Disturbing Element

1981. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. 271 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. The book has been read and it may have some creases but is sound overall. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Often comic, often tragic, Disturbing Element is the story of an Australian literary legend written in his own classic style. Xavier Herbert (1901-1984) considers himself the Disturbing Element in the family he claimed never wanted him. Born in 1901 in Western Australia, Herbert grew up amid confusing and sometimes contradictory family legends. Often comic, often tragic, Disturbing Element traces Herbert's life as he changes careers from pharmacist to railway fettler to writer. This is the story of an Australian literary legend written in his own classic style. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; 20th century; ISBN: 0006144683. ISBN/EAN: 9780006144687. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10025. . 9780006144687