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  • ISOBARS: Stories. by Hospital, Janet Turner.
    Hospital, Janet Turner.
    ISOBARS: Stories.

    Edition: First American edition.

    Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second collection of short stories by this prize-winning writer, set in her native Australia or in North America. ISBN: 0-8071-17102.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 49909
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  • Hospital, Janette Turner.
    THE LAST MAGICIAN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel about 'power and betrayal, about sexual obsession and social ostracism, about acts and their consequences, about silence, shame and guilt. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-20977.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards in a fine printed acetate dust jacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 50050
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  • CHARADES. by Hospital, Janette Turner.
    Hospital, Janette Turner.
    CHARADES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of a young woman's search for her father, set in Australia, Canada and at MIT in Cambridge. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-553-053469.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 45166
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  • THE LAST MAGICIAN. by Hospital, Janette Turner.
    Hospital, Janette Turner.
    THE LAST MAGICIAN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel about 'power and betrayal, about sexual obsession and social ostracism, about acts and their consequences, about silence, shame and guilt. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-20977.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards in a near fine printed acetate dust jacket.

    Book ID: 42009
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  • Howard, Tom [pseudonymn of John Thomas Howard Reid]
    THE BEACH-FRONT MURDERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Sydney, Australia Rastar Press, (1985) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Detective novel by this retired police inspector, based on an actual incident and featuring the author's eponymous hero, Police Sergeant Tom Howard. Reid also designed the wraparound dustjacket and took the photograph of Manly Island Beach featured on the jacket. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-949149-020.

    Condition: SIGNED on the half title page. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 33027
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  • THE RIM OF HEAVEN (The Youth Club Murders.) by Howard, Tom [pseudonymn of John Thomas Howard Reid]
    Howard, Tom [pseudonymn of John Thomas Howard Reid]
    THE RIM OF HEAVEN (The Youth Club Murders.)

    Edition: First printing.

    Sydney, Australia Rastar Press, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Detective novel by this retired police inspector, featuring the author's eponymous hero, vegetarian Police Sergeant Tom Howard. Reid also designed the wraparound dustjacket and took the photograph of The Old Church featured on the wraparound dust jacket. 158 pp plus advertisements. ISBN: 0-949149-047.

    Condition: SIGNED on the half title page. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 48920
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  • A BIG LIFE by Johnson, Susan
    Johnson, Susan
    A BIG LIFE

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York & London: Faber & Faber, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised young Australian writer's second novel, the story of Billy Hayes, a variety tumbler in Australia and Britain in the 30's. ISBN: 0-571-169570.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 9599
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  • DIVINE COMEDY: Journeys Through a Regional Geography:Three New Works. by Kinsella, John.
    Kinsella, John.
    DIVINE COMEDY: Journeys Through a Regional Geography:Three New Works.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic new work by this writer who has been called the most original Australian poet of his generation - it consists of hree long poems inspired by Dante and set in Western Australia - "Each of the three works, made from dozens of separate poems, joins allusions to Dante with sights, events and memories from Kinsella's Australia, especially the farming region outside Perth, where he grew up. . . a motif of eco-protest dominates the Inferno (last blocks of bushland// cleared away to placate the hunger/ for the Australian Dream)" (Publishers Weekly) xvi, 409 pp. ISBN: 978-0393066555.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86169
    Keywords: australia, dante, Poetry
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  • POEMS 1980-1994. by Kinsella, John.
    Kinsella, John.
    POEMS 1980-1994.

    Edition: First UK printing, a trade paperback.

    Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books, (1998). First edition - A collection of poems by this writer who has been called the most original Australian poet of his generation. "A wide range of styles, subjects and poetic challenges." 352 pp. ISBN: 1-852244534.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 55515
    Keywords: Australia, Poetry
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  • CHASING THE SETTING SUN or A Hop, Skip and Jump to Australia; The Aviation Series #7. by Langley, John Prentice (pseudonym of St. George Rathborne, 1854-1938)
    Langley, John Prentice (pseudonym of St. George Rathborne, 1854-1938)
    CHASING THE SETTING SUN or A Hop, Skip and Jump to Australia; The Aviation Series #7.

    Edition: Very early printing (lists to #8 in this series in the back of the book).

    New York: Barse & Company, (1930.). Hardcover - The 7th book in a series inspired by the interest in aviation and the feats being performed by pilots - features Amos Green and his chum, Danny Cooper. "For boys from 8 to 80 (and girls too)" Illustrated by John M. Foster with a glossy frontispiece. 212 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ad.

    Condition: Good overall in blue cloth with black lettering and airplane (usual toning to the pages, some corners creased, gift inscription dated Christmas 1931), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67318
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  • 3 MPH: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World. by Letofsky, Polly.
    Letofsky, Polly.
    3 MPH: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Denver: Tendril Press, )2010). SIGNED first edition - "Pursuing the spirit of adventure and an altruistic goal of raising global awareness and funds for breast cancer, Polly Letofsky broke down barriers and walked across four continents, 22 countries, and covered over 14,000 miles in five years to be the first American woman to successfully walk around the world." INSCRIBED on the half title page. Illustrated with photographs. 423 pp plus 3 pp ads. ISBN: 978-0984154326.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers ("Merry Christmas" on same page as author's inscription) .

