The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
Follow Chatwin on his journey into the 'Red Centre' of Australia. Part autobiography, part story, part history, part anthropology. Teaches us how Aboriginal Australians perceive their landscapes, and negotiate with each other in that vast, nomadic environment.
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THE SONGLINES.
by CHATWIN, Bruce (Charles Bruce), 1940-1989 :
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London : Jonathan Cape, (1987). First edition. "In Alice Springs - a grid of scorching streets where men in long white socks were forever getting in and out of Land Cruisers - I met a Russian who was mapping the sacred sites of the Aboriginals". His finest work - a novel of ideas - a "profound journey into the geography… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- 1988
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King River, Western Australia, AUS
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Picador, London, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 327 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Picador, UK, 1987. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Light reading wear. Very Clean interior. Small stain front edge.. Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- First U.K. Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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Arden, Ontario, CAN
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London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1987. First U.K. Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A VERY FINE copy of the true first edition of this fabulous book. His most popular at the time and perhaps still. Signed with a fountain pen (his preferred method) on the tile page. Scarce.
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The Songlines
by CHATWIN, Bruce
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- 1987
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Good with spine somewhat tilted and light foxing on page edges, in a very good glassine dustwrapper with offsetting on the front panel. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author and specially bound. Author's final novel. Item Price
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THE SONGLINES
by CHATWIN, Bruce
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- 1987
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover. As New, still in shrinkwrap. Decorated leather. Illustrated with two color plates. Limited and true First American Edition SIGNED by the author and with a special introduction by him not included in the trade edition. An exploration of Aboriginal culture in the outback of Central Australia following the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
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- 1987
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- Brown and white boards with gold lettering
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Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA
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Viking/Elizabeth Sifton Books, NY, 1987, 293 pgs. First American edition, in Near Fine/Very Good+ condition, with minimal edgewear and light edge soiling to book but appears unread. The DJ has a bit of edge soiling, and edge toning/browning. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped (please review photos). A fictional tale set in almost uninhabitable central Australia, in which two travelers… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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Dunfermline, Fife, GBR
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Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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by Chatwin, Bruce
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- 1987
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: Viking / Elizabeth Sifton Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Bruce Chatwin in pale blue ink on the title page. Fine, with gentle bump to top corner of preliminary pages. In a Very Good+ dust jacket with slight fading to the spine, a light edge wear, and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines
by CHATWIN, Bruce
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- Near Fine
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- First Trade Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670806058
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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£20.18
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New York: Viking, 1987. Author's fourth book; The social life & customs of Australian aborigines; 293pp. An unusually nice copy of the first U.S. Trade Edition. . First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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truth or consequences, New Mexico, USA
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 293pp.; HB quarter-bound; yellow-blue designe w/brwn.&gilt; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. vellum cover. Aboriginal life in Australia. No.83 of 150 numbered copis signed by author.
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Softcover
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- 9780099769910
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King River, Western Australia, AUS
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£5.31
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Vintage Classics, London, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 325 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges slightly foxed. The book has been read and carries… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines [ARC included]
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- 1987
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Arden, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Viking, 1987. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Chatwin's best known work. Signed on the title page in his typically neat script with a fountain pen. INCLUDED is the Advance Reading Copy (not signed) of this edition in FINE condition.
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THE SONGLINES
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- Third Printing
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- 1987
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Buffalo, Wyoming, USA
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New York: Viking Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. 1987. Third Printing. Hardcover. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends, remainder mark to fore edge else a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else bright, intact &… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin
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- 1987
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Brossard, Quebec, CAN
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Viking, New York, 1987. First Canadian edition. Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Small pencil markings on inside first page, dust jacket has very slight edge nicks at spine. More pictures available upon request.
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From the publisher: In this extraordinary new book, Bruce Chatwin has adapted a literary form common until the eighteenth century though rare… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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Mishawaka, Indiana, USA
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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The Songlines
by CHATWIN, Bruce
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1987
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- Softcover
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- 9780670806058
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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(New York): Viking, 1987. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Spine slightly sunned, else very near fine in wrappers. Item Price
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The Songlines
by Chatwin, Bruce
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Viking Books, 1987. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Songlines
by CHATWIN, Bruce
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1987. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in full leather with four raised bands and gold stamping, all edges gilt, silk ribbon place marker, with a special introduction by the author not available in the trade edition. Signed by the author. Signed copies of this book are scarce since the author died shortly… Read more about this item Item Price
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