Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Poor. Acknowledgements and preface by author. Black coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white and black coloured titles to the front panel and blue and white coloured titles to the back strip. 20 short stories by the author all set in Australia's topic regions. They deal with "... Goats, buffaloes, crocodiles, cattle; Chinese, Japanese, Aboriginals, bricks;, racing, boxing, shooting, cattle-raising, lining and flying; peanuts, pandanus and pawpaw; pathos when the half-caste searches for his place in society, murder on the outback stations and comedy in the towns ...'' Â– from front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Uniform light tanning of the text block edges and pages. The dustwrapper is in not great shape: Â– chipping of the front dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. The front panel has been torn from the rest of the dustwrapper, and there is a tear to the top right-hand corner of the same panel Â– the dustwrapper is now in library sleeving. Fading to the back strip with a little rubbing and handling marks of the rear panel. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [7], VIII - XIII, [4], 2 - 248 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Inventory No: 0124206. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0124206
Title: Larger Than Life: Twenty Short Stories
Author: Herbert, Xavier
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1963
Keywords: BZDB2 Literature, short stories, Indigenous People, tropical North, comedy Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Unbranded Herbert, Xavier Larger Than Life: Twenty Short Stories
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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