Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1999. ix, + 214pp., unpaginated [2 x 8] candidly-illustrated b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine tight, bright silver title there-on. Green remainder stripe on head of textblock, otherwise leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn. The story of Australia's stand-out Science Fiction writer, George Turner [1916-1997], a most complex character, haunted by family and personal issues, but a stunningly successful writer, winning the Miles Franklin Award [1962], the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Fiction. Contents include: Prelims., 10 chapters, Epilogue, Notes, Biblio., Index of Names and Titles. George Turner died in Ballarat, Victoria, on 8 June, 1997, just as Judith Buckrich's manuscript was completed. Book weight approx. 500g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 22.5cm x 14.5cm).

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 014896
Title: GEORGE TURNER: A Life
Author: Buckrich, Judith Raphael
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Edition: First Edition.
ISBN 10: 0522848400
ISBN 13: 9780522848403
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Place of Publication: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date Published: 1999
Size: 8vo - (approx. 22.5cm x 14.5cm)
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY, NOVELISTS, AUSTRALIA, George Turner, 1916-1997, Science Fiction Writers, LITERARY BIOGRAPHY
Bookseller catalogs: Australian Biography;

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