| Description |
176 pages, 34 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 26 cm |
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Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books. ANL
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| Contents |
Includes "A word of explanation" by Nellie Melba, p.3-4 |
| Summary |
Stories, poems, and illustrations of paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures published to raise money for Belgian relief in World War 1 |
| Notes |
"The entire profits from the sale of this book will be devoted by Madam Melba to the Belgian Relief Fund" --Facing t.p |
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Library's Muir 2620 copy has original dustjacket; stamped inside the front cover, "J. Howard Johnson, Semaphore" - James ('Bill') Howard Johnson was the son of James Angas Johnson, and his grandmother, Rosetta French Hannay, was a daughter of George Fife Angas. ANL |
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Also available online |
| Subject |
Art, Australian.
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Australian literature -- 20th century.
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Australian literature.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Gift books.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Gift books.
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| Author |
Johnson, James Howard (Bill), 1875-1947, former owner ANL
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Melba, Nellie, Dame, 1861-1931.
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