Weaver rachael (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Light general wear to covers. Spine not creased. INternally clean. 229pp Size: 155mm x 230mm. Book.

Softcover. Zustand: As New. First Edition. A big, tall, fat, glossy, pictorial card-stock covers exemplar in stellar condition. From the publisher's blurb, "Colonial Australia produced a vast number of journals and magazines that helped to create an exuberant literary landscape. They were filled with lively contributions by many of the key writers and provocateurs of the day (and of the future). Writers such as Marcus Clarke, Rolf Boldrewood, Ethel Turner, and Katharine Susannah Prichard published for the first time in these journals. This book offers a fascinating selection of material; a miscellany of content that enabled the 'free play of intellect' to thrive and, matched with wry visual design, made attractive artifacts that demonstrate the role this period played in the growth of an Australian literary culture." The book features color illustrations of magazine covers, which show how accomplished the pre-1900 publishing industry in Australia was. Recommended. [7], 8-433 pp. including notes about the authors.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 162 pages. 6.93x0.41x9.84 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Stamp on inside page now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are also very good. From the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1770 to classic children's tale Dot and the Kangaroo, Ken Gelder and Rachael Weaver examine hunting narratives in novels, visual art and memoirs to discover how the kangaroo became a favourite quarry, a relished food source, an object of scientific fascination, and a source of violent conflict between settlers and Aboriginal people. The kangaroo hunt worked as a rite of passage and an expression of settler domination over native species and land. But it also enabled settlers to begin to comprehend the complexity of bush ecology, raising early concerns about species extinction and the need for conservation and the preservation of habitat. (back cover).…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.