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Urwin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Murray., 1962, [First Edition], paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, ex-library with stamp to title page, front endpaper and flyleaf removed, sticker on back endpaper, plastic covered cover with sticker on spine (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“A selection of long extracts from authors as diverse as Dean Swift, Henry Fielding, Tobias Smollett, Laurence Sterne, Oliver Goldsmith and Jane Austen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost of the comic writing of the 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e century had a cutting satiric edge aimed at society; so here we have Gulliver reflecting on the strange ways of life in Laputa in the south seas, Jonathan Wild revealing the criminal underworld just below the veneer of polite society, Roderick Random learning lessons in France and England of the importance of money in high society, Tristram Shandy and Uncle Toby indulging their eccentricities at Shandy Hall, The Vicar of Wakefield dealing with problems of genteel poverty and, finally, Jane Austen’s delicious ‘guying’ of the contemporary ‘horror novel’ in Northanger Abbey.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39793205313606,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/DSC02945_c4202888-1563-429b-92a1-ab1565388b69.jpg?v=1643887945"},{"product_id":"everybody-s-crazy-by-g-c-bleeck","title":"Everybody’s Crazy by G. 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Title","offer_id":39952782295110,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/DSC07221_90b83846-c085-4b7b-89c2-3958b41b36ee.jpg?v=1648894639"},{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-australian-frontier-tales-by-bill-wannan","title":"A Treasury of Australian Frontier Tales by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Treasury of Australian Frontier Tales\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLansdowne Press, 1961, [First Edition], lightly illustrated in text, illustrated endpapers (maps), hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, a little soiling to covers, previous owners presentation plate on publishers page, pencil marks and light indentations to bottom fore edge (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For this anthology, Mr. Wannan has cast his nets wide.  In time, he has covered the whole of the nineteenth century and part of the present one, and his settings range from “the wild uplands of Tasmania’s Great Lake region to the sun-scorched plainlands west of Bourke in the far outback of New South Wales.”  The characters you will meet are as varied as the scenes – Bold Jack Donahoo, the convict “bolter”… Gabbett, the Van Diemen’s Land cannibal… the Lady on the Lid Of Hell… Ned Kelly, the last and most famous of the bushrangers… bullockies, drovers, sealers, pirates, castaways, shearers, miners, squatters.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Some of the selections Mr. Wannan has included are already classics; others have been culled from long-defunct periodicals and rare out-of-print books; others again have survived through the generations only by word-of-mouth traditions.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40366980661318,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_110740.jpg?v=1665735368"},{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-australian-frontier-tales-by-bill-wannan-1","title":"A Treasury of Australian Frontier Tales by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp 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Great Lake region to the sun-scorched plainlands west of Bourke in the far outback of New South Wales.”  The characters you will meet are as varied as the scenes – Bold Jack Donahoo, the convict “bolter”… Gabbett, the Van Diemen’s Land cannibal… the Lady on the Lid Of Hell… Ned Kelly, the last and most famous of the bushrangers… bullockies, drovers, sealers, pirates, castaways, shearers, miners, squatters.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Some of the selections Mr. Wannan has included are already classics; others have been culled from long-defunct periodicals and rare out-of-print books; others again have survived through the generations only by word-of-mouth traditions.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40366985084998,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_112521.jpg?v=1665735536"},{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-australian-humour-by-bill-wannan","title":"A Treasury of Australian Humour by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Treasury of Australian Humour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLansdowne Press, 1967, hardcover, dustjacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing, bumping, chipping, small tears and minor soiling (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“One of the outstanding characteristics of the Australian is his ability to laugh at himself, and it is strongly manifested in his writing.  Indeed Australian literature is particularly rich in humour.  From the early convict fays, when the couplet, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e True patriots all; for be it understood, We left our country for out country’s good.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e demonstrated all too well the ability to make fun of the tragedy of transportation, to the wit of the 1950s, when Nino Culotta the new Italian migrant learnt to say, “Ow yer goin’ mate, orright?”, Australian humour has sparkled and drawled and “leg-pulled” its course through Australian life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40366987673670,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_112159.jpg?v=1665735686"},{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-australian-humour-by-bill-wannan-1","title":"A Treasury of Australian Humour by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Treasury of Australian Humour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLansdowne Press, 1960, [First Edition], hardcover, dustjacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription, partially blacked out on front endpaper, age toned pages, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping, chipping, small tears and soiling (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“One of the outstanding characteristics of the Australian is his ability to laugh at himself, and it is strongly manifested in his writing.  Indeed Australian literature is particularly rich in humour.  From the early convict fays, when the couplet, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e True patriots all; for be it understood, We left our country for out country’s good.