Angus & Robertson, 1965, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First
XX, 131 pages, illustrated dust jacket. Traces of foxing to the top edge of the text block, owner's name at top left of front endpage, slight rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket. Introduction by Mary Durack. "Wild Cat Falling is the story of an aboriginal bodgie. It is the dark, troubled, perilous but not finally unhopeful drama of a youth, who, on the morning the novel opens, walked out of his jail in Western Australia to cope once more with the world that put him there." "Mary Durack, who was the discoverer of this fascinating novel, contributes a forward describing the author's life and tribal background," (although given the revelations about the author since the publication of this book, should read troubled background), "and the book is decorated with a sensitive drawings by Elizabeth Durack." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0213244.
XX, 131 pages, illustrated dust jacket. Traces of foxing to the top edge of the text block, owner's name at top left of front endpage, slight rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket. Introduction by Mary Durack. "Wild Cat Falling is the story of an aboriginal bodgie. It is the dark, troubled, perilous but not finally unhopeful drama of a youth, who, on the morning the novel opens, walked out of his jail in Western Australia to cope once more with the world that put him there." "Mary Durack, who was the discoverer of this fascinating novel, contributes a forward describing the author's life and tribal background," (although given the revelations about the author since the publication of this book, should read troubled background), "and the book is decorated with a sensitive drawings by Elizabeth Durack." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0213244.