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THE FIRST SUNRISE: AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL MYTHS.

THE FIRST SUNRISE: AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL MYTHS.

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THE FIRST SUNRISE: AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL MYTHS.

by MOUNTFORD, CHARLES P[earcy]**:

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ISBN 10
0851792537
ISBN 13
9780851792538
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AUSTRALIA,slim 8vo HB,minus it's dw/dj,3rd reprint.[Originally and first published same publisher in 1971.Title reprinted in December 1972 and February 1974 and reprinted again in August 1974 - this the 3rd reprint after initial and first issue.]VG. No owner inscrptn but Australian bookseller's grey ink stamp [The Craftsman Bookshop The Village Kings Cross NSW] to foot of front free endpaper's lower, left-hand corner.Publisher's original pale lemon/ cream cloth bds with brown line illustration (aborigine sat on boulder - by Ainslie Roberts) to front bd and brown lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both boards/covers generally sharp-cornered but with minimally,and random grubbing/ marking with some small spots and stains,a misbound,mis-glued red+white striped headband - glued under the top edge of the rear pastedown! Top edges lightly toned/aged,fore-edges similarly but with a small indeterminate,small brown stain that has bled through in diminishing coverage from front to back of pages' fore-edges; contents however,are bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine,fore-edge stain excepted - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Australia,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,3rd reprint,9-79pp [paginated] includes an introduction by C. P. Mountford,32 Aboriginal myths, each accompanied by either a part or full-page Ainslie Roberts colour painting reproduction with C. P. Mountford's explanatory interpretation which is also accompanied by an Ainslie Roberts b/w line illustration in the page border,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,Ainslie Robert's full-page b/w line illustrated dedication pageand a contents list/table.
The 3rd of the collaborations between both Roberts/Mountford trilogy of myths of the Aboriginal First people.It began in 1963 with an exhibition of Ainslie Roberts's remarkable paintings of central Australia,its people and its stories.This resulted in the co-authorship of 'The Dreamtime.' They next compiled 'The Dawn of Time',(1968) f which was then followed by this title - 'The First Sunrise.' - with 32 new,powerful,colour reproduction paintings and b/w line drawings/illustrations by Roberts; based on First People explaining the creation of the world,with texts and his interpretations,by eminent anthropologist Charles Mountford. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!
So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Title
THE FIRST SUNRISE: AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL MYTHS.
Author
MOUNTFORD, CHARLES P[earcy]**:
Illustrator
illus by Ainslie Roberts - colour paintings+b/w illustrations.
Book Condition
Used - VG.
Jacket Condition
Minus dw/dj.
Quantity Available
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Edition
AUSTRALIA,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,3rd reprint.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0851792537
ISBN 13
9780851792538
Publisher
AUSTRALIA.ADELAIDE.RIGBY,August,1974.
Place of Publication
Adelaide
This edition first published
1971
Keywords
q52.GENERAL.Australia,slim 8vo HB,minus dw/dj,3rd reprint.Australia_Aboriginal_First People_asronomy_calendar_culture_society_world creation_beliefs_myths_mythology_art_rituals_ceremonies_burials_cremation_exposure_smoke drying.Australian Aboriginal art.
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