Lilliput Aboriginal Words of Australia First Edition 1966

Lilliput Aboriginal Words of Australia is a fascinating miniature reference book, first published in 1966 by A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney, Wellington and Auckland. Despite its tiny size of just 5cm x 3.7cm x 1.7cm, it contains an impressive 560 pages with numerous illustrations. Printed in Germany, this first edition has a vinyl cover and weighs just 21g. An interesting little example of miniature book publishing and the documentation of Australian First Nations vocabulary during the 1960s.