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  • Masters, Olga.
    AMY'S CHILDREN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning Australian writer's final novel, published just before her death in 1986. One of her most powerful stories, and highly recommended. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-393-025748.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 33884
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  • Masters, Olga.
    LOVING DAUGHTERS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel of this Australian author, originally published in 1984, but not published in the US until after several later novels. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-393-034984.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 34832
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  • THE HOME GIRLS. by Masters, Olga.
    Masters, Olga.
    THE HOME GIRLS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Her first book, a collection of short stories, most set in small town Australia during the Depression, and winner of the National Book Council Award when it was first published in Australia in 1982. 194 pp. ISBN: 0-393-028534.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 49878
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  • THE ROSE FANCIER. by Masters, Olga.
    Masters, Olga.
    THE ROSE FANCIER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of 17 short stories by this award-winning Australian author, published posthumously - stories which give a picture of life in Australia from the impoverished 1890s to the comfortable 1980s. Publisher's note. 135 pp. ISBN: 0-393-030318.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 74265
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  • LOVING DAUGHTERS. by Masters, Olga.
    Masters, Olga.
    LOVING DAUGHTERS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Norton, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel of this Australian author, originally published in 1984, but not published in the US until after several later novels. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-393-034984.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (hint of spine slant, creasing to front flap of dj)

    Book ID: 85564
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  • A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM. by McCullough, Colleen.
    McCullough, Colleen.
    A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this Australian author set in the near future in the United States - one which traces the progress of a good man from obscurity to fame - 346 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0153016.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (embossed seal of prev owner on front endpaper)

    Book ID: 87200
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  • A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM. by McCullough, Colleen.
    McCullough, Colleen.
    A CREED FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this Australian author set in the near future in the United States - one which traces the progress of a good man from obscurity to fame - 346 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0153016.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 46899
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  • MR. DARWIN'S SHOOTER. by McDonald, Roger.
    McDonald, Roger.
    MR. DARWIN'S SHOOTER.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999. Based on the true story of Syms Covington, manservant to Charles Darwin on the famous voyage of the Beagle, and for 7 years the shooter of hundreds of specimens for Darwin, this is a novel of scientific discovery and natural marvels. Author's note. 365 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 23301
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  • LARDIL: Keepers of the Dream: Tribal Wisdom. by McKnight, David
    McKnight, David
    LARDIL: Keepers of the Dream: Tribal Wisdom.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Despite its small size, this is a substantive introduction to the unique heritage and wisdom of the Aborigines of Australia. A lovely small book illustrated throughout with full-color photographs. A title in the Little Wisdom Library series. Bibliography. 61 pp. ISBN: 0-8118-08343.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 57556
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  • THE NEW FICTION. by Michael Morrissey, editor.
    Michael Morrissey, editor.
    THE NEW FICTION.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Auckland West, New Zealand: Lindon Publishing, (1985.). First edition - 'A collection of short stories with a difference- unconventional,challenging, original, bold - containing surreal tales, fabulist creations, factions, dis-locations, hallucinations, apocalyptic visions, linguistic delights, postmodernist explorations. It is obligatory reading for anyone wanting to know about innovative trends in New Zealand writing over the past 10 years - and where it will head in the future.' Stories by Russell Haley, Micahel Harlow, Wystan Curnow, Michael Morrissey, Chris Else, Malcolm Fraser, Ian Wedde, Ted Jenner, John Barnett, Gary Langford, Keri Hulme, Francis Pound, Jennifer Compton, Julia Allen, Alexandria Chalmers, Simon Lewis, David Eggleton, Iain Sharp, Gregory O'Brien, Markman Ellis, Stephanie Johnson. Includes a long and informative introduction and bibliographies of each of the contributors. 309 pp. ISBN: 0-86470-0164.

    Condition: Creases to the covers, but contents very good - uncommon and informative.

    Book ID: 30757
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  • Park, Ruth
    SERPENT'S DELIGHT

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1962. dj. Hardcover first edition - The very uncommon first US edition of this Australian writer's second novel - the story of what happens to a peaceful, ordinary, closely knit family when one of their daughters announces that she has had a vision of the Blessed Mary.

