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New York, New York, USA: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. CB1 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear with some very light tape staining on the outside surfaces of the front and back boards from where the dust jacket endflaps were taped to the boards plus there is some light yellowing of the outside paper edges plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some light fading on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel by a noted Australian author about a woman facing old age alone. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5"x7.5". Ex-Library.

Longon, England: Quartet Books, 1985. BY5 - A hard cover first UK edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps on the top outside paper edges, front fixed and free endpapers, and first page of the text. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A book offers a close examination of British society and its attitudes towards race, art and class. The story is about a passionate love affair between a Hungarian sculptor and a South Africal exile. The author uses these 2 'aliens' and their perception of England to make his points. By the author of "The Dramatist and the Received Idea" and "A Sin of Fear." 252p..… Read More

St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 1997. BW5 - A hard cover library rebound withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with no dust jacket. This is a trade paperback book that has been library rebound into a hard cover format. A tight, clean, sound copy in clear plastic laminated black and white photo illustrated white paper covered boards with very minor overall shelf wear with yellowing of the paper edges plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the title page, the copyright page, and the back free endpaper. A novel about a young girl is trapped in the tensions of her parents' tangled marriage. This novel is a winner of the Dobbie Award and has been shortlisted for the Australian Vogel Literary Award. 157p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Sydney, Australia: Angus&Robertson/HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. BE2 - A trade paperback bookin very good condition. A tight, clean sound copy minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of light rubbing plus some light creasing of the outmost edges of the front cover top and bottom right corners. An Australian journal of fiction, poetry, essays, song, photography and drawing. This the first issue. The subject taken up by the contributors was to explore the issues and themes behind the global and domestic politics of the day. Contributors information, 270p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Vintage Books/Random House, 1990. BE4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus some light yellowing of the top and right outside paper edges plus some light creasing on the front cover. This is a well written story of the author's journey from childhood on an isolated sheep-farm in Australia to her departure for America. It is about the despair of an ambitious young woman facing a destiny limited by her gender. The first book in the author's series of autobiographical books. This author eventually became president of Smith College. By the author of "True North", "Women Reformers and American Culture", "The Female Experience in 18th and 19th Century America," and "Merchants and Merinos." 238p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.