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Adelaide: R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. First Edition. Fine/near fine. Hardcover : pp. [1] 56 : illustrated throughout in colour : light brown boards : illustrated jacket Relevant newspaper clippings loosely inserted; faint rub marks to jacket back. The Ern Malley literary hoax perpetrated on Angry Penguins editor Max Harris by poets James McAuley and Harold Stewart is now the stuff of Australian literary legend. The hoax revisited (and reprinted) in this 2017 edition with its introduction by Albert Tucker and recollection by Max Harris.

R Alistair McAlpine, Hillingdon Press, UK nd. 32.0 x 24.0cms, 56pp, colour illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper (ed of 1000 copies, narrow sunned strip) This book reprints the notorious poems that 'Ern Malley' submitted to Angry Penguins in 1943 as well as 24 Caran D'ache drawings that Nolan executed at the Bonython Gallery in 1973.

1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good . In Good Dustwrapper. QUARTO. - From the library of Arthur Boyd w/ an signed original illustration by Sidney Nolan to front free endpaper - Limited edition of 1000 copies, of which 50 have an original drawing by Nolan - This copy is unnumbered and not signed by Nolan, Melville or Lynn to the title page - Board covers slightly rubbed w/ corners and spine ends lightly bumped - Edges of text block unevenly toned w/ top edge stained and foxed - Endpapers lightly marked and foxed including the original drawing - Dustwrapper moderately worn w/ edges rubbed and frayed - Spine toned w/ ends chipped and bumped - Corners heavily chipped w/ some tearing including a 1cm vertical tears to top front corner - Back cover stained and toned, - Flaps tanned and slightly creased to edges - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - 56 pages