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New York: Meredith Press, 1968. Book. Illus. by Margery Gill, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Meredith Press, 1968. Stated First American Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Margery Gill, Illustrator. Red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square, no fraying, no cracking; very light soiling to boards. Pages and edges are clean. Clean brown endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, hint of light soiling to rear white panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Australian literature (both verse and prose) includes contributions from H. F. Brinsmead, Maie Casey, Nan Chauncy, Geoffrey Dutton, Olaf Ruhen, Steele Rudd, D. H. Lawrence, and many more. 8vo. Literature..

Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Smithtown, NY: Exposition Press, 1982. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Stated First Edition, in original unclipped jacket, with review sheet laid in. Clean yellow cloth boards with crisp black lettering on spine. Very light bumping to spine corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 146 pgs. Review sheet laid in. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight fading to spine and margins of back panel, short closed tears. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A serio-comic account of a "gentleman farmer's" tribulations in the countryside of Australia..

New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Stated First American Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean beige boards with gold author's initials on front cover, black cloth spine, gold stamped lettering on spine. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 232 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The true story of Daisy Bates, who in 1913 when she was fifty-four years old, went to live in the deserts of South Australia..

New York: Pantheon, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Pantheon, 1994. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Immaculately clean beige boards with gold author's initials on front cover, black cloth spine, gold stamped lettering on spine. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 232 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, small price clip. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The true story of Daisy Bates, who in 1913 when she was fifty-four years old, went to live in the deserts of South Australia. 8vo. Adventure..

New York: Pantheon, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Pantheon, 1990. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Fine. Very clean black cloth boards with red metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. 330 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no wear or tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Historical Novel..

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1958. Stated First Edition. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Clean black boards with gray cloth spine, silver lettering on cover and spine. Slight wrinkle to cloth on rear board. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or bookplates. 288 pgs. illustrated with photographs. Dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight soiling and some rubbing, no chips. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Extraordinary personal adventures in such places as the jungles of Africa, the swamps of Australia, and the heights of Mount Everest, by the outstanding photographer who accompanied Hillary and Tenzing and recorded their historic ascent in the magnificent documentary film "The Conquest of Everest." 8vo. Adventure..

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1981. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Clean orange boards with gold cloth spine, copper metallic lettering on spine. Binding is tight & square. P/O name in pencil on front free endpaper. Pages are clean (slight dust speckling to edges). Clean dustjacket has not been price clipped, is unchipped, with a few small wrinkles at edges. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Novel..

London: Heinemann, 1957. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine; small bit of surface wear only to cloth near top front edge. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white plates. 222 pages with index. Dust jacket is not price clipped, a few short closed edge tears, tiny chip at lower spine corner; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. True story of a young Englishman who committed a crime of passion and was sent to a penal colony in Australia. Records some remarkable first-hand impressions of early Australian life, and the odyssey of one suffering human spirit..

New York: Coward McCann, 1970. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Coward McCann, 1970. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean black cloth boards with gold kangaroo illustration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear, tiny bump to one corner tip. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers; no names or bookplates. 313 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight edgewear and a few very short closed edge tears. Photo of author on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A warm, rollicking tale of a boxing kangaroo from down under who wins over the Mafia single-handed and sends his two lovable promoters off to happily-ever-after romances with their luscious lady friends..

Tasmania Australia: Platypus Publishing, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Very clean first edition in clean unchipped jacket. Glossy photo-illustrated boards are unworn - no chipping or tears. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. 152 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Recipes from the legendary dockside restaurant in Hobart - with easy directions from the chef, Jill Mure, for creating simple, but absolutely superb, seafood dishes..

Sydney/Melbourne: Murray, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Sydney/Melbourne: Murray , 1965. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Clean burgundy cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. 208 pgs. with index. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has very slight edge wear, one 1/2" closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 vo. Australia..

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1981. Stated First Edition. Very Good/Good. Clean yellow cloth boards with red lettering on spine. No fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. "Review copy" and previous owner name on front free endpaper. All pages are clean & bright. Illustrated with photographs. 118 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is price clipped, has several edge chips. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover..

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. First Edition. Very Good+/Good. Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Tiny bump to top edge of front board. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean red top-stained page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 394 pgs. Dustjacket is lightly soiled, not price clipped, with chips and scrapes. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. An engaging tale about the people who lived on the rugged Australian ranges and deserts in the 1880's. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: MacMillan, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).. New York: MacMillan, 1941. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Very Good/Very Good. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Maps on endpapers. Previous owner name and date neatly penned on rear of free front endpaper. 499 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket has very slight edge wear, a few small closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Historical novel about the first five years of English settlement in Australia, and of the native people whose life and culture and natural gaiety were so cruelly destroyed in that short time. 8 vo. Fiction..

New York: MacMillan, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: MacMillan, 1971. Stated First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 257 pgs. VG Clean brown cloth boards. Binding tight. No names or writing inside. Pages clean and bright. Illustrated with color and black & white photographs. A study of vanishing primitive cultures, including the Masai, the Pygmies, the Eskimos, Australia's Aborigines, and more.Anthropology..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. Illustrated. Very clean blue cloth boards with orange lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Maps on endpapers. Previous owner name on front free endpaper. 282 pgs. with index. Illustrated with fifty-two color photographs by the author. Dustjacket is quite clean, with small chips at head and heel of spine, some corner and edgewear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover..