CLOSING ARGUMENTS.
Pp. [x]+288; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, black papered boards, the top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Ticknor & Fields, New York, 1991. First edition. More
Pp. [x]+288; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, black papered boards, the top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Ticknor & Fields, New York, 1991. First edition. More
Pp. 110(last colophon); demy 8vo; mauve cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, boards a trifle canted, spine gilt slightly dulled; top edges pink; dust wrapper (designed by Duncan Grant), worn and slightly soiled, edges creased and torn, with pieces missing from top edge of both panels, the back panel detached..... More
Selected with an Introduction by G. D. H. Cole. Pp. 544, frontispiece, a few pages of printed music; tiny spot to upper board near top edge; top edges red; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with a few small chips, the back panel slightly silverfished; bookseller's..... More
Illustrated by Andre Durenceau. Pp.[x]+430(last colophon), coloured frontispiece and 7 plates, black & white title page vignette and headpiece illustrations, the title printed in brown; roy. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; t.e.g., others uncut and largely unopened; within card slipcase with pictorial label, edges of slipcase worn..... More
Preface by Anthony Lejeune. Pp. 288(last 4 pp. blank for index); post 8vo; printed paper wrappers, initials on upper wrapper; bottom edge of leaves shelf soiled; Macmillan, London, 1973. Uncorrected Proof Copy. *A study of a particular form of crime fiction in which the heroes are 'desperadoes': Arsene Lupin to..... More
Pp. [viii]+82, errata slip loosely inserted; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, upper wrapper slightly marked, the bottom fore-corners faintly creased; Friendly Street Poets, Adelaide, 1982. More
Translated from the French by Robert Linker. Drawings by Charles Keeping. Pp. 112(last blank), illustrations (some full page), glossary; narrow demy 8vo; pale blue paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in black, lightly foxed, edges slightly faded and rubbed, tiny snag at head of backstrip; corners of a few leaves faintly..... More
Preface by Ken Horler. Pp. 74+[6](last colophon), 1 full page illustration; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled and rubbed; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Currency Press, Sydney, 1974. Currency Methuen Play Series III, No. 2. *From the collection of Australian journalist and critic Neil Jillett, with his signature..... More
Pp. [vi]+266(last blank), full page illustrations; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; text block slightly browned; Chatto & Windus, London, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. [vi]+422; med. 8vo; black papered boards, spine lettered and decorated in silver; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, short split at foot of front flap fold; text block slightly browned, edges of leaves faintly marked; Chatto & Windus, London, 2002. First edition. *The final volume in the 'Frederica' quartet which began..... More
Pp. xxx+440(last blank), demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998. First edition. *Thirty-seven short stories by authors including Dickens, Trollope, Hardy, Kipling, Saki, Wodehouse, J. G. Ballard, Angela Carter, Ian McEwan, a.o. More
Pp. 292, frontispiece, plus 31 plates, index; tall demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the cloth slightly scuffed (and lightly wrinkled on lower board), edges lightly rubbed, top fore-corner of upper board a trifle bruised, spine slightly faded, with tiny nick at foot; book label of David Levine..... More
Pp. 228(last blank); qr. red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, yellow papered boards, a trifle sprung dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block slightly browned, a little light foxing; William Morrow, New York, 1977. First U.S. edition. More
Pp. viii+280, 16 plates, title page vignette, pictorial headpieces and decorations, index; med. 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, the head of spine and 3 of the fore-corners lightly bruised; dust wrapper, head of backstrip slightly creased; the spine bruise also affecting first few leaves, upper free endpaper faintly..... More
A collection of poetry & prose. Pp. [v]+35, 2 text illustrations; printed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle marked; a few leaves lightly creased; Tantrum Press, Adelaide, 1987. More
Introduction by Hall Caine. Pp. 188, black & white frontispiece portrait, plus 24 plates (17 coloured, all but one hand-tipped), black & white text illustrations, music scores; demy 4to; cream cloth, lettered & decorated in green, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; bookplates of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown..... More
Pp. [ii]+66+[2](colophon, blank), 4 wood-engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton, title page vignette; med. 8vo; qr. black morocco, spine lettered in gilt, cream cloth boards patterned in red, faintly browned, edges a trifle rubbed t.e.g., others uncut; book label of David Levine, Sydney at head and binder's stamp at foot of the..... More
Pp. [x]+372, title page vignette, text illustrations; qr. cream paper, lettered in red, cream papered boards, edges slightly bruised; dust wrapper; The Dial Press, New York, 2004.First U.S. edition. More
Pp. [x]+194(last blank), title and headpiece decorations; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper (illustration by Trina Schart Hyman), slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves lightly foxed; E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1973. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on..... More
Pp. [vi]+74; demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of small edge bruises to upper board; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips at head of backstrip; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1970. First edition. More
Pp. [xii]+68(last colophon), pictorial title page; demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle scuffed, with faint signs of sticker removal near bottom fore-corner of upper wrapper; Australian National University Press, Canberra, 1975. First edition. More
Pp. [viii]+46(last blank); demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt, tiny bruise to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed, edges lightly creased and split, the backstrip slightly faded and with small chip at foot; inked signature & date (1974) at head of upper free endpaper; Angus..... More
Pp. [x]+70(last blank); demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly sprung; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with signs of two earlier tape repairs on reverse, edges and backstrip browned; endpapers lightly offset, a little light foxing; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956. First edition. *Inscribed..... More
Pp. 64(last colophon), glossary of Australian terms; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges and spine slightly faded and rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle foxed, edges and backstrip rubbed and browned, with a few short splits; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown opposite another (earlier?) bookseller's..... More
Pp. viii+62, notes; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed; Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1978. First edition, paperback. *Signed by the author on the title page and also inscribed by him on the upper free endpaper; 'For Peter [Gebhardt] with thanks & best wishes, David'. The..... More