & Robertso. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. 2nd; Second Printing. Hardcover. H/b; d/w; vg+/Vg-; 4to; 78pp; a lovely book with really dranatic illustrations, some in colour, some in black & white; no names or ohter handwriting inside; d/w not price clipped (27s 6d) , but has some rubbing and small nick; The adventures of Nungaree & Jungaree in search of their brother; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1979, revised edition,. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1979. Hardcover. 0207137404 Signed by Author(s) hardback, 4to, 78pp , 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations, contents clean and tight, signed by both author on title page, owner's gift inscription on the facing page, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. wrapper rear panel rubbed. ISBN: 0207137404 .

Sydney, Australia: Consolidated Press Ltd.. Reprinted 1944, Consolidated Press Ltd. Book Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pictorial Boards With Red/Orange/White Design On Black Background, Green Spine. Some Rub Wear On Edges, Corners Worn. Folio. Pg 65 Has A Few Small Chips On Edges. A Bit Of Fingerprints, Top Corner Creasing, Else Clean Internally; Pp. 80 (Last Blank), With Illustrations (Inc. 12 Tipped-In Color, Black/White Plates). A Good Copy. B/W Illustrated Pages With Bright Large Print Text. . Good. Hardcover. 1944.

Sydney: Consolidated Press, 1943. Second Printing. Hardcover. g+ to vg-. Folio. 77pp [2]. Green cloth over illustrated black paper boards. Orange lettering on the front cover. Illustrated interior covers. This imaginative children's book contains text by acclaimed Australian author Mary Durack (1913-1994) and evocative colorful illustrations from her sister, acclaimed artist Elizabeth Durack (1915-2000). The book tells the delightful story of Aboriginal Australians, brother and sister Nungaree and Jungaree, and their adventure in search of their baby brother who is stolen by the Whirlwind Here-and-There. The book is illustrated throughout with countless b/w in-text lithographic illustrations and 12 tipped in plates, 9 in vibrant color and 3 in b/w (each measuring 8 3/4x6"). Binding with some rubbing to extremities, including the head and tail of the spine. A few light scratches and abrasions to the front cover, and some smudging and light scratches on the back. Starting at the gutters of the free… Read More