The Tale of the Platypus [Australian Legend Series, Book 1].
by Adams, Lee; Artstaff, illustrator
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Artstaff, 1972. 1st ed.. Hardback small quarto, no jacket as issued, good condition, pictorial cover, colour drawings, spine ends scuffed, minor foxing covers & endpapers & few pages, spine little loose (pages firm), few tiny dents covers, minor edgewear & edge tears Unnum 26 pp. First edition. An enchanting children's picture story about a platypus named Little Mooka who was swept away from his family, and the many adventures he had before he made it back home safely. The scarce first edition of the first book in the series, issued prior to the SRA Series. Based on Australian folklore of natural life. (No ISBN in book.).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30368
- Title
- The Tale of the Platypus [Australian Legend Series, Book 1].
- Author
- Adams, Lee; Artstaff, illustrator
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Artstaff
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- children's literature, nature, animals, platypus, australia, first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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