Australian Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Viking Press, 1957. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Poor. The scarce true First US Edition of one of the author's classics. The vast majority in the marketplace being book club editions. In blue 3/4 cloth binding blindstamped to front board and lighter blue cloth to spine with darker blue title panels with design motifs. Silver foil… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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: 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.… Read more about this item

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.

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.

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… Read more about this item

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

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.

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: 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.

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.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Light wear with just the slightest spine tilt. Unclipped jacket. By the author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Sydney: Currawong Publishing Co., 1947. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A charming little tome in brown pictorial cloth with two small spots of fading to spine where chips to jacket appear. Previous owner's name to top of front pastedown. Spot of soiling to top of rear panel with chips to spine of jacket as mentioned, spine bottom… Read more about this item

Sydney and London: Collins, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The important first novel on the plight of the Tasmanian aborigines by the author of the The Shark Net. In very nice shape.

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… Read more about this item

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.

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… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1999. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Some creasing/wear to top edge of jacket and small stain to top inside of rear panel. Unclipped. Great first novel.

Adelaide: Rigby Publishers , 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Some edgewear to boards. Jacket is unclipped.