A Treasury of Colonial Poetry - Early Australian and New Zealand Poems, Bush Ballads and Songs Tapa dura - 1982

Milsons Pt; Currawong Press; 1982. hardcover in very good condition, dustwrapper a little worn on edges. 320pp, b/w illusts

Milson's Point, New South Wales, Australia : The Currawong Press , 1982. 315pp., plus (v). Tinted endpapers. Intext b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm, minimally bumped on head and heel. Blue boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge, and shelfworn. This anthology from Currawong Press is an amazing collection of Australian and New Zealand colonial poetry, with more than 40 poets represented, combining more than 200 poems, bush ballads and songs, beginning with "Waltzing Matilda', A.B. Paterson, and closing with "The Dying Stockman", Anon. Bibliography. Book weight approx. 1.05KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 18cm).