London, Jonathan Cape, 1987
Widely considered to be the best work by the British novelist and travel writer, The Songlines is a poignant, elegiac, and cosmic exploration of Australian Aboriginal creation myths interspersed with a running philosophical reverie on the nature of nomads.
First edition, first impression; 8vo; page stock somewhat toned (as often); publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, slight toning to spine, minor creasing to head of spine, else very good.
First edition, first impression; 8vo; page stock somewhat toned (as often); publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, slight toning to spine, minor creasing to head of spine, else very good.
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