{"product_id":"house-by-the-water-nance-donkin-puffin-1973","title":"House by the Water by Nance Donkin | Illustrated by Astra Lacis Dick | Puffin Books 1973","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"432\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nance Donkin\u003cbr data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"156\"\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Astra Lacis Dick\u003cbr data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"190\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books Australia, Ringwood, Victoria\u003cbr data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1973\u003cbr data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"265\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Softcover\u003cbr data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"278\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"288\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 173 pages, illustrated\u003cbr data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"314\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"323\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0140306390\u003cbr data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"337\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"348\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"364\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"381\"\u003eType of Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Australian children’s historical fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"732\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"454\"\u003eHouse by the Water\u003c\/em\u003e is a vintage Australian children’s novel by Nance Donkin, first published by Angus \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"931\"\u003eIllustrated by Astra Lacis Dick, this title is recognised in Kerry White’s \u003cem data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"854\"\u003eBibliography of Australian Children’s Books\u003c\/em\u003e and forms part of the Marcie Muir collection of Australian children’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eA lovely collectible copy for readers and collectors of Australian children’s literature, historical fiction, Puffin editions and stories connected with colonial Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003eUsed, Very Good. Softcover has been covered in contact. Internally near fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1216\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eA scarce vintage Puffin title by a respected Australian children’s author, with strong historical themes and appeal for collectors of Australian juvenile fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40735122653313,"sku":"S260508","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/0134\/9249\/files\/HousebytheWater_1.jpg?v=1779674003","url":"https:\/\/tilbrookandco.com.au\/products\/house-by-the-water-nance-donkin-puffin-1973","provider":"Tilbrook \u0026 Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}