Search Results: Australian Fiction from Diversity Books, IOBA

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Author / FFFL Productions, 2009. 92pp., several b/white halftone plate illustrations. Book clean and square. Colour-plate illustrated card wrapper slightly wavy, else very good. Textblock unmarked. From the author of "The Gathering of The Fairy Horses" comes the story of 'One', a character who sees no bad in anyone. Set in the year 2010, within a multicultural "Aussie Land" the story follows the fortunes of 'One', who goes from a baby in an orphanage to a youth on a farm, to the army, prison service, catering school, and disability services to an employee in the railways services. Along the way he experiences many adventures. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, 13 chapters. Book weight approx. 155g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australasian Book Society, 1966. 176pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards negligibly bumped. Previous owner's name to ffep., else leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Len Hay) dustjacket has a jagged closed tear to top half of spine, a tiny nick, minimal edgewear, creases and marks. "Set in the 1890s, when Australia's political and industrial system had its true origin. Men like the hero of this novel then had to go gaol to establish their claim to ordinary justice . . . " Book weight approx. 440g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Nelson, 1973. vi, + 146pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Plain white boards negligibly marked only. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, with a short closed tear, mild discolouration, foxing spots to reverse. "When it was announced in early 1972 that Nelson intended to publish a selection of the best unpublished Australian short stories, over one thousand entries were submitted from the length and breadth of Australia . . . Established writers rub shoulders with the relatively unknown and those who have never appeared in print before." Contents include: Introduction (Editors), 19 short stories, Biographical Notes. Authors include Barry Oakley, Elizabeth Jolley, Peter Carey, more. Book weight approx. 355g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Headline Review, 2013. 309pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. Author's debut novel. Deep in a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, the Bay of Fires is an idyllic holiday community. When the polka-dot-bikini-clad body of a young woman is found washed up on the beach, only a year after another teenage girl went missing from the same area, journalist Hall Flynn is sent to investigate. All too quickly the close-knit community turns in on itself . . . Book weight approx. 376g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Capalaba, Queensland, Australia: Even Before Publishing (Wombat Books) No publication date (S.L.V. suggests 2012). 227pp., illustrated publisher's promo and author portrait/bio at rear. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly canted. Colour-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped only. A handwritten inscription, "I hope you enjoy", signed by author on half-title page, else textblock unmarked. Life was on a downward spiral for Samara, with one bad choice after another. That is, until a chance encounter with a stranger on a Kings Cross, Sydney street provides the catalyst for a life-changing event. This is a story which provides a window into the joy of forgiveness, trust and peace . . . Contents include: Prelims., 12 chapters. Book weight approx. 290g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Australasian Book Society, 1977. 211pp. Book clean. Slightly canted spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards lightly bumped on corners. Leaves clean, corner crease to several. Illustrated dustjacket has short closed tears, small holes to flap folds. "A year in the life of white teachers at a desert school for Aboriginal children gives wide scope for John Barclay's gifts as a novelist . . . " 24 chapters. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia: Brandl & Schlesinger, 2010. 222pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed , small, soft crease to front panel. " . . . set in the 1950s when American film stars and teenage rock 'n' roll idols were beginning to influence Australian culture. It is a coming-of-age account of Tom Krupa's childhood in Sydney's outer western suburbs with his Polish migrant parents . . . Tom is the eye-witness to two seminal incidents, the implications of which reverberate throughout the novel . . . " Book weight approx. 280g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Picador (Pan Macmillian), 2018. 583pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. A multi-generational family saga. From the rear cover: "The Dunbar boys bring each other up in a house run by their own rules. A family of ramshackle tragedy - their mother is dead, their father has fled - they love and fight, and learn to reckon with the adult world. It is Clay, the quiet one, who will build a bridge; for his family, for his past, for his sins. He builds a bridge to transcend humanness. To survive. A miracle and nothing less . . . " Book weight approx. 730g. . Reprint. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Glen Waverley, VIC, Australia: Free Trader Publications, 2002. 213pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, with the slightest hint of tanning to textblock edges. Art-illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "It's the 1950s - Australia is still finding its feet after World War II. This is a new era where opportunities to 'make a quick quid' abound, but they are not always legal and many shady characters lie in wait for the unwary. Matthew is a young man with a taste for adventure . . . " Book weight approx. 230g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Macmillan, 1997. 495pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Boards mildly shelfworn. A nondescript inscription on ffep., and signed by the author on title page. Printed dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Relationship-based, set in southern Australia, 'The Custodians' is the story of a group of childhood friends; Jane, Wendy, Elspeth and Josie. Then there are the men; Alex, Ziggy, Rene and Cleve, who was snatched by the state from his Aboriginal parents. These are the custodians . . .But of what? Book weight approx. 890g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Asquith, NSW: Zone Press, 2004. 304pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, soft reading crease there-on. Minor dampstain on last (blank) leaf, otherwise leaves lightly acidic. Art-illustrated (Somsak Raksuwan) card wrapper slightly creased and edgeworn. Based on a true story, set in wartime Sydney and New Guinea, this novel tells the story of an everyman, Norm, as he leaves home and goes to war. He meets Ben, Dale and their sister Flo, with whom Norm falls in love. The three men, as conscripts, are called 'Chocos', volunteering to defend Darwin, only to arrive in Port Moresby where they go up the Kokoda Track . . . Contents include: 18 chapters. Book weight approx. 320g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Rydalmere, NSW, Australia: Sceptre, 1998. 311pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, hint of tanning to textblock edges. Illustrated card wrapper very good. " . . . the story of Caz, artist and mother, and the slow yet oddly liberating death of her marriage. It is also the story of Caz's search for the truth about her long-dead mother, who once travelled to China where she was involved in a love affair." Book weight approx. 440g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books), 2013. 423pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Matt illustrated boards very good+. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket undamaged. From the front flap: "Tom Keely's reputation is in ruins. And that's the upside. Divorced and unemployed, he's lost faith in everything precious to him . . . But even in his seedy flat, ducking the neighbours, he's not safe from entanglement . . . What follows is a heart-stopping, groundbreaking novel for our times - funny, confronting, exhilarating and haunting." Book weight approx. 800g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +.

Mena Creek, Queensland, Australia : M & J Evans (M. & J. Dream Productions) , 2013. (v.) + 273pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated (Matthew Evans) card wrapper trivially bumped only. Textblock unmarked. This debut novel by Canadian screenwriter and filmmaker Grace Bogaert came about by a chance meeting with Mark Evans of Paronella Park, North Queensland, Australia. He related the story of the property to the tourist, and indicated that, as a writer, Grace could write a novelised account of Paronella's history. 'The Girl from Mena Creek' is the result . . . Contents include: Prelims., 28 chapters. Book weight approx. 390g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brisbane and Sydney, Australia: Griffith Graduate Centre, Via ABC Books, 2006. 286pp., b/white, story-opening, halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners. A collection of essays, poetry, reportage, memoir and fiction.The combined talents of some of Australia's best up-and-coming writers, including: Mark Bahnisch, Karen Hitchcock, Fiona McGregor, Brett Caldwell, James Phelan, Creed O'Hanlon, and many more. Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Vandal Press, 1998. 133pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. Ten short stories. Book weight approx. 135g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Glen Waverley, VIC, Australia: Sid Harta Publishers, 2008. 293pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped on lower rear panel. From the rear cover: "Many years ago, after being kicked out of England and forced to flee Van Diemen's Land, Harry bumbled, stumbled, boozed and battled his way through much of Victoria's early history with the gung-ho attitude of the quintessential Aussie larrikin . . . " Book weight approx. 390g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Australasian Book Society, 1975. 204pp. Book clean. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black boards lightly bumped on two corners. Leaves clean, albeit mildly tanned. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn, minor rubbing and marks. "A collection of Army officers, peasants driven off the land in Ireland and Scotland, paupers from the slums of England, small farmers, merchants, sly-grog sellers, hunted Aborigines and oppressed convicts - these are the characters of 'House of Bondage'. The location is Australia, then a far-flung colony of England . . . " 19 chapters. Book weight approx. 220g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Thomas Nelson, 1986. 324pp., intext, illustrated throughout: Contemporary and historic; colour and b/w photography and art. Book clean, square. Nominal bumps to head and heel of backstrip. leaves clean. Art-illustrated [Sydney Nolan, R. Godfrey Rivers] dustjacket trivially edgeworn only. Presented chronologically, 1894 to 1986, a wide-ranging anthology of Australian writers including: Louis Becke, Henry Lawson, Steele Rudd, H.H.Richardson, Brian James, Marjorie Barnard, Hal Porter, Patrick White, Roland Robinson, Judith Wright, Frank Hardy, Nene Gare, David Malouf, Georgia Savage, Murray Bail, Helen Garner, Peter Carey, Robert Drewe, Tim Winton and many others. Index of authors. Book weight approx. 1200g. [1.2KG.] * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hard Cover + D/J [Oblong]. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Victoria, Australia: Octopress, 1994. 324pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Author signature and date (2002) to title page, otherwise leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated card wrapper has minimal edgewear, light scuff. 'Ivory Tower' traces the experiences of best mates Steve Rixon and Tike, their growing maturity, sexuality and the effect that love and the fear of rejection have on their lives. Book weight approx. 400g.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.