A portrait of Ngarrindjeri  man David Unaipon, inventor and author of the first work published in Australia by an Aboriginal Australian, appears on the front, along with drawings from one of his inventions, and an extract from the original manuscript of his Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines.
A portrait of Ngarrindjeri man David Unaipon, who was also an inventor and author of the first book by an Aboriginal Australian, is shown on the front. It features drawings from one of his inventions and a passage from the original manuscript of his Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines.