Piano Bay Tapa dura - 1991

Glebe, NSW: Walter McVitty Books, 1991. 151pp. Book clean, nominally askew. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Trivial bump on heel of backstrip. Art-illustrated [Arthur Boothroyd] dustjacket negligibly edgeworn only. An 'adventure' story, with a lesson to be learnt, finds 'Tam growing up believing the magnificent ships that sailed the searoads, beyond the wild and untamed shore on which he lived with his father, were like the seed heads of rushes, ready to burst open and strew the beaches-not with rush seeds, but with riches beyond their wildest dreams. He and his father only had to bring one vessel to wreck upon their shore to reap a fortune.' However.Book weight approx. 400g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, Glebe: Walter McVitty Books, 1991. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in very good dustjacket), possible minimal EX-LIBRARY, minor edgewear, old price marks, small scuff mark title page (label removed), rubber stamp, otherwise internally excellent. 151 pp. An historical maritime novel for young adults by Roger Vaughan Carr, an Australian author. It is about Jonah Hatton and his son Tam. Jonah intends to wreck a ship and plunder its cargo, but his plans go awry as Tam's values are affected by the plight of the survivors.

Glebe: Walter McVitty Books, 1991 F/F. 8vo. original green boards in dustwrapper; pp. [vi (last blank)], 154 (last blank), with illustrations. A fine copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F.