Search Results: Australian Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: George Braziller, 1980. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good -/Very Good. In blue cloth with rubbing at corners and spine ends. Bump to top front corner. Jacket with light wear.

Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No. Beautiful cover design. Standard edgewear and signs of use.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author on title page.. By the author of Tracks which was turned into a movie.

Sydney: Landsdowne Press, 1980. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good+/Very Good. In brown cloth with gilt. Bumps to three corners and top of spine. Bottom edges worn/rubbed. French fold dust jacket is price-clipped with some edgewear/signs of use.

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Front corners and top rear dinged, otherwise book is in very nice shape. Jacket is unclipped, but has some small chips to top and bottom of spine, corners and bottom of front panel, and edgewear. Also, two closed tears to top of rear panel (1/4") and top of front panel with crease near spine (5/8").

London: Chatto & Windus, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. London: Chatto & Windus, 1982. First UK Edition and only first edition of this collection in cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Two early novellas by a truly magnificent writer.

Manchester: Carcanet, 1991. First Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In black boards with gilt to spine. Bottom corners lightly dinged. Tiny chips at same corners and a very small spot of rubbing with pinprick puncture to bottom of spine. Some light age toning to jacket. A very nice copy overall.

New York: Random House, 1950. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. First Printing stated. In tan buckram with red type to spine. Some pale staining to bottom corners. Top page ends tinted red. A little tanning to endpapers, otherwise clean interior with sharp corners and tigt binding. Jacket is unclipped($2.50) with 1 1/2 inch strip missing to bottom corner of front panel, tiny chip to bottom of rear panel, edgewear and nicks with some staining from old jacket protector to edges and light fading to spine.

London: The Harvill Press, 1998. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Signed by author on title page.. Full number line down to and including 1. In red boards with cream title panel on spine. Top front corner bumped. Jacket in very nice shape but for 3/8 inch tear to top of rear panel and very light fading to spine.

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Author's first book. Light bumps to spine ends and date stamp to ffep. Jacket has small clip to top of front flap, but price intact. Minimal edgewear and no fading given the age. Two closed tears 1/4" each to bottom of rear panel and one same size to top of rear panel and one 1/8" tear with small crease to top of front panel. Also, one puncture to bottom of rear panel and mild abrasion to corners. Moisture staining to top and bottom edges of jacket mostly visible on inside and flaps, else Near Fine/Very Good-.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1991. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author.. First American Edition stated. Signed by author in 1993 to title page. In black boards and spine cloth with copper foil to type. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped and in very nice shape, just some fading to type on spine.

New York: Pantheon Books, 2011. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In red cloth. A very nice copy by one of our greatest living writers.

London: Chatto & Windus/Hogarth, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. London: Chatto & Windus/Hogarth, 1984. First UK Edition. Near Fine with light foxing to page ends in Near Fine but price clipped jacket.

New York: Scribner, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good /Near Fine. Signed by author on title page.. Top corners lightly bumped.

Sydney: Hale & Iremonger, 1985. N/A. Paperback. Good/N/A. Assumed paperback First Edition published concurrently with the hardcover, no statement of edition. Previous owner's name to ffep and some markings in book, mostly very short tick marks alongside text in spots. Some foxing to pages and creasing to cover.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American Edition stated. In blue boards with black spine and silver type. A very nice copy with minimal wear in unclipped jacket. Booker Prize winner.

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. First US Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by author.. A wonderful novel and winner of both the Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award which was unfortunately made into a lackluster film, despite the incredible cast. First U.S. Edition stated with full number line 10-1. Inscribed by author 'To Lisa' on title page. In lovely cream linen cloth with gilt. Clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped ($18.95).

London: Jonathan Cape , 1991. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In black boards with gilt. Some spots to top page ends. Jacket is unclipped with some edgewear

New York: Scribner, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Price-clipped, else Fine in Fine jacket.

Sydney: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Some edgwear to boards which seems to be a printing/lamination issue. Also, small patch of laminiation ripple to front panel of unclipped jacket. Remainder dot to bottom edge. Quite scarce.