THE SECOND CHAIR.
Pp. viii+248(last blank); corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1977. First edition. *Author's first novel. More
Literature
THE EATEN HEART.
Pp.[vi]+18+[2](colophon, verso blank); narrow demy 4to; navy cloth backed green marbled papered boards, the gilt lettering on upper board quite dulled, boards lightly marked and grazed, edges rubbed; uncut; The Hours Press, Chapelle-Reanville, Eure, France, 1929. Edition limited to 200 numbered copies, signed by the author. Ransom Selective Checklistp. 62..... More
THE BRIGHTFOUNT DIARIES.
Illustrated by Pearl Falconer. Pp. 200, full page illustrations; post 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in yellow, boards slightly canted and flecked, the edges lightly rubbed, fore-corners slightly bruised, spine faded and lightly foxed; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, back panel slightly soiled and foxed; bookseller's sticker..... More
A SOLDIER ERECT:
or Further Adventures of the Hand-Reared boy. Pp. 272; fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper, edges worn, with a couple of short splits and chips, the backstrip slightly soiled; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1971. First edition. *The second volume in the Horatio Stubbs trilogy. More
HEROES OF THE EMPTY VIEW.
Pp. 400; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, lower edge of front panel slightly worn; outer leaves lightly foxed, lower edges lightly shelf soiled; The Bodley Head, London, 1954. First edition. O'Brien (Lawrence bibliography) F0014a. *The empty view of the title is 'the desert of the Arab nomad; the desert..... More
THE HUNTER.
Pp. 264; dust wrapper, faintly foxed on reverse, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; The Bodley Head, London, 1950. First edition. More
INTIMATE CARTOGRAPHIES.
Pp. x+278, 8 coloured or part-coloured plates; dust wrapper; Duck Editions, London, 2000. First edition. *Author's first novel. More
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM.
Pp. [viii]+344(last blank), dark green endpapers; beige cloth, spine lettered and decorated in red & green, faintly soiled, the cloth a trifle bubbled near top edge of upper board; top edges green, fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, worn and torn, soiled, with several tape repairs on reverse; text block faintly browned..... More
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
KIT, THE COURIER.
With an Introduction by Kenneth Hopkins. Pp. 12; printed paper wrappers, stapled; Warren House Press, Southrepps, Norfolk, 1969. First separate edition. *A Scottish ballad of the American Civil War; first published in 1899 in Northern Lights, William Allan's ninth collection of verse. More
THAT CRAFTY, GREEDY, POMPOUS OLD RASCAL - A WORD TO THE WISE.
Contained in Miscellany 2. Further Papers on Books and Book Collecting, 1994. Pp. 150(last blank), text illustrations (some full page), title page decoration printed in green, erratum slip tipped-in at front; demy 8vo; cream textured paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in green & black; Ottawa Book Collectors, Ottawa, Ontario, 1994..... More
THE LOWER SLOPES.
Reminiscences of excursions round the base of Helicon, undertaken for the most part in early manhood. Pp. viii+80(last colophon)+[16](publisher's catalogue), decorative title and half-title pages; brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, the lower board a trifle marked, spine cloth faintly faded; uncut, a couple of leaves carelessly opened; upper..... More
ANTHONY ADVERSE.
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
AS I WALKED DOWN NEW GRUB STREET.
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
REMARKS.
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
MOTHER OF GOD.
Pp. [vi]+344; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned, edges foxed; Macmillan, London, 1995. First edition. More
MISHKA.
Pp. 24, illustrated in colour throughout; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards, edges faintly rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle marked; Oxford University Press, London, 1975. First edition. *Victor Ambrus has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal, once in 1965 for The Three Poor Tailors, and again in 1975 for two..... More
A GOLDEN AGE.
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
THE AUSTRALIAN NOVEL.
A Critical Survey. Pp. 44(last blank)+[4](appendix, advertisements), frontispiece plus 5 plates; printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed, fore-corners slightly creased, the backstrip a trifle chipped at extremities; top fore-corners of leaves lightly creased; Whitcombe & Tombs, Melbourne, n.d.[1940]. First edition. *Includes an appendix of fifty recommended novels..... More
BRISBANE POEMS AND OTHER RECOLLECTIONS.
Pp. [viii]+48 pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges and backstrip lightly worn; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1978. *From the collection of Australian writer Thomas Shapcott, with his signature at head of title page, as well as the poet's signed presentation inscription..... More
POETS 1977, ONE PLUS TWO.
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
9 POETS 1976.
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
5 POETS 1977.
Mal Andersen , Bill Hook, Laurie Neill, Robyn Roylance, & Julie Spreadbury. Pp. 72, text illustrations; f'cap. 4to; tape-backed printed paper wrappers; edges of leaves slightly soiled; North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1977. More
3 POETS 1974.
Mal Andersen, Laurie Neill & Graham Pitt. Pp. [62], processed, a few text illustrations; printed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled, staples rusting; top edges of leaves faintly foxed;North Brisbane College of Advanced Education, Brisbane, 1974. *Loosely inserted is a TLs. from the publishers, to author and Literary Editor Thomas..... More
THERE'S THE SEA.
Illustrations by Robert and Noni Carter. Pp. 64, text drawings, glossary; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board bumped; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, corners lightly rubbed; top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Prestige Press, Brookvale, New South Wales, 1977. *Eben Mitchell Anderson was born..... More