    Condition: Very good+ in a very good dust jacket (tear on upper corner of front cover, some rubbing to dj.)

    Book ID: 8425
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  • MAORI FAIRY TALES. by Reed, A.W.; Raymond Labone, illustrator.
    Reed, A.W.; Raymond Labone, illustrator.
    MAORI FAIRY TALES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Wellington & Sydney, Australia: A.H.& A W Reed Ltd., , (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Six Maori folk tales retold in simple language, easy enough for children to read themselves. Illustrated on every page with black, white and blue drawings by Raymond Labone. 112 pp. ISBN: 0-589-002031.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name.)

    Book ID: 55199
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  • Savage, Georgia.
    THE HOUSE OF TIBET.

    Edition: First US printing.

    St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - First US publication of this highly praised Australian novelist. ISBN: 1-55597-144x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 22873
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  • Savage, Georgia.
    THE HOUSE OF TIBET.

    Edition: First US printing.

    St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - First US publication of this highly praised Australian novelist. ISBN: 1-55597-144x.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 23347
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  • Savage, Georgia.
    THE ESTUARY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this Australian writer. One reviewer described it as follows: 'Vinnie Beaumont's story is told in a conversational and elegantly simple way that brings home the intimacies of regret, confustion, sadness and hope.'. ISBN: 1-55597-1725.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 23348
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  • SUMMER FIRES AND WINTER COUNTRY. by Shadbolt, Maurice.
    Shadbolt, Maurice.
    SUMMER FIRES AND WINTER COUNTRY.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1966. dj. A collection of nine short stories set in New Zealand. 286 pp. Dust jacket design by James and Ruth McCrea.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (faded spot on top edge tinting, toning to the spine and front cover of dj, light edgewear.)

    Book ID: 79811
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  • ISLANDS. by Sheil, Graham.
    Sheil, Graham.
    ISLANDS.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Fairfield, Australia: Pascoe Publishing, (1986). First edition - The second collection of stories, including many prize winners, by this Australian author. Themes in the 15 stories range from the fire-bombing of Dresden, to the struggles of ordinary people, Aborigines, Bali and more. 187 pp. ISBN: 0-959210482.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (usual toning to the pages, bookstore stamp on first page).

    Book ID: 84379
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  • Stead, Christina
    THE LITTLE HOTEL.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel of wry and cutting wit, set in a 'gently seedy Swiss pensione during the off-season' , by this Australian writer, who was the 1974 recipient of the Patrick White Prize. ISBN: 0-03-0132266.

    Condition: Ex-library with markings and reading wear, but in a near fine unmarked dustjacket.

    Book ID: 26826
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  • Stead, Christina.
    DARK PLACES OF THE HEART.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this prize-winning Australian writer, set in post-World War II London, where Nellie Cook, nee Cotter, is running a sort of hostel for women displaced by the war. Originally published in the UK under the title 'Cotter's England.'

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 26838
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  • VISITANTS. by Stow, Randolph (1935-2010)
    Stow, Randolph (1935-2010)
    VISITANTS.

    Edition: 1st US trade paperback printing.

    New York: Taplinger Publishing Co, (1987). Novel set on the island of Kailuana in Papua New Guinea in 1959 in the last days of Australian rule, which is centered on a government inquiry into an outbreak of native violence and horrific death of a young administrator, a story which vividly depicts the clash of cultures between the Indigenous peoples and their colonial rulers. Although Stow received many awards, including the Patrick White award in 1979, he is the least well-known of the three great twentieth-century Australian novelists whose other members are Patrick White and Christina Stead. 189 pp. ISBN: 0-80088017x.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 84601
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  • THE GIRL GREEN AS ELDERFLOWER. by Stow, Randolph (1935-2010)
    Stow, Randolph (1935-2010)
    THE GIRL GREEN AS ELDERFLOWER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this award-winning Australian writer, which is often considered to be the most closely linked to his life. After with a bout of malaria in Papua New Guinea, he moved his "ancestral county" of Suffolk and used traditional tales from that area in this his novel. translating some of them from the Latin himself, and he based many of the characters on his friends. Although Stow received many awards, including the Patrick White award in 1979, he is the least well-known of the three great twentieth-century Australian novelists whose other members are Patrick White and Christina Stead. 150 pp. ISBN: 0-67034091X.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, some reading wear, but in a fine unmarked dust jacket..

