The Romance of the Swag by Lawson, Henry - 1974

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1974. Reissued and Revised. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Lionel Lindsay. 500 g; 62 pages, and illustrated with woodcuts by Lionel Lindsay, -- there are four small woodcuts set as the headings to the stories and five full-page woodcuts. Illustrated dustwrapper, slightly faded in colour on the spine section, rubbed and chipped at the top and bottom of the spine, with a 0.5 inch tear approximately 2 inches from the spine on the bottom edge of the front panel. Offset tanning of the front end page. In addition to the original Limited-Edition Society book that has been reproduced, there have been included six poems about swagmen. . Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Lionel Lindsay. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Art -- Australian; ISBN: 0725402105. ISBN/EAN: 9780725402105. Inventory No: 0222825. . 9780725402105

Ure Smith, Sydney, Australia, 1974. First Thus. Orange Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Lindsay, Lionel. white titles spine; illustrated with b/w. woodcuts by Lionel Lindsay; "Henry Lawson was born in a tent on the goldfields near Grenfell, New South Wales, in 1867. He spurned city life and its wealth, most of his prose and verse extrolling the virtue of the Australian bush, the gold digger, the stockman, the drover and the shearer. These stories were written in England and the collection was made for its swagman interest, with a view to consistent illustration. Some of Lawson's poetry about swagmen has been included for interest. This book is reproduced from an original hardbound edition published in Australia in 1939 by the Australian Limited Editions Society, in a three hundred and fifty copy edition, with the full page woodcuts included as extra plates."; intact D/J. has light edge-wear & book has minimal wear tro corners; 61 pages. Size: 4to - over… Read More

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1974. First thus. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Lionel Lindsay. No torn or missing pages. Gift inscription on first page. Couple of repairable tears to dust wrapper. Light age and reading wear. 62 pages. Illustrator: Lionel Lindsay. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Australia; 19th century; Poetry. ISBN: 0725402105. ISBN/EAN: 9780725402105. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54979. . 9780725402105

Sydney: Ure Smith, 1974. First Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lionel Lindsay. 60pp, woodcuts by Lionel Lindsay. Orig. pub in 1939 Beautiful paper stock Size: Small 4to

U. Smith, 1974

Sydney: Ure Smith [0-7254-0210-5] [1974]. (4to) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 61pp. Frontispiece, woodcut illustrations. There is a previous owner's inscription which has been marked out. Illustrations by Lionel Lindsay. Locale: Australia. (Poetry, Woodcuts).