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e demonstrated all too well the ability to make fun of the tragedy of transportation, to the wit of the 1950s, when Nino Culotta the new Italian migrant learnt to say, “Ow yer goin’ mate, orright?”, Australian humour has sparkled and drawled and “leg-pulled” its course through Australian life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40366998814790,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_111829.jpg?v=1665736518"},{"product_id":"bill-wannan-s-great-book-of-australian-humour-by-bill-wannan","title":"Bill Wannan’s Great Book of Australian Humour by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Wannan’s Great Book of Australian Humour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated by Vane Lindesay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRigby, 1977, ISBN 0851795129, black and white illustrations in text, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Here is the essence of Australian folk humour as it has been collected by the leading folklorist Bill Wannan.  Through yarns, tall tales, legends and ballads, we meet the great Australian characters: shearers, stockmen, whingers and publications, swagmen and bush cooks – all introduced with uproarious humour.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e These colourful characters, who first appeared in Bill Wannan’s Tales from Back O’ Burke and Bullockies, Beauts and Bandicoots, are now brought together in this omnibus edition.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367005630534,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_111930.jpg?v=1665737810"},{"product_id":"bill-wannan-s-great-book-of-australian-humour-by-bill-wannan-1","title":"Bill Wannan’s Great Book of Australian Humour by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Wannan’s Great Book of Australian Humour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated by Vane Lindesay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Currey O’Neil Publishers, 1979, black and white illustrations in text, hardcover, dustjacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping, sunned spine, small part missing at top front, (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Here is the essence of Australian folk humour as it has been collected by the leading folklorist Bill Wannan.  Through yarns, tall tales, legends and ballads, we meet the great Australian characters: shearers, stockmen, whingers and publications, swagmen and bush cooks – all introduced with uproarious humour.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e These colourful characters, who first appeared in Bill Wannan’s Tales from Back O’ Burke and Bullockies, Beauts and Bandicoots, are now brought together in this omnibus edition.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367006285894,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_112045.jpg?v=1665738011"},{"product_id":"the-great-australian-book-of-humorous-quotes-by-bill-wannan","title":"The Great Australian Book of Humorous Quotes by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Australian Book of Humorous Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Currey O’Neil Publishers, 1982, [First Edition], ISBN 0859020738, black and white illustrations in text, hardcover, dustjacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For after-dinner speakers, raconteurs, or just browsers, here is an entertaining and invaluable collection of Australia’s most famous quips, witticisms and comical comments, compiled by that master of Australiana, Bill Wannan.  The unwitting contributors to this book represent the whole spectrum of the Australian scene, past and present.  There are quotes from Henry Lawson, C. J. Dennis, ‘Banjo’ Paterson, Lennie Lower, Barry Humphries, Phillip Adams, Fred Dagg and other well-known humourists and writers.  Politicians quoted here – often unintentionally funny – include Alfred Deakin, Billy Hughes, Sir Robert Menzies, Gough Whitlam, Sir Henry Bolte, Joh Bjelke-Petersen and many others from the prominent to the obscure.  Bushmen, sportsmen, churchmen, television and radio commentators, journalists, trade unionists and hundreds of people from all walks of life are given expression in this great collection.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bill Wannan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367006941254,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_111608.jpg?v=1665738203"},{"product_id":"australian-frontier-tales-by-bill-wannan","title":"Australian Frontier Tales by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Frontier Tales\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLansdowne Press, 1971, ISBN 701800151, lightly illustrated in text, hardcover, dustjacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping, chipping, creasing and small tears (see photographs)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For this anthology, Mr. Wannan has cast his nets wide.  In time, he has covered the whole of the nineteenth century and part of the present one, and his settings range from “the wild uplands of Tasmania’s Great Lake region to the sun-scorched plainlands west of Bourke in the far outback of New South Wales.”  The characters you will meet are as varied as the scenes – Bold Jack Donahoo, the convict “bolter”… Gabbett, the Van Diemen’s Land cannibal… the Lady on the Lid Of Hell… Ned Kelly, the last and most famous of the bushrangers… bullockies, drovers, sealers, pirates, castaways, shearers, miners, squatters.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Some of the selections Mr. Wannan has included are already classics; others have been culled from long-defunct periodicals and rare out-of-print books; others again have survived through the generations only by word-of-mouth traditions.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"Bill Wannan\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/search?q=Bill+Wannan\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eother copies of this title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367007989830,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_112613.jpg?v=1665738341"},{"product_id":"with-malice-aforethought-by-bill-wannan","title":"With Malice Aforethought by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Malice Aforethought\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Insults, Invective, Ridicule \u0026amp; 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title, and more from B\u003c\/span\u003eill Wannan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367013068870,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/products\/20220414_110313.jpg?v=1665739144"},{"product_id":"bill-wannan-s-tales-from-back-o-bourke-by-bill-wannan","title":"Bill Wannan’s Tales From Back O’ Bourke by Bill Wannan","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Wannan’s Tales From Back O’ Bourke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional Australian Humour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Bill Wannan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated by Vane 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