KAL Tapa dura - 1996

Milsons Point, N.S.W., Australia: Random House Australia, 1996. 577pp. Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted. Plain black boards very good. Leaves clean, with a hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated dustjacket has a short, soft crease to head of spine only. "Kalgoorlie. It grew out of the red dust of the desert over the world's richest vein of gold . . . The author brings Kal magically to life through the lives of two families, one Australian and one Italian. From the heady early days of the gold rush to the horrors of the First World War in Gallipoli and France, to the shame and confrontation of the post-war riots, Kal tells the story fo Australia itself, and the people who forged a nation out of a harsh and unforgiving land." Book weight approx. 1.05 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.