POPPY SHAKESPEARE.
Pp. [viii]+344; ribbon marker; dust wrapper; Bloomsbury, London, 2006. First edition. *The author's first novel, signed by her on the title page. More
Pp. [viii]+344; ribbon marker; dust wrapper; Bloomsbury, London, 2006. First edition. *The author's first novel, signed by her on the title page. More
With a new Introduction by the author, and illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. In three volumes. Title page vignettes, 9 lithographic plates, numerous text illustrations; med. 8vo; full rust coloured linen, stamped in colours and gilt; top edges green; within slipcase, edges lightly worn, printed title label on spine; Limited..... More
Memoirs of a writing life. Pp. [vi]+278(last blank), text decorations, index; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; fore-edges of leaves a trifle marked; Heinemann, London, 1981. First edition. *Memoirs of various writers, including W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice, Henry Green, Desmond MacCarthy, Wyndham Lewis, Joyce Cary, a.o. More
Pp. 24(last blank); narrow 8vo; printed paper wrappers, stabbed & tied, edges and backstrip faded, corners a trifle rubbed; text block faintly browned; Sydney J. Endacott, Melbourne, n.d.[192-]. *Collection of apothegms, presumably written under a pseudonym, dedicated to "Elzevir" of The Argus [i.e., Walter Murdoch]. More
Pp. [vi]+344; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned, edges foxed; Macmillan, London, 1995. First edition. More
Pp. [vi]+276, patterned endpapers; demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle marked and slightly canted; dust wrapper, the backstrip faintly faded; Hutchinson, London, 1988. First edition. More
Pp. [vi]+246; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, bottom fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1990. First edition. More
Pp. xvi+346, 24 plates, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corner of lower board bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle soiled and foxed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1991. First edition. More
Pp. xviii+382, 16 plates, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, edges of leaves a trifle soiled and foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1995. First edition. More
Pp. xii+996, 24 plates, pictorial endpapers, notes, bibliography, index; thick med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, 2 short splits at foot of spine; dust wrapper, faintly foxed on reverse; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Jonathan Cape..... More
Pp. [x]+276, double page map; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; John Murray, London, 2007. First edition. *The author's first novel, signed by her on the title page. More
Mal Andersen, Stefanie Bennett & Robyn Roylance. Pp. [48], text decorations; f'cap. 4to; tape-backed printed paper wrappers, lightly soiled and foxed; small stain to fore-edge of a few leaves;North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1977. *Loosely inserted is a TLs. from the publishers to Literary Editor Thomas Shapcott, regarding..... More
Pp. [96], text illustrations; tape-backed printed paper wrappers, a trifle marked; edges of leaves slightly foxed and soiled; North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1976. *Loosely inserted is a TLs. from the publishers, to writer and Literary Editor Thomas Shapcott, requesting a review of this publication. More
Pp. [iv]+184; boards a trifle warped, the spine extremities a trifle faded; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, the edges rubbed and creased, with several chips and splits; endpapers slightly offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cheshire, Melbourne, 1956. First edition. *Satirical novel, 'built of a series of connected stories'..... More
Pp. [iv]+252; dust wrapper, designed by Lacey Everett, slightly soiled and rubbed, edges lightly split; a little light foxing; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1963. First Australian edition. *Loder p. 7. Author's first novel, published in London with simultaneous London and Melbourne/Sydney imprints. With publisher's review slip loosely inserted. More
Illustrated by Stan Hunter. Pp. 264(last blank), printed in brown & black, frontispiece portrait, pictorial double title page, and 4 full page illustrations; wide demy 8vo; light brown leather, lettered and decorated in gilt; a.e.g.; ribbon marker; moire silk endpapers; The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1980. The Collected Stories..... More
Pp. 272; a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, slightly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hutchinson of London, London, 1962. First edition. *Historical novel, set in the reign of Edward IV. More
Pp. 212; bottom fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; Hutchinson of London, London, 1964. First edition. *Historical novel set in 14th century England. More
Pp. 28; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Makar, St. Lucia, 1973. Gargoyle Poets 4. More
and other poems. Pp. 32; printed paper wrappers, stapled; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, backstrip faintly faded; Makar Press, Brisbane, 1977. First edition. Gargoyle Poets series 22. More
Pp. xii+354(last blank), half-title and title page vignettes; med. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed; Simon & Schuster, London, 2011. First U.K. edition. More
Pp.56(last blank); gilt lettered qr. maroon cloth, green papered boards; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; a couple of small edge chips, a little faint foxing; Coward-McCann, New York, 1978. First U.S. edition. More
Pp. xiv+274; med. 8vo; tiny indentation near top edge of lower board; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned; HarperCollins, London, 2010. First edition. *Short stories. More
Pp. 640(last blank), pictorial endpapers; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; text block faintly browned; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1991. First edition. More
Drawings by Ronald Searle. Pp. x+256(last blank), several text illustrations (some full page); med. 8vo; bottom fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper; text block lightly browned; Macmillan, London, 2006. First edition. *Short stories. More