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The Darkening Ecliptic by Malley, Ern (Poems); Nolan, Sidney (Paintings) - [1974]

by Malley, Ern (Poems); Nolan, Sidney (Paintings)

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The Darkening Ecliptic by Malley, Ern (Poems); Nolan, Sidney (Paintings) - [1974]

The Darkening Ecliptic

by Malley, Ern (Poems); Nolan, Sidney (Paintings)

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R Alistair McAlpine. [1974]. Folio Size [38x28cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Full page colour plates by Sidney Nolan. Preface by Robert Melville. Introduction by Elwyn Lynn. Limited to 1000 copies. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 56 pages. Nolan illustrations from his 1974 Art exhibition at the Adelaide Art Gallery. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
  • Bookseller Adelaide Booksellers AU (AU)
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  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher R Alistair McAlpine
  • Date Published [1974]

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The Darkening Ecliptic

by Ern Malley

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The Darkening Ecliptic

by Ern Malley

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The Darkening Ecliptic

by Ern Malley

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The Darkening Ecliptic: Poems by Ern Malley Paintings by Sidney Nolan Preface by Robert Melville...
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The Darkening Ecliptic: Poems by Ern Malley Paintings by Sidney Nolan Preface by Robert Melville Introduction by Elwyn Lynn

by Malley, Ern. [pseudonym of James McAuley & Harold Stewart]

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London: R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Sidney Nolan. illustrations, 56p. Original boards. dj. 32 cm. Printed edition of 1000. 50 of the copies, not including ours, had an original drawing numbered and signed by the Nolan, Melville and Lynn. A literary hoax. The poems were originally published in 1944 and soon exposed as a literary hoax but they had a certain surrealist appeal. Nolan added artwork for this edition thirty years later.
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by MALLEY, Ern (poems) ; NOLAN, Sidney (paintings) ; MELVILLE, Robert (preface) ; LYNN, Elwyn (introduction)

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Adelaide: R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. First Edition. Fine/near fine. Hardcover : pp. [1] 56 : illustrated throughout in colour : light brown boards : illustrated jacket Relevant newspaper clippings loosely inserted; faint rub marks to jacket back. The Ern Malley literary hoax perpetrated on Angry Penguins editor Max Harris by poets James McAuley and Harold Stewart is now the stuff of Australian literary legend. The hoax revisited (and reprinted) in this 2017 edition with its introduction by Albert Tucker and recollection by Max Harris.
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The Darkening Ecliptic [Hardcover] by Ern Malley; Sidney Nolan; Elwyn Lynn

by Ern Malley

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R Alistair McAlpine, 1974. Hardcover. Used: Very Good/Missing. Large format hardcover, reprints the notorious poems that "Ern Malley" submitted to Angry Penguins in 1943 as well as 24 Caran D"ache drawings that Nolan executed at the Bonython Gallery in 1973. Publisher: R Alistair McAlpine Missing the jacket. Limited edition of 1000 Please email for photos.
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The Darkening Ecliptic

by MALLEY, ERN (POEMS); NOLAN, SIDNEY (ILLUSTRATIONS); MELVILLE, ROBERT (PREFACE); LYNN, ELWYN (INTRODUCTION)

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1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good . In Good Dustwrapper. QUARTO. - From the library of Arthur Boyd w/ an signed original illustration by Sidney Nolan to front free endpaper - Limited edition of 1000 copies, of which 50 have an original drawing by Nolan - This copy is unnumbered and not signed by Nolan, Melville or Lynn to the title page - Board covers slightly rubbed w/ corners and spine ends lightly bumped - Edges of text block unevenly toned w/ top edge stained and foxed - Endpapers lightly marked and foxed including the original drawing - Dustwrapper moderately worn w/ edges rubbed and frayed - Spine toned w/ ends chipped and bumped - Corners heavily chipped w/ some tearing including a 1cm vertical tears to top front corner - Back cover stained and toned, - Flaps tanned and slightly creased to edges - Book ow/ solid, clean and tight - 56 pages
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