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Melbourne [Australia]:: Macmillan,, 2008.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. "This book is a rare presentation of aspects of the history of Aboriginal art from an Aboriginal perspective, and provides fresh ways of understanding Aboriginal experience. While the author acknowledges the challenges of histories relating to assimilation processes associated with the former policy, her message is positive since it encourages a deepening empathy with Aboriginal art, cultures andf peoples." Includes chapters on the history of aboriginal art, its renaissance and on Albert Namatjira, Les Griggs, and Lin Onus. A gorgeous book, illustrated in full color throughout. Notes, list of illustrations, suggestions for further reading and more. Index. Large format. 392 pp.

New York:: Atlantic Monthly Press,, (2002). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Australian author's second novel (his first was a NY Times Notable Book), a tale of true love set in rough-and-tumble late 19th century Sydney. 198 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2015.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First US printing. Thirteenth novel by this Booker Prize winning author which is "at once dark, suspenseful, and seriously funny - that journeys to the place where the cyber underworld collides with international power politics. When Gaby Baillieux releases the Angel Worm into Australias prison computer system, hundreds of asylum-seekers walk free. And because the Americans run the prisons the doors of some five thousand jails in the United States also open. 307 pp.

New York:: Norton,, 1988.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Award-winning Australian writer's final novel, published just before her death in 1986. One of her most powerful stories, and highly recommended. 240 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2002.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Award winning Australian author's second novel and the first to be published in the United States. Set in a hardscrabble, back country town in 1969, this begins with two half-brothers who get lost in the wild wooded countryside around the small town of Angel Rock. Only the eldest, 13-year-old Tom, finds his way home. A story of psychological suspense. Notable for its description of the Australian countryside in all its harshness and beauty. Highly recommended. 304 pp.

New York:: Viking,, 1986.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (rubbing, front flap creased). First American edition. Novel by this Australian writer.

New York & London:: Faber & Faber,, 1993.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket (edgewear to dj.). First US printing. Highly praised young Australian writer's second novel, the story of Billy Hayes, a variety tumbler in Australia and Britain in the 30's.

Columbus:: Ohio State University Press,, 1984.. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with relatively few l markings, and overall tight and clean in a very good dustjacket (spine faded.). First US printing. First collection of poetry (interspersed with some short fiction pieces) by this Australian aborigine writer who uses B. Wongar as his pseudonym. The overall theme of his writing is the conflict between cultures, and especially the conflict as it relates to attitudes about the land. Illustrated with aboriginal paintings.

New York:: Scribner,, (1998.). SIGNED -. Fine.. First thus- a trade paperback. Attractive re-issue of a mystery featuring Dectective Inspector Napolean Bonaparte, originally published in 1938. The setting in the Australian outback evokes the vastness of the area, and the rabbit migration, and the bone-pointing traditionsof an aborigine tribe are well-described. SIGNED by Edward Marston (Keith Miles) at his introduction for this edition. Map. 300 pp.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (2008.). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Letter from publisher bound in. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) An unusual coming of age story - one about testing the limits - set in a small Australian town and along the coastline, where surfing provides a dangerous challenge. 205 pp.

Sydney, Australia: : Harper & Row,, (1979.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in dark teal boards with gilt lettering, lacking the dust jacket. Uncommon signed. . First printing. First novel by this New Zealand playwright, poet and critic. SIGNED on the title page. 345 pp.

New York:: George Braziller,, (1990). Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. 1st trade paperback printing. The twelfth book by this New Zealand author, but her first novel to be set in America- in New York, where Frame lived off and on for many years - the story of a young doctor who choses to study death. 212 pp.

New York:: George Braziller,, (1972). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (previous owner's name - that of a minor poet). First US printing. The twelfth book by this New Zealand author, but her first novel to be set in America- in New York, where Frame lived off and on for many years - the story of a young doctor who choses to study death. 212 pp.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1988.). SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket (P stamped on front endpaper.). 2nd printing. Powerful novel based on a fragment of history: an unsolved triple murder committed in Australia in 1898. SIGNED on the title page by the author.

New York:: Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (1988.). SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (a tight, clean and unread copy but with a remainder mark, small bump to outer edge of rear board.). 2nd printing. Powerful novel based on a fragment of history: an unsolved triple murder committed in Australia in 1898. SIGNED on the title page by the author.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2012.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First US printing. The twelfth novel by this award winning writer (including the Booker twice). In London in 2010, a researcher, dealing with the death of her long-time lover, is given a project of bringing a 200 year old automaton back to life, and in uncovers a series of notebooks from the original owner, Henry Brandling. A story that spans the en

London:: Chatto & Windus,, (1996.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (some of the almost inevitable toning to the pages.). First UK printing. Novel set in 1827 Australia by this award-winning author; two men talk through the night - one is a convict about to be hanged in the morning, the other the officer in charge of the hanging. Dustjacket praise from Michael Ondaatje, among others.

New York:: Pantheon,, 1996.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (remainder dot.). First US printing. Novel set in 1827 Australia; two men talk through the night - one is a convict about to be hanged in the morning, the other the officer in charge of the hanging.

New York:: Vintage Books,, (1998.). SIGNED -. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. . 1st trade paperback printing. Novel set in 1827 Australia; two men talk through the night - one is a convict about to be hanged in the morning, the other the officer in charge of the hanging. INSCRIBED on the title page " For . . . with best wishes" and dated in 1998. 233 pp.

Sydney, Australia:: Ure Smith,, (1960). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a fair only dust jacket (gift inscription, some toning to pages, overall edgewear to dj).. First printing. The author's second humorous book under this pseudonym: Nino brings two of his Aussie workmates on a visit to his father at his old home in Piedmont, via Dublin, Liverpool, London, Paris and Frankfurt. "Joe and Dennis's struggle with the Continental way of life enables Nino to get his own back." Illustrated with drawings by "WEP." 220 pp.