The Family Book of Mary Claire by Spence, Eleanor - 1990

Collins Dove, Burwood Highway, Burwood Victoria, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: map & family tree. 450 g; 312 pages, last page blank (five pages of précis of the author's other books), colour illustrated dust jacket. The top edge of the text block is sunned. Minor rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket. . "My name is Mary-Claire Hart, and mine is the last name on the family tree" as Mary-Claire writes these words in the Cleveland family book, we go back with her through the extra ordinary family history of the Clevelands and the Harts on the coast of New South Wales. We share with Marius life among escaped convicts and aboriginals on the fringes of settlement, until he makes his brave lone journey to start a new life. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: map & family tree. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Aboriginal – fiction; Australia; 19th century; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0859248658. ISBN/EAN: 9780859248655. Inventory No: 0277040. . 9780859248655