    Book ID: 84602
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  • THE FRINGE OF HEAVEN. by Sutherland, Margaret.
    Sutherland, Margaret.
    THE FRINGE OF HEAVEN.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemmer House Publishers, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel by this award-winning New Zealand writer set in the Titirangi area. 173 pp. ISBN: 0-880450444.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 79385
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  • QUICKSAND. by Toltz, Steve.
    Toltz, Steve.
    QUICKSAND.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - Australian author's second novel (the first was shortlisted for the Booker) - an "outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends. Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and muse, is a haplessly criminal entrepreneur with an uncanny knack for disaster. As AldoÕs luck worsens, Liam is inspired to base his next book on his best friendÕs exponential misfortunes and hopeless quest to win back his one great love: his ex-wife, Stella." 359 pp. ISBN: 978-1476797823.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 66867
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  • QUICKSAND. by Toltz, Steve.
    Toltz, Steve.
    QUICKSAND.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2015) dj. First edition - Australian author's second novel (the first was shortlisted for the Booker) - an "outrageously inventive dark comedy about two lifelong friends. Liam is a struggling writer and a failing cop. Aldo, his best friend and muse, is a haplessly criminal entrepreneur with an uncanny knack for disaster. As AldoÕs luck worsens, Liam is inspired to base his next book on his best friendÕs exponential misfortunes and hopeless quest to win back his one great love: his ex-wife, Stella." 359 pp.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 67228
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  • THE BONE IS POINTED. by Upfield, Arthur. Introduction by Edward Marston
    Upfield, Arthur. Introduction by Edward Marston
    THE BONE IS POINTED.

    Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.

    New York: Scribner, (1998.). SIGNED - Attractive re-issue of a mystery featuring Dectective Inspector Napolean Bonaparte, originally published in 1938. The setting in the Australian outback evokes the vastness of the area, and the rabbit migration, and the bone-pointing traditionsof an aborigine tribe are well-described. SIGNED by Edward Marston (Keith Miles) at his introduction for this edition. Map. 300 pp. ISBN: 0-684-850575.

    Condition: Fine.

    Book ID: 48144
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  • West, Morris.
    HARLEQUIN.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Morrow, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - Thriller set in the world of violence for hire, but also a book which explores the nature of good and evil in the modern world. 275 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-688-003095.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 46945
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  • HARLEQUIN. by West, Morris.
    West, Morris.
    HARLEQUIN.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Morrow, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - Thriller set in the world of violence for hire, but also a book which explores the nature of good and evil in the modern world. 243 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. ISBN: 0-688-003095.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dustjacket (minor edgewear, creasing to dj.)

    Book ID: 46946
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  • THE EYE OF THE STORM. by White, Patrick.
    White, Patrick.
    THE EYE OF THE STORM.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Viking, (1974.) dj. Hardcover - Epic novel by this Australian Nobel Laureate. 608 pp. ISBN: 0-670-303747.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (partial gift inscription on front endpaper.)

    Book ID: 72660
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  • ANGEL ROCK. by Williams, Darren.
    Williams, Darren.
    ANGEL ROCK.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning Australian author's second novel and the first to be published in the United States. Set in a hardscrabble, back country town in 1969, this begins with two half-brothers who get lost in the wild wooded countryside around the small town of Angel Rock. Only the eldest, 13-year-old Tom, finds his way home. A story of psychological suspense. Notable for its description of the Australian countryside in all its harshness and beauty. Highly recommended. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-375-415517.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 42456
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  • THE RIDERS by Winton, Tim
    Winton, Tim
    THE RIDERS

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Scribner's, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Powerful novel of love and obsession by the author whom Keneally called "the most brilliant of younger Australian writers.". ISBN: 0-684-802961.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (rem line.)

    Book ID: 7396
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