Search Results: Australian Literature from Black Cat Hill Books

Hyde Park, South Australia Peacock Publications, 1977. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. Oblong 8vo. 55pp. Hardback with DJ. 

Hyde Park, South Australia Peacock Publications, 1976. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. Oblong 8vo. 55pp. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1931. Hardcover First Edition USA (1931), unstated, and thus no doubt a later impression. First published in Australia in 1930.. Very Good: shows light wear to the rear corner tips; mild rubbing to the panels and some obscuring of the gilt the designs at the backstrip (the titles thereon remain easily legible); the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, attractuve copy, structurally sound and tightly bound. A clean, sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.7 inches). 314 pages. Language: English. Weight: 29 ounces. Black cloth over boards with gilt HRH monogram at the front panel and gilt titles on a red field and gilt designs at the backstrip. First published… Read More

Birkenhead, Auckland David Ling, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; The book shows very slight spine lean; just a touch of wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 239pp. Trade Paperback. In July, 1943, David Mulberry, New Zealand born scholar, archaeologist, British officer, is parachuted into Sicily with the Allied forces and disappears. Twenty years later his son arrives to search for him and solve the riddle of his presumed death. My Name is Paradiso is the story of that quest, and the book - what a young New Zealander sees when confronted by an alien and violent culture - is the nearest McNeish has come to autobiography.

Milsons Point, NSW, Australia Random House Australia: Vintage Books, 1992. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 727pp. Trade Paperback. This is a huge and spellbinding book by the brilliant essayist and biographer, David Marr, about a paradoxical, complex, acerbic human being who made and destroyed friendships with just about everyone, yet maintained a wonderful and unique relationship with his partner for life, Manoly Lascaris. From his first successful novel, 'Happy Valley' to his late 'self-portrait', 'Flaws in the Glass', Patrick White was an Australian literary icon with his many highly esteemed novels, plays, and stories, winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1973 for his novel, 'The Eye of the Storm'.

New York, NY Farrar Straus Giroux, 1991. Hardcover First Edition USA (1991), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA (1991), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows several tiny, faint spots at the top edge near the backstrip; dampstaining to the bottom edge of the text block where it meets the backstrip and this has bled a little into the front and rear endpapers; a hint of shelving wear to the lower extremities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a notable cosmetic imperfection. Corners sharp. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows only mild rubbbing to the panels; the price is… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1991. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; pages have tanned just slightly, due to aging. Binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 232pp. Trade Paperback. A group of characters are watched over by an elderly godmother figure. Beth takes up with Bohemian Marco by whom she has a baby and Marco's mother then becomes a central figure in the novel. All the characters finally come under the roof of Juliet the godmother.

Wellington, New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington, 1986. Paperback First Edition Thus [1986], so stated. First Edition Thus [1986], so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Shows light wear, but remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 240 pages. University Press Paperback.