House by the Water by Nance Donkin | Illustrated by Astra Lacis Dick | Puffin Books 1973

Author: Nance Donkin
Illustrator: Astra Lacis Dick
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia, Ringwood, Victoria
Year: 1973
Format: Softcover
Pages: 173 pages, illustrated
ISBN: 0140306390
Series: Puffin Books
Type of Book: Vintage Australian children’s historical fiction

House by the Water is a vintage Australian children’s novel by Nance Donkin, first published by Angus & Robertson in 1970 and issued here in the Puffin Books edition of 1973. Set against the backdrop of early Sydney, the story explores themes of family, hardship, gangs and convict-era Australia.

Illustrated by Astra Lacis Dick, this title is recognised in Kerry White’s Bibliography of Australian Children’s Books and forms part of the Marcie Muir collection of Australian children’s books.

A lovely collectible copy for readers and collectors of Australian children’s literature, historical fiction, Puffin editions and stories connected with colonial Sydney.

Condition

Used, Very Good. Softcover has been covered in contact. Internally near fine.

Why You’ll Love It

A scarce vintage Puffin title by a respected Australian children’s author, with strong historical themes and appeal for collectors of Australian juvenile fiction.