    Book ID: 67722
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  • DEATH IN A DISTANT LAND. by Livingston, Nancy.
    Livingston, Nancy.
    DEATH IN A DISTANT LAND.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mr G.D.H. Pringle and the irrepressible Mavis Bignell set off for Australia on a bargain-priced camping tour, to try and find any traces of a missing boy, only to find themselves in the middle of revenge by a drug smuggling ring. Enjoyable on many levels including its depiction of Australia and the cross-purposes of all the protaganists, 190 pp. ISBN: 0-312025653.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 82245
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  • GILGAMESH. by London, Joan.
    London, Joan.
    GILGAMESH.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Sydney, Australia: Picador Pan Macmillan, (2001). SIGNED first edition - The author's first novel, preceded by two award-winning collections of short fiction, a story inspired by the ancient epic, which moves from Australia to London to the Middle East in the years from the end of the first World War to that of the second. Winner of The Age Book of the Year Fiction Award, and short listed for the Miles Franklin and other awards. In 2015 she received the Patrick White award for the body of her writing. The true first printing , issued as a trade paperback original in Australia. SIGNED on the title page. 256 pp. ISBN: 0-330362755.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 84128
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  • Macdonald, Caroline
    HOSTILITIES.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Scholastic, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Nine stories of the bizarre written for young adults by this award-winning writer, who was born in New Zealand and now lives and writes in Australia. ISBN: 0-590-460633.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 30142
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  • THE PIPER'S SON. by Marchetta, Melina.
    Marchetta, Melina.
    THE PIPER'S SON.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, (2011.). First edition - Novel by this award winning Australian writer, 328 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 54977
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  • THE CRUSHING. by McKie, Ronald.
    McKie, Ronald.
    THE CRUSHING.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Scribner's, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author's second novel, set in a small Australian sugar town in the 1920s. 252 pp. Dust jacket art by Patrick Hockney. ISBN: 0-684159198.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87187
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  • MUTANT MESSAGE DOWNUNDER. by Morgan, Marlo.
    Morgan, Marlo.
    MUTANT MESSAGE DOWNUNDER.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Lees Summit, Mo.: M.M. Co (1991.). A this self-published book, a story of an American woman who goes on a barefoot "walkabout" through the blazing outback, with a tribe of Australian aborigines. In her introduction, the author states that some will read this as fiction, while others will understand the message; this state has a slightly different introduction, and isbn codes added. The back covers states 'What you hold in your hand is an original, destined to become a classic' and in 1994 this went on to become a bestseller when it was published by Harper Collins. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Carri Garrison. 190 pp. ISBN: 1-883473-004.

    Condition: Fine in cream and blue illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 72662
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  • AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY. by Naipaul, Shiva (1945-1985)
    Naipaul, Shiva (1945-1985)
    AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - The last book by this Trinidadian-born author, the younger brother of V. S. Naipual. Within months of his 40th birthday in 1985, Naipaul died suddenly, while writing a book on Australia. This book begins with a selection from that book, plus six essays all written in the last year of his life. Introduction by his father-in-law, Douglas Stuart. vii, 136 pp. ISBN: 0-670813680.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 77562
    Keywords: australia, Essays
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  • MURDER OF A NYMPH. by Neville, Margot (pseudonym of Margot Goyder, 1896Ð1975, and Anne Neville Goyder Joske, 1887Ð1966)
    Neville, Margot (pseudonym of Margot Goyder, 1896Ð1975, and Anne Neville Goyder Joske, 1887Ð1966)
    MURDER OF A NYMPH.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Garden City, NY: Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - An early crime novel by these two Australian sisters who were first known for their short stories, plays and humorous novels, before they began writing a series of murder mysteries, featuring Inspector Grogan and Detective Sergeant Manning. Set in the small community of Come-hither Bend, the victim - the nymph of the title - is Enone McGrath who was a particularly unloved character, leaving a large number of suspects for Grogan to untangle. 223 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (severe toning to the pages, due to the poor quality of post-war paper, offsetting to gutters of endpapers, edgewear and some chipping to the dj, partially separated along the fold of the rear flap)

    Book ID: 87397
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  • THE ANT MEN: A Science Fantasy Novel. by North, Eric (pseudonym for Bernard C. Chronin.)
    North, Eric (pseudonym for Bernard C. Chronin.)
    THE ANT MEN: A Science Fantasy Novel.

    Edition: First edition.

    Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, (1955). Hardcover first edition - Set in Australia. A title in the classic Winston series of juvenile science fiction, written by some of those who would go on to be among the most respected writers in the genre, and by those with a knowledge of and background in science. Endpaper design by Alex Schomburg. Cecile Matschat and Carl Carmer, editors.

    Condition: Good condition overall in red cloth - some wear to the covers, but binding is sturdy, contents clean, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68789
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  • MY BLUE-CHECKER CORKER AND ME. by Radley, Paul John.
    Radley, Paul John.
    MY BLUE-CHECKER CORKER AND ME.

