Short Stories from

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: McPhee Gribble Publishers, 1986. viii, 242pp. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain brown cloth boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked, albeit mildly tanned. Colour art-illustrated (a detail of an illustration by J. McFarlane, from 'Norah of Billabong' by Mary Grant Bruce) dustjacket softly edge-creased, small corner-crease to rear flap. "Mary… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1982. 341pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain black boards very good+. Leaves clean and unmarked, very mildly tanned. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, minor sunning to spine, a hint of tanning to inner edges. From the jacket flap: "In this remarkable collection, Peter Haining has brought together for the first time all Charles… Read more about this item

United States: Golden Gryphon Press, 2006. xi, + 319pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain maroon boards very good+. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colourr-art illustrated (John Picacio) dustjacket has a small surface indentation to front panel, else negligible edgewear. Jeffrey Ford's second short fiction collection, edited by Marty Halpern, and introduced by Jonathan Carroll. Contents… Read more about this item

Singapore: Heinemann Asia, 1992. 184pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, very minor edgewear head and heel. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper very good. "A fascinating collection of nine short stories with a mainland China setting, based on the author's experiences with The Friends' Ambulance Unit in China during 1945-51 . . . The stories are all true and they… Read more about this item

Calumet City, IL, USA: Moonstone, 2007. 258pp. B/white illustrations by Ruben Procopio. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain purple boards very mildly shelf rubbed at foot. Leaves clean and unmarked, negligibly tanned, tiny closed tear to top edge of one leaf. Art-illustrated (Doug Klauba) dustjacket has minor laminate lift to head of spine, minimal edgewear.… Read more about this item

New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Inc, 1996. 519pp. Small b/white story header illustrations. Book clean, square. Black quarter-cloth spine firm, mauve titles there-on. Plain grey boards undamaged. Leaves clean, several very faint foxing spots to foredge. Art-illustrated dustjacket very good. From the jacket flap: "In 'Murderous Schemes', renowned mystery writer Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis (International… Read more about this item

Templestowe, Victoria , Australia: Burgewood Books, 1996. 174pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, Signed on title page by author Don Charlwood. Previous owner's name to half-title page, three small marks to last page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper minimally surface scratched and softly corner creased. From the rear panel: "In these ten lively wrought stories a… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1968. 218pp. Book clean. Bright gilt title over mildly bumped spine. Plain blue boards bumped on foredge corners. Textblock minimally flecked on edges, else nominally bumped. Illustrated dustjacket price-clipped and edgeworn. This collection of short stories by British writer (Margaret) Rumer Godden (1907-1998) consists of a mix of new and previously published short stories . . .… Read more about this item

Echuca, Victoria, Australia: Kiely and Vagg Publishing , 1987. 75pp., plus (ii). Two b/white illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged on front, however plain rear wrap has an oblique crease on lower foredge corner, plus noticeable small area of surface damage from sticker removal, and a pressure mark. Signed and dated (4/12/87) by author… Read more about this item

Nerang, Queensland, Australia: Write4Fun 2021, 2021. 896pp. Small, intext b/white halftone portraits accompanying some entries. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Gazart) gloss boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. "The Write Note" 2021 is a compilation of young adult poetry and short stories submitted for the literature competition for young Australians conducted by Write4Fun 2021. Each contributor's entry is… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 2016. ix, + 170pp. (last viii blank). Book clean and square. Spine firm. French-fold card wrapper mildly bumped on foot. Textblock bumped as wrapper. Multi-award winning novelist Lucy Caldwell, who was born in Belfast in 1981, has earnt a formidable reputation as a playwright and novelist. In this volume of short stories she explores the… Read more about this item

Dublin, Ireland: Prestige Books, 2002. 128pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper (Design: Susan Waine) lightly bumped on foredge corners only. Textblock unmarked, save for one (formerly) dog-eared leaf. This volume of short stories, by Irish writer Eoin Neeson (b.1927-d.2011), some of which have been previously published, include: Bottles and Old Bones. No Greater Love. Prospects.… Read more about this item

London: Pavilion Books, 1995. 124pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain grey boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated (including author portrait) dustjacket slightly edge and shelf worn, with a hint of colour-fade on spine. 'The Grey Area' is an interesting mix of poems, short stories, and 'biographical pieces' by the uniquely-gifted talent that was… Read more about this item

Belmont, Victoria, Australia: Neptune Press Pty. Ltd., 1976. Unpaginated (70 pages). Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format, with separate, removeable heavy paper dustwrapper. Staples mildly rusted, but holding tightly. Plain card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. Text-printed dustjacket trivially shelfworn only, The entries in this volume constitute the winners in the Geelong and District Autumn Festival 1976 in the Short Story,… Read more about this item

London: John Spencer & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. (Badger Books) No publication date (c. 1960-62). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated ('Fox') card wrapper slightly bumped on foredge corners, else minimal edgewear. Text-block age-toned, else minor flecks on prelim. leaf. Badger Books Supernatural Stories No. 109 consists of six short stories. The first story is 'The Thing in… Read more about this item

London: Virago Press, 1989. xvi, + 334pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards have an abraded area on front board, else undamaged. Textblock mildly flecked on edges, else unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (detail from a Vogue cover by Georges Lepape, 1925) dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and colour-faded (no text loss) on spine, else… Read more about this item

Whakatane, New Zealand : Fish for the Future, 2006. (xvii), + 181pp. Sketch-art b/white illustrations throughout by talented artist Tony Ogilvy. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Tony Ogilvy) card wrapper minimally edgeworn, and bumped on lower foredge corner. Signed by the primary author, plus a personal inscription signed 'George' in the same hand, on title page,… Read more about this item

Lower Templestowe, Victoria, Australia: Hilbert Press, 2010. 126pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A personal inscription (written in German) signed and dated by the author (Margrit, July, 2010) on title page, esle leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper (cover design by Horst Gunter Zalisz) undamaged. A group of stories set in Australia, Singapore, Southern Italy and the heart… Read more about this item

Victoria, Australia: Hurworth Press, 1999. 66pp. Intext, b/white story-footer sketch-drawings throughout by Peter Sellar. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Derek Hambly) card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. 'Yellow Tulips' is a collection of short stories by Joan Sellar, the second collection she has published . . . Contents of this volume include: Prelims., Short Bio.,… Read more about this item

U.S.A. and Singapore : Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. , 2018. ix, + 108pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped on foredge corners, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. 'Loaves and Kisses' consists of devotional poetry and speculative short stories with a tinge of gospel . . . Contents include: Prelims., Dedication and Introduction. Poems.… Read more about this item