Old Savage
by Devanny, Jean
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
ARMADALE, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Octavo, very good in original burnt orange cloth lettered & ruled in blue (sunned on spine).
First edition.
Rare early collection of Devanny's short stories ‒ published after her banned novel The Butcher Shop (1926). A reviewer claimed that 'I had to stop reading them in sheer disgust. What do the publishers mean by boosting this slimy sex stuff…?
Nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gavin de Lacy Rare & Secondhand Bookseller (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 411
- Title
- Old Savage
- Author
- Devanny, Jean
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Jean Devanny;
Terms of Sale
Gavin de Lacy Rare & Secondhand Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Gavin de Lacy Rare & Secondhand Bookseller
Biblio member since 2023
ARMADALE, Victoria
About Gavin de Lacy Rare & Secondhand Bookseller
Specialising in Australian Literature, especially pre-war, including out-of-print and forgotten novels &c., and scarce period dustwrappers.
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- Cloth
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