Madman's Island

Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1939. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). National Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with green boards, dust jacket missing, National Edition, 508gms, 253 pages, illustrated map endpapers. This is Volume 12 of 'The Works of Ion L. Idriess' series. Book is signed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Fair with no dust jacket. 1938. First Thus. Hardcover. Unsightly 2" piece of cloth missing from tail of spine. Otherwise very good. Small ink notation on front endpaper. Some abrasions to front endpaper where earlier pencil price has been erased. Moderate foxing to page edges.; This copy inscribed by the author on the… Read more about this item

Octavo, frontispiece, 24 Percy Lindsay illustrations, map on endpapers, 4pp. publisher's advertisements, original orange cloth with chipped pictorial dustwrapper (minor old tape repairs on verso). First edition thus. First issue dustwrapper with fabulous (unsigned) Percy Lindsay art. First published as a novel by Angus & Robertson in 1927 under its Cornstalk imprint, re-issued here in Idriess's original non-fiction form with significantly different… Read more about this item

Uralla, N.S.W.: Idriess Enterprises Pty Ltd. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Facsimile. Hardcover. 1876726091 . A facsimile of the original 1927 first edition. Limited to 250 copies; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 228 pages .

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949 Red cloth titled in black on spine, b&w endpaper map. SIGNED 'GOOD LUCK TO YOU, ION IDRIESS' ON THE TITLE PAGE. Tight and almost square, just a touch of foxing in the prelim pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949 A very good reprint copy in red cloth binding, b&w illstns. Tidy boards, tilted, a small name in front.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949 Red cloth titled in black on spine, b&w endpaper map and illstns. Tight and almost square, unmarked. Dust jacket is unclipped and unfaded, mended tears, tape marks, in a clear film protective sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949 VG-/VG. 8vo. original red cloth (a trifle rubbed, inscrip. to front pastedown, prev. owner's name, a few spots, pencil scribbles on early blank leaves) in dustwrapper (rubbed & frayed, internal tape repairs); pp. viii (last blank), 238, with illustrations + endpaper map. A very good copy.. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG-/VG.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938. vii, 253pp, bw ills, endpaper maps, bw vignettes. Or orange cloth lacking jacket. Spine faded, minor foxing, prev owners name stamps on front endpaper, several slightly roughened places on fore-edge. Originally published in 1927 this is the first printing of the revised edition of Idriess's first book. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938 12mo. original orange cloth (spine a little sunned, slightly rubbed with nicking to spine ends, some spotting, prev. ownership details; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xi (last blank), 254, [4 (pubs. cat.)], with illustrations + endpaper map. A very good copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1941. Hardcover. Very good condition. Vol. 12 of the National edition, a 12 volume set. From private personal library of Charles B. Hogan printed on ffep. Signed by the author on title page, "Lucky years. Ion L. Idriess 1943". 8vo, original green cloth covers, title on spine, 253 pp, in,terior clean, binding tight.

Cornstalk Publishing Co1927. Very rare, first edition of author's first book, was a bit of a disaster, rewritten in the 1930s as a non-fiction title, octavo, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 228pp, illus, VG- (lacks rear ep, heavy fading & chaffing to spine, moderately heavy fading & staining to boards, some damp… Read more about this item

Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1949. Book. Good. Hardcover. Internally tidy, spine is cocked, boards marked. Gift marked to front free endpaper.

Angus & Robertson 1949. octavo, red cloth boards with black lettering to spine, illus fep, vii + 238pp, b&w drawing illus to each chapter, VG+ (half cm spot to centre spine, fading to top spine extrem, bookseller's stamp to fep, foxing to pages & edges, 2cm stain to lower page extrems) in VG- d/w (4cm tear to upper rear… Read more about this item

Angus & Robertson 1949. seventh printing, hardcover octavo, no d/w (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, Sydney, 1949. 238 pp, map on front end-paper, b&w illustrations, fine fresh copy in very good, illustrated d/j.. First published 1938 .Inscribed by author : "Good fortune to you, Ion Idriess".

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1939. vii, 253pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or green cloth with circled kangaroo in gilt to front. Page edges evenly toned, endpapers toned, spine a little faded and flecked, light surface silverfishing to front cover. SIGNED by author on title page- "Sincerely. Ion L Idriess. 1939.". Signed by Author. National Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938. vii, 253pp, bw ills, endpaper maps, bw vignettes. Orange cloth lacking jacket. Cloth remains bright though with a sticker/tape shadow to spine, tape stains to pastedowns, some foxing to edges/margins/prelims. Originally published as fiction in 1927 this is the first printing of the revised edition (non-fiction) of Idriess's first book. . First Thus. Hard… Read more about this item