The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
by Dennis, C.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1936. Hard cover reissue. Published Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1936. 8vo.,x+117pp., illustrations by Hal Gye. Medium green cloth with black titles and cover pictorial. Mild wear at the crown, gentle fade to spine, previous owner bookplate on pastedown, few spots of foxing on rear pastedown Very good plus, clean, attractive. . Hard. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.
Synopsis
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is a verse novel by Australian novelist and poet C. J. Dennis. The book sold over 60,000 copies in nine editions within the first year, and is probably one of the highest selling verse novels ever published in Australia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009240
- Title
- The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
- Author
- Dennis, C.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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Returnable within 10 days.
About the Seller
The Wild Muse
Biblio member since 2005
Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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