London: The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1993. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean, bright and intact. Black cloth gilt: clean and bright without bumps. Contents clean, crisp, white and tight without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 185 pp. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. When he died in 1990, Patrick White left behind twelve novels and a reputation for posing formidable difficulties as a writer and a human being. This is the first critical study of White's fiction to provide an overview of all his published novels and to trace the connections between his life and work over six decades. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.

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Bookseller: Bath and West Books (PBFA) (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003221
Title: Modern Novelists: Patrick White
Author: Williams, Mark
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition First Printing
ISBN 10: 0333517148
ISBN 13: 9780333517147
Publisher: The Macmillan Press Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1993
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Literary Criticism; Fiction; Australia & New Zealand; Post-Colonial Literature;

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