Adam Lindsay Gordon
Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes
Melbourne, Clarson, Massina & Co. 1876. Cloth. An early edition of this scarce work of Australian bush ballads and rhymes, written by noted author Adam Lindsay Gordon. A collection of ballads, rhymes, and poems from the 'Outback' or 'the bush' of Australia, known as the relatively undeveloped areas of Australia that lie on the outskirts of larger cities. With numerous ballads, including 'Wolf and Hound', 'Thora's Song', 'The Romance of Britomarte', and more. The second edition of this work, originally published in 1870. Written by British-Australian poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870), whose work marked the beginnings of a national school of Australian poetry. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Internally, hinges are very strained and binding is tender. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
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