Poor Fellow My Country by Xavier Herbert - 1983-01-07

Angus & Robertson, 2014. Book. Very good-. Hardcover. Lovely new edition in an unclipped jacket. Evidence of label removal to front free endpaper and there is a sticker to the rear pastedown. probably ex library. A massive tome, 1.77 kilograms before packing , will require extra postage to most destinations.

Australia: Fontana, 1976. Book. Very good-. Soft cover. First Thus. Spine mildly stressed covers edgeworn, comes in original slipcase which has scuffing and a little spine fade. A massive paperback 1.2 kg before packing,will require extra postage to many destinations. 1st paperback printing.

Collins/Fontana 1976. Octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

Angus & Robertson, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Lovely copy in an unclipped jacket. A massive tome, 1.55 kilograms before packing, will require extra postage to many destinations.

Australia: Book Club Associates, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Unclipped jacket that has some internal spotting, spine mildly faded and a short tear. Ink name to the front free endpaper, a few marks to the compressed page edges. This is the huge book club edition, published the same year as the 1st with the original wrapper design. Over 2 kg packed lots of extra postage will be required to most destinations.

Angus & Robertson, 2014. 8vo, 1443pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Sydney London: Collins Fontana Book, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1463 pages, includes glossary of aboriginal names and list of characters. Overseas customers please note the book weighs overs a kilo and will attract additional postage.The spine of the slipcase has a 7cm closed tear running vertically to the tail; it is also bumped and chipped at the edges and at the back, the head has been reinforced with clear tape. The body of the book has a small ownership stamp on the front end paper and a bookplate on the front paste down; up to page 48 the blank outer edge there's a small crease running vertically along the blank outer edge, a printer's fault, else the book appears unread. "In Poor Fellow My Country, Xavier Herbert returns to the region made his own in Capricornia: Northern Australia. Ranging over a period of some six years, the story is set during the late 1930s and early 1940s; ...... Winner of the Miles Franklin award on… Read More

Sydney, Collins, reprinted 1975.. 1463pp. Tall 8vo. Original boards in Ray Crooke dustwrapper. A very good copy.

Collins, UK, 1976. First Paperback Edition. Softcover/s (in Slipcase). Very Good. Softcover/s (in Slipcase). 1463 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 1976. First Paperback Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. Slipcase is worn on edges. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In Poor Fellow My Country, Xavier Herbert has returned to that region made peculiarly his own in Capricornia, Northern Australia. Ranging over a period of some six years, the story is set during the late 1930s and early 1940s; but it is not so much a tale of this period as Herbert's analysis (and indictment) of the steps by which we came to the Australia of today. Capturing the Spirit Of The Land, Herbert has paralleled an intimate personal narrative with a tale of approaching war. "Prindy, the young quarter-caste Aborigine identifies with Bob… Read More

Collins, UK, 1983. Third Printing. Softcover/s (in Slipcase). Very Good. Softcover/s (in Slipcase). 1463 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 1983. Third Printing. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. Slipcase has slight wear at corners. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In Poor Fellow My Country, Xavier Herbert has returned to that region made peculiarly his own in Capricornia, Northern Australia. Ranging over a period of some six years, the story is set during the late 1930s and early 1940s; but it is not so much a tale of this period as Herbert's analysis (and indictment) of the steps by which we came to the Australia of today. Capturing the Spirit Of The Land, Herbert has paralleled an intimate personal narrative with a tale of approaching war. "Prindy, the young quarter-caste… Read More