Things Could Be Worse by Brett, Lily - 1990

Meanjin/Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: David Rankin. (8) 192 pages, last blank. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrations by David Rankin ( author's husband ). Light blue coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Illustrated dust wrapper, again by David Rankin, with brown/grey mottled background and red insert with white and black writing on the front panel and spine. A series of linked short stories set around Josl and Renia Bensky, their children and the Melbourne Jewish community. The author's first work of fiction. A little fading to the lower edges. There is an erasure mark the top right-hand corner of the free front endpaper.A hint of rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: David Rankin. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Australiana; First Work; Judaica; Australia; ISBN: 0522844146. ISBN/EAN: 9780522844146. Inventory No: 0110608. . 9780522844146