4 edition of Songs of the lyrebird found in the catalog.
Songs of the lyrebird
Kathleen Monypenny
Published
1975
by Saturday Centre in Cammeray, Australia
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Statement | Kathleen Monypenny ; ill., Maisie Duloy ; with introd. by Marie Monypenny and personal notes by Marjorie Barnard ; editor, Patricia Laird. |
Series | The Saturday Centre poets" series ; no. 5 |
Contributions | Laird, Patricia. |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | PR6063.O565 S6 1975 |
The Physical Object | |
Pagination | 32 p. : |
Number of Pages | 32 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL4480958M |
ISBN 10 | 090929304X |
LC Control Number | 79309296 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 5265639 |
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