F.W. Cheshire, 1966, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First
acknowledgements. Black coloured board with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A series of short stories about people finding them selves a long way from home; an Australian artist in Rome, a young Englishman who finds himself on the goldfields at the time of the Eureka Stockade and others, who the author "... describes the tensions which result from this isolation, whether it is purely physical or mainly psychological." -- from the front holdover panel blurb. Rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the lower book edges. Browning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Previous owner's name to the top right hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. There is a 0.5" tear to the top right hand corner of the rear panel, with associated creasing. Fading to the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8] 166, [2] pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Australia; Inventory No: 0118559.
acknowledgements. Black coloured board with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A series of short stories about people finding them selves a long way from home; an Australian artist in Rome, a young Englishman who finds himself on the goldfields at the time of the Eureka Stockade and others, who the author "... describes the tensions which result from this isolation, whether it is purely physical or mainly psychological." -- from the front holdover panel blurb. Rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the lower book edges. Browning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Previous owner's name to the top right hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. There is a 0.5" tear to the top right hand corner of the rear panel, with associated creasing. Fading to the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8] 166, [2] pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Australia; Inventory No: 0118559.