Wanna; (A small Tasmanian Aborigine who made friends with Captain Cook at Adventure Bay.)
Melbourne and Sydney: WHITCOMBE & TOMBES, circa 1938.
First Edition.
Author's presentation copy: 'To Mr. and Mrs H. Pearce with compliments from J.A Fletcher. 21/6/39'. With the book plate of Harold Pearce. Whitcombe's Story Books No. 448. Includes an index to the vocabulary of Aboriginal words in the story.
Near fine. Item #1484Oblong octavo, coloured pictorial staple-bound paper boards, 7 black & white line drawings in text, 70pp. + 3pp. advertisements, a near fine copy.
Price (AUD): $225.00 other currencies
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