James Brunton Stephens by Cecil Hadgraft - 1969

University of Queensland Press, Brisbane 1969. 22.0 x 14.0cms, 128pp, b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper Stephens was a poet in colonial Queensland. This book covers his backround, travel; Greenock; Brisbane & the bush; time as a school teacher; public servant; work.

(St Lucia), University of Queensland Press, (1969).. First edition; 8vo; pp. (x), 126; 4 pages of plates, selective bibliography; dustjacket slightly rubbed, a very good copy.

(St Lucia), University of Queensland Press, (1969).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. (x), 126; 4 pages of plates, selective bibliography; original cloth, chipped and scuffed dustjacket, bumps to boards, flecking to page edges, a good copy.

University of Queensland Press 1969. octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

St Lucia, University of Queensland Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket In his analysis of Stephens' career, through difficulties encountered in tracing parts of the poet's life, the author has turned tantalizing gaps caused by lack of material, into puzzles, is wity and often wry, but never dull. He also builds us a graphic picture of the social background of the age. 222 x 143mm., pp. 10, 126, b/w plates, biblio. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - no inscriptions, slight 'spotting' top edge, d.j. medium rubbed background colour, closed tear top back edge. NEAR FINE/VG