    Edition: First US printing in wrappers, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1986. First edition - The second book in the author's award-winning Boomeroo trilogy - a "racy, rambunctious, coming of age story" set in New South Wales, Australia. 178 pp. ISBN: 0-899194729.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 79094
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  • Radley, Paul John.
    JACK RIVERS & ME.

    Edition: First US printing in wrappers, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1986. First edition - Winner of the Australian Vogel award, the first book in the Boomeroo trilogy.

    Condition: Good overall - edge wear, crease along edge front cover, prev owner's name)

    Book ID: 14464
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  • ULTIMA THULE. by Richardson, Henry Handel (pseudonym of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson)
    Richardson, Henry Handel (pseudonym of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson)
    ULTIMA THULE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (1929) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third and final and best- known novel (although it stands alone) in the 'Fortunes of Robert Mahoney trilogy by this Australian author. The first two volumes had very modest sales and the UK publisher balked at this one - but when it appeared, it very quickly became a best seller in the US - the dust jacket announces a first printing of 80,000 copies - and it was hailed as a masterpiece and one of the greatest novels in the English language. Winner of the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. 314 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in orange cloth (missing front endpaper) in a fair dust jacket (price-clipped, several chips, toning and wear to the folds)

    Book ID: 79467
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  • THE LANDING: A Night of Birds. by Scholes, Katherine (illustrated by David Wong.)
    Scholes, Katherine (illustrated by David Wong.)
    THE LANDING: A Night of Birds.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book for children, winner of an award from the Children's Book Council in Australia. The story of a girl and her grandfather on a remote coast of Australia who rescue storm-injured mutton birds - and the night when the girl is able to understand the birds' language and enter into their world. Illustrated with black and white drawings by David Wong at the beginning of each chapter. Author's note. 65 pp. ISBN: 0-385-261918.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 16925
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  • DIRT CREEK. by Scrivenor, Hayley.
    Scrivenor, Hayley.
    DIRT CREEK.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Flatiron Books, (2022). First edition - Australian author's first novel, introducing Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels, still reeling from a break-up with her girlfriend, who is sent to a small town where a twelve year old girl disappeared on her way home from school. Told in numerous voices, which bring this dying town to life. 328 pp.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (some curling to the covers)

    Book ID: 87052
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  • JOSH. by Southall, Ivan (1921-2008)
    Southall, Ivan (1921-2008)
    JOSH.

    Edition: First thus.

    New York: Macmillan, (1988) dj. Hardcover - Fourteen year old Josh returns for a visit to his great aunt in the small town settled by his great-grandfather, Ryan Creek, but his encounters with young people move from mutual bewilderment to violence. One of Australia's foremost writers for children, Southall won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal in 1971 for this title when it was first published. An attractive reissue in a new edition "for the pleasure of today's young readers". 179 pp. ISBN: 0-027862801.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87166
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  • Southall, Ivan (1921-2008)
    KING OF THE STICKS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Greenwillow Books, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical adventure novel for older children by this award-winning writer, set in the mid-nineteenth century in the Australian backwoods. Seth, his older brother, has gone to market leaving Cuthbert (called Custard), strange and slow-witted as the sole protector of their mother and disabled sister - but Cuthbert notices strangers in the woods, and realizes that they are in danger. 177 pp. ISBN: 0-688802249.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 85939
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  • [Stapledon, Olaf and Miller, Agnes] Crossley, Robert, editor.
    TALKING ACROSS THE WORLD: The Love Letters of Olaf Stapledon and Agnes Miller, 1913-1919.

    Edition: First printing.

    Hanover, NH: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - The love letters from Olaf Stapledon to his cousin and future wife, Agnes Miller, after the outbreak of World War I. Index.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 13192
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  • Stirling, Patrick James, F.R.S.E.
    THE AUSTRALIAN AND CALIFORNIAN GOLD DISCOVERIES, AND THEIR PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES; or, An Inquiry Into the Laws Which Determine the Value and Distribution of the Precious Metals

    Edition: Facsimile edition.

    New York: Greenwood Press, (1969). Hardcover - "With Historical Notices of the Effects of the American Mines on European Prices in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries in a Series of Letters." Folded chart as frontispiece. A facsimile reprint of work originally published in 1853 by Oliver & Boyd. xiii, 279 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in turquoise cloth with gold lettering on spine (lettering slightly dulled), no dust jacket as issued.

    Book ID: 86124
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  • [Twain, Mark] Cooper, Robert.
    AROUND THE WORLD WITH MARK TWAIN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Arcade Publishing, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - 100 years after Mark Twain, 59 years old and deeply in debt, set out on a world-wide lecture tour, boarding a night train from Elmira to Cleveland on July 14, 1895, Cooper set out to retrace Twain's footsteps and the result is the first full-length book treatment of this journey since Twain's own. Twain's trip took him across North America and to Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa. Based on journals, letters and newspaper accounts, this is a combinationof travel writing, social history, historiography and biography. Photographs, extensive notes, references, index. 420 pp. ISBN: 1-55970-5221.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (faint embossed stamp of prev owner)

    Book ID: 29106
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