The story of Francis Adams. Pp. 54(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), title page vignette printed in brown & black, bibliography; turquoise cloth, spine lettered in black, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, n.d. First edition, limited to 500.....
Pp. [iv]+138(last blank); boards slightly sprung; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1974. First edition, with second state [i.e. pictorial] dust wrapper. *American novelist and film writer's first Australian novel, set in war-torn Vietnam.
Pp. [vi]+142; dust wrapper; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. *American novelist and film writer's second Australian novel about a young girl faced with the discovery that her husband of a few days is the son of the richest family of the Mafia organisation.
Pp. [iv]+340(last blank); head and foot of spine lightly bruised; dust wrapper; endpapers faintly offset, top edges of leaves a trifle soiled, tiny graze at foot of upper hinge; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1990.First edition. *Winner of the 1990 Age Book of the Year Award and the National Book Council's...
Pp. [iv]+14+[2](blank), processed; cr. 4to; printed paper wrappers, stapled, edges and backstrip lightly faded, top fore-corner of upper wrapper slightly creased; The Fellowship of Australian writers, Sydney, 1963. Edition limited to 250 copies. *Text of a paper given at the Fellowship of Australian Writers meeting held in Sydney in September...
Pp. viii+248(last blank); corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Angus & Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1977. First edition. *Author's first novel.
Illustrations by Ewart Collings. Pp. 52(last blank), text illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, bottom edge a trifle faded; Three Sisters, Winmallee, New South Wales, 1987.
Pp. 400; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, lower edge of front panel slightly worn; outer leaves lightly foxed, lower edges lightly shelf-soiled; 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 of revolt.'...
Pp. 264; dust wrapper, faintly foxed on reverse, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip slightly faded; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Bodley Head, London, 1950. First edition.
Pp. [vi]+182; dust wrapper; Hyland House, Melbourne, 1984. First edition.
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].
A Critical Survey. Pp. 44(last blank)+[4](appendix, advertisements), frontispiece plus 5 plates; printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled; endpapers a trifle soiled and browned; Whitcombe & Tombs, Melbourne, n.d.[1940]. First edition. *Includes an appendix of fifty recommended novels.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
Pp. 18+[2](blank, colophon), printed in red & black, with text decorations by Roderick Shaw; impl. 8vo; papered boards, spine lettered in black, upper board decorated in red, a trifle foxed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly faded, with a couple of short closed tears; neat inked signature on upper free...
Decorations by Ron Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon), pictorial title page printed in red & black; med. 8vo; plain blue/grey card wrappers, stapled; within pictorial dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip faintly faded; outer leaves slightly offset; The Rams Skull Press, Ferntree Gully, 1957. First edition. Black Bull Chapbooks...
With notes by Hugh Anderson & decorations by Ronald G. Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon, blank), printed in red & black, text decorations and music; med. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds, a trifle soiled, corners lightly creased; outer leaves slightly browned; Rams Skull Press, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 1956. First...
With notes by Hugh Anderson & decorations by Ronald G. Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon, verso blank), printed in red/brown & black, text decorations and music; med. 8vo; plain card wrappers, stapled and slightly faded; pictorial dust wrapper, the bottom fore-corners lightly creased; outer leaves faintly offset; Rams Skull Press, Ferntree.....
A Guide to Australian Children's Authors and Illustrators. Pp. xiv+118, processed, 4 plates; post 4to; printed textured paper wrappers, a trifle soiled and slightly silverfished, edges and backstrip faded; bookseller's sticker on verso of upper wrapper; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; The Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1965. First edition.
With notes by Hugh Anderson & decorations by Ronald G. Edwards. Pp. 20(last colophon, verso blank), printed in red/brown & black, text decorations and music; med. 8vo; plain card wrappers, stapled and a trifle faded; pictorial dust wrapper, edges slightly foxed, the fore-edges lightly creased; outer leaves offset; Rams Skull.....
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.
Pp. 28; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges a trifle rubbed; Makar, St. Lucia, 1973. Gargoyle Poets 4.
