Australia’s Alps

Elyne Mitchell

Sydney

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Angus & Robertson

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1946

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Second Edition.

25cm x 18.5cm. ix, 215 pages, frontispiece, [24] pages of black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, no jacket.

Non fiction work by Australian writer, cattlewoman, and championship skier, Elyne Mitchell (1913-2002) on her days exploring the Australian alpine region. She is more commonly known for her children’s novels, the Silver Brumby series, which are based around the same landscape.

Good Condition in Poor Jacket. Discolouration to cloth edges. Minor foxing to edges. Previous owner’s name and bookseller’s label, Dymock’s Book Arcade, Sydney. Jacket riddled with chips and extremely fragile. Good Condition.