Wild Card An Autobiography 1923 - 1958 by Hewett, Dorothy - 1991

McPhee Gribble, January 1990. Trade Paperback. Used - Good.

McPhee Gribble, Ringwood, Victoria, 1990. Reissued, 1st thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 278 pages, indexed, 16 pages of black-and-white photographs, in original softcover binding with photograph coloured on the front panel. in this extraordinary autobiography Dorothy Hewett traces the personal and political metamorphoses of her first 35 years. A woman who challenge sexual and political conventions, she is also one of Australia's most famous playwrights and poets. In combining the passions of her life with her power as a writer she has created a classic of people, place and political history. – Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean secondhand copy, with no damage to report, apart from previous owner's name on the first page.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography… Read More

McPhee Gribble, Ringwood, Victoria, 1990. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with four inserts, for pages each, of black-and-white photography. Photographic paperback binding with green, white and red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. "In this extraordinary autobiography Dorothy Hewett traces the personal and political metamorphoses of her first thirty-five years. A woman who challenged sexual and political conventions, she is also one of Australia's most famous playwrights and poets. In combining the passions of her life with her power as a writer she has created a classic of people, place and political history. - Rear panel blurb. A little creasing to the book corners with a reading creases to the back strip. Rubbing of the book edges and panel. Browning of the text block edges and pages. Revised Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 278 pages,. Please refer to… Read More

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: McPhee Gribble, 1991. Book. Good. Medium Softcover. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover, revised edition, 270gms, 278 pages. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout. There are a few small pen markings from a previous owner on the inside front page, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

McPhee Gribble, Ringwood, Victoria, 1990. Reissued, 1st thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. Signed by Author. 278 pages, indexed, 16 pages of black-and-white photographs, in original soft cover binding with photograph coloured on the front panel. There is a small chip at the bottom left-hand corner of the front panel, and slight rubbing of the top edge of the front panel. Ownership inscription at the top of the first page, and signed by the author in Melbourne 1999 on the title page. in this extraordinary autobiography Dorothy Hewett traces the personal and political metamorphoses of her first 35 years. A woman who challenge sexual and political conventions, she is also one of Australia's most famous playwrights and poets. In combining the passions of her life with her power as a writer she has created a classic of people, place and political history. – Rear panel blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

McPhee Gribble, 1990. Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 278 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0869142445. ISBN/EAN: 9780869142448. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB10715. . 9780869142448

McPhee Gribble, South Yarra, Victoria, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed by Author. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 278 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The cover has bumps and marks indicating prior use but is in very good condition overall. This BOOK IS IN STOCK and READY TO MAIL NOW. Your book when ordered will be securely packed and promptly dispatched by Great Southern Books. In this autobiography, Dorothy Hewett, an Australian playwright and poet, seeks to create a sense of people, place and political history. Born in Perth in 1923, the daughter of a wheat farmer, she spent her early years roaming the land and battling with her mother. After university, three failed love affairs, an attempted suicide and a major poetry prize, Dorothy Hewett joined the Australian Communist… Read More