Pp. 398(last blank); dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Allen Lane, London, 1980. First edition, first issue, with the female lead character's name in the original state (Kathe Geutner). *Most copies of this issue were withdrawn, following the threat of a libel suit..... More

Pp. [vi]+280; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in grey; dust wrapper, backstrip a trifle faded; Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1981. First edition. *The novel of the film. Based on the screenplay by David Williamson from a story by Peter Weir. More

Pp. 136, frontispiece portrait; wide post 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in red & blue, bottom edges of boards lightly bruised; top edges navy; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, a little light foxing; Readers Union, London, 1946. Book Club..... More

Pp. [x]+230; tiny bruise to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Delacorte Press, New York, 1997. First edition. *Robert Cormier (1925-2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, whose books explored themes such as abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal and conspiracy. Tenderness was the basis for..... More

Pp. [x]+190(including advertisements, last blank); cr. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, browned on reverse, fore-corners faintly creased; the text block slightly browned, light mark to top edges of leaves; Picador, Sydney, 1991. First edition, paperback issue. *Only a small number of hardback copies were issued, reportedly made available only to..... More

Pp. 288(last blank); post 8vo; maroon boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Severn House, London, 1979. First U.K. hardcover edition. *The basis for a 1979 film starring Burt Lancaster, Sir John Mills, Peter O'Toole. More

Pp. [viii]+426(last blank); demy 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in gilt dust wrapper; fore-edges uncut; text block browned (as often); Macmillan, Sydney, 1997. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. The author's second novel, and the basis for a film of the same title which he..... More

Pp. 220, title page vignette; post 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt and decorated in white, the boards a trifle scuffed; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled; endpapers faintly offset; Michael Joseph, London, 1954. First edition. *Filmed in Britain in 1959, and..... More

Pp. x+324(last blank); small med. 8vo; orange cloth, lettered and decorated in red & white; all edges orange; ribbon marker; George Allen & Unwin Sydney, 2010. New edition. *Signed by the author on transparent sheet tipped in before title page. First published in 1985. Winner of The Australian/Vogel Literary Award..... More

Pp. 462; post 8vo; rebound in half dark blue morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt between raised bands, marbled papered boards; top edges pale blue, bottom edges uncut; later endpapers; a couple of spots of foxing; Jonathan Cape, London, 1941. First U.K. edition. Grissom A.17.2.a; Hanneman 42A. *Hemingway's most..... More

Pp. [iv]+220; qr. yellow cloth, spine lettered in grey, white papered boards, top edge of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper; edges slightly creased; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Macmillan, New York, 1989.First edition. *The author's critically acclaimed first novel, dealing with a 15-year old boy's struggle to come to..... More

Foreword by Paul Schrader. Photography by Dan Gregory. Design by John Malloy. Pp. xvi+382(colophon, blank), illustrated in colour throughout, appendices, selected filmography, bibliography, indices; med. 4to; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt and upper board in blind; within matching green cloth slipcase; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper..... More

Pp. 222; boards slightly canted and a trifle sprung; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; free endpapers lightly offset; Collins, London, 1973. First edition. *The basis for a 1995 television film. More