THE ACTUAL.
Pp. [iv]+104; dust wrapper; Viking, London, 1997. First U.K. edition. *Novella. More
Literature
THE KANGAROO'S SAD NOTE NO. 1.
Pp. 12, including wrappers, portrait illustration; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled and creased; Fat Possum Press, Armidale, New South Wales, 1980. More
NO STANDING.
[Poems by Winifred Belmont, A. J. Bennett & Michael Sharkey.] Pp. 80, processed; printed paper wrappers, stapled, edges slightly soiled and silverfished; Kardoorair/Fat Possum Press, Armidale, New South Wales, n.d.[1980]. More
ON THE NOVEL.
A present for Walter Allen on his 60th birthday from his friends and colleagues. Pp. xii+239(last blank); bottom edge of upper board slightly bumped; top edges green; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and faintly faded; Dent, London, 1971. First edition. *Contributors include: C. Day Lewis; C.P. Snow; Pamela Hansford..... More
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
By Peter Bennet, Rosemary Scott and Dave Stagg. Pp. [20]; printed paper wrappers; Mandeville Press, Hitchin, Herts., 1983. Number 23 of 50 copies signed by the three poets. More
THE CONTENTS OF THEIR WALLET.
Pp. 70; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges and backstrip slightly faded; Kardoorair Press, Armidale, 1987. Kardoorair Anthology No. 5. More
THE OLD WIVE'S TALE.
Pp. x+518+4(publisher's statement)+8(advertisements), patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; top edges brown; dust wrapper, lightly foxed, edges slightly chipped and split; J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1944. Reprinted. Everyman's Library No. 919. More
MODERN PLAYS.
Milestones [by] Arnold Bennett & Edward Knoblock; The Dover Road [by] A. A. Milne; Hay Fever [by] Noel Coward; Journey's End [by] R. C. Sherriff; For Services Rendered [by] W. Somerset Maugham. Pp. xii+354+16(advertisements), patterned endpapers; f'cap. 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; top..... More
CROSS CURRENTS: Magazines and newspapers in Australian Literature.
Pp. xii+270(last blank), illustrations, indices; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; bookplate on upper pastedown; Longman Cheshire, Melbourne, 1981. First edition. *A study of the contribution of magazines and newspapers to Australian literature. More
FROM A COLLEGE WINDOW.
Pp. viii+326 publisher's printed slip (about price) tipped-in before half-title page demy 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards a trifle soiled and flecked, with small surface graze near bottom edge of lower board, edges a trifle rubbed; uncut; a couple of tiny chips to upper hinge, inked gift..... More
SHEAVES.
Pp. [vi]+300+[4](advertisements); brown cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, upper board lettered & decorated in black, lightly worn, spine faded; fore and bottom edges uncut; name in ink on upper free endpaper, hinge starting near centre, some light foxing and soiling, top edges of leaves damp stained;Heinemann, London, 1908. First..... More
RICHARD RAYNAL, SOLITARY.
With an Introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Pp. xxii+162, frontispiece, headpiece decorations; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, backstrip faded, edges split and slightly chipped; Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1956.First edition thus. Davis a.o. A819. *Originally published in..... More
RING IN THE NEW.
Pp. 192, full page family tree; edges of boards a trifle bruised, the lower board slightly scuffed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and rubbed, with small red inked scribble at foot of front flap; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1969. First edition. *A continuation of the Inheritance..... More
THE SILENT MAN.
Pp. [x]+418, pictorial title page and headpieces; two-tone papered boards, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Putnam, New York, 2009. First edition. *Signed by the author at head of title page. The third novel featuring CIA agent John Wells. More
ONE YEAR'S READING FOR FUN.
Introduction by John Walker. Pp. xiv+166+xvi(last blank), indices; demy 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London..... More
POEMS OF SANDOR BERGER 1950-1955.
Pp. 96, processed (produced by Hadleigh Duplicating Service), 2 full page portraits, notes and explanations; demy 8vo; blue tape backed pictorial paper wrappers, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper, the text block faintly browned; the author, Sydney, 1956..... More
FLOURISHING: Letters 1928-1946.
Edited by Henry Hardy. Pp. liv+756, 16 plates, text illustrations, family trees, appendices, chronology, select biographical glossary, indices; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, top fore-corners lightly bruised, the spine slightly creased; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle creased; Chatto & Windus..... More
THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT.
Pp. [xii]+514(last blank), pictorial double title page, text illustrations and decorations, endpaper map; med 8vo; tiny bruise to top edge of upper board; dust wrapper; Ballantine Books, New York, 2008. First edition. More
CHILDREN OF GIBEON.
In three volumes. Pp. viii+316+[vi] +340(last blank)+[vi]+300(last blank)+32(publisher's catalogue, dated September 1886), floral patterned endpapers; dark blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & black, boards slightly canted, with small damp mark to upper board Volumes I & III, edges lightly rubbed, fore-corners bruised; armorial bookplate on blank preliminary leaf..... More
ANTIQUARIAN PREJUDICE.
Pp. 30+[2](blank, colophon); small cr. 8vo; orange paper wrappers, lettered in brown, stabbed & tied, backstrip slightly faded; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper, edges of leaves slightly browned, a couple of spots of foxing and occasional slight creasing; The Hogarth Press, London, 1939. First..... More
THE SHIFTING HEART.
Pp. 108; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed; free endpapers offset, top edges of leaves a trifle foxed, a few pencilled annotations; Angus & Robertson, London, 1960. First edition. More
POOR CECCO.
The wonderful story of a wonderful dog who was the jolliest toy in the house until he went out to explore the world. Introduced by Margery Fisher. Illustrated by Antony Maitland. Pp. 146, frontispiece, half-title and title page vignettes, plus text illustrations (several full and one double page); small cr..... More
THE CARRIONFLOWER WRIT.
Numbers 1-10 [all published]. Ten issues, including issues 2a and 9/10; each a large broadsheet folded into eight leaves, black and white illustrations, several on verso of broadsheet, issue 1 with heading and footer printed in brown and issue 2a printed in black and red, on varying shades of paper;..... More
CONFRONTATION AND COMMITMENT.
A study of Contemporary American Drama, 1959-1966. Pp. xx+188(last blank), bibliography, index; top edges grey; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; MacGibbon & Kee, London, 1967. First edition. *Examines the thematic concern of writers like Gelber, Brown, Bellow and Miller, and the rise of a new, socially committed theatre as represented..... More