The Harp in the South
by Ruth Park
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0207170673
- ISBN 13
- 9780207170676
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1991. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 252 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1991. First Thus. First printing in this edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping and minor chips and/or tears. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. . Gift inscription in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: An Australian classic, this is the story of the Darcy family who live in the Depression era tenements of Surry Hills, Sydney. Hugh and Margaret Darcy are raising their family in Sydney amid the brothels, grog shops, and run-down boarding houses of Surry Hills, where money is scarce and life is not easy. Filled with beautifully drawn characters that will make you laugh as much as cry, this Australian classic will take you straight back to the colourful slums of Sydney with convincing depth, careful detail, and great heart. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australian; Australia; ISBN: 0207170673. ISBN/EAN: 9780207170676. Inventory No: 23070034.. 9780207170676
Synopsis
The Harp in the South is a novel by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1948, it portrays the life of a Catholic Irish Australian family living in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, which was at that time an inner city slum.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23070034
- Title
- The Harp in the South
- Author
- Ruth Park
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0207170673
- ISBN 13
- 9780207170676
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Fiction; The Harp in the South
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australian; Fiction;
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