The original, autobiographical account of life and love in the Australian bush. In 1902, Jeannie Gunn, a Melbourne schoolteacher, went with her new husband to live on the remote Elsey cattle station near the Roper River in the Northern territory. though she spend little more than a year there, her experiences in the outback and her contact with the local Aborigines impressed her deeply, and on her return to Melbourne she set down her recollections in two books, We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess. these ...
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The original, autobiographical account of life and love in the Australian bush. In 1902, Jeannie Gunn, a Melbourne schoolteacher, went with her new husband to live on the remote Elsey cattle station near the Roper River in the Northern territory. though she spend little more than a year there, her experiences in the outback and her contact with the local Aborigines impressed her deeply, and on her return to Melbourne she set down her recollections in two books, We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess. these books have become classics of Australian literature, beloved by generations. We of the Never-Never is presented in a special condensed edition, the Little Black Princess is presented as the full original text. "We of the Never Never is an Australian classic and deserves to be one; its imagery and wordplay are unlike any Australian text I have read before or since. Its depiction of white settlement in wild Australia, however unfashionable today, makes it an important historical document. But much more than these things, Jeannie Gunn's We of the Never Never is a very old love story, and they just don't write them like this any more." - the Australian
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Add this copy of We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Kurtis A Phillips rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Roswell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Sm4to. Larger chestnut-colored boards "Deluxe Edition" hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival, removable Mylar plastic cover. No crushes to the boards' corners. This copy has a "read-only-once" look & feel. Black-&-white and color photos, some full-page. Illus. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999. 270-stated pages.
Add this copy of We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess to cart. $21.59, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Avon Books.
Add this copy of We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess to cart. $28.00, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by HarperCollins Publishers (Austra.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess to cart. $28.29, very good condition, Sold by Cornell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1987 by Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1987.
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Deluxe edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 19cm), xii, 273pp. Text illustrations. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. There is some rippling of the text block; otherwise, the book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0207156808.
Add this copy of We of the Never-Never and the Little Black Princess (a to cart. $58.15, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers (Aust.
