Namatjira. Wanderer between Two Worlds
by [NAMATJIRA, Albert] BATTY, Joyce D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Melbourne, Hodder and Stoughton, 1963. Octavo, 158 pages with a double-page map plus 16 pages of plates and a colour frontispiece. Papered boards very slightly rubbed and bumped; top edge slightly foxed; endpapers and a few leaves a little foxed; pencilled ownership signature; a very good copy with the dustwrapper very slightly worn. 'This is the tragic story of the talented tribesman whose paintings of Central Australia brought him fame and fortune. Here is told the story of his struggle for recognition and his endeavour to fulful his obligations under tribal laws and to white society' (from the dustwrapper blurb).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138442
- Title
- Namatjira. Wanderer between Two Worlds
- Author
- [NAMATJIRA, Albert] BATTY, Joyce D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1963
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Dustwrapper
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