February Dragon

by Colin Thiele

Rigby, 1965, [First Edition], hardcover with photographic boards, dustjacket

Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription on synopsis page, inscription on inside front cover, a little foxing, some markings and staining to introductory pages, and foredges, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping chipping, creasing, tears and discolouration (see photographs)

“Bottlebrush Barn the home of the Pine family, lies half-way between Melbourne and Adelaide.  A peaceful place of cattle and sheep, possums and unusual pets, pasture and scrub, the farm is linked to the township of Upper Gumbowie by a winding road that skirts the uncleared Big Scrub.  Along the road a school bus lollops and lurches, carrying the children of the district – the three young Pines, Don and Debbie Dobson, “Burp” Heaslip, and others – to school.
The story is concerned with their daily adventures – fishing for yabbies, taming unusual pets, exhibiting in the local Show, astonishing their teachers, using turpentine to cure their dogs of scurf, and all the rest.”

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