The Patchwork Hero

Sydney: ABC Books, 1981. 189 pp, paperback in good condition; handwritten message from the author to the previous owner on the half-title page and flat-signed by the author on the title page; front cover has creased corners and sunning along the spine.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Heinemann, 1959 Burgundy cloth titled in gilt on spine. Unmarked. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: The John Day Company [1958]. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first published novel. "The patchwork hero of this story is Barney, a roistering, exuberant, youthful tugboat captain with a motherless son to bring up in a village that sets great store by respectability". 256… Read more about this item

NY: John Day, 1958. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. Fore edge of book is lightly foxed (spotted). Rear endpaper is lightly foxed (yellowed). Dust jacket is moderately soiled and edge worn..

New York: John Day Company. 1958. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Heinemann, London . Melbourne . Toronto, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by John Larkin, with black coloured titles to the front panels and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. "This… Read more about this item

New York: John Day. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 0702223026 . Tight square clean book, unmarked but for name to front endpaper; dj with light shelfwear, protected in mylar jacket. .

London: Heinemann. Good. 19 x 13cm. Hardcover. 1959. First edition. 234 pages. Dj foxed. Text lightly foxed.<br> .

Horwitz, Australia, 1967. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 256 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Horwitz, Australia, 1967. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate lean and moderate reading creases. . Pages are considerably tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction;… Read more about this item

ABC Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1981. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrated card cover. "This is a story, told by himself looking back on it all, one glorious year in the life of Hardy, a young boy in the village of Serenity – a place in Australasia, but is also in the legendary country… Read more about this item

Horwitz, London . Melbourne . Sydney, 1967. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrated card cover with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. "This is a story, told by himself looking back on it all, one glorious year in the life of Hardy, a young boy… Read more about this item

Brisabane: University of Queensland Press. Very Good-; Yellowed paper, suuned inside cover.. 1990. Revised Edition. Paperback. 0702223026 . Classic story of Australian boyhood. Cover illustration by Gregory Rogers. 180gms weight ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 220 pages .

Australian Broadcasting Commission. Good. Paperback. 1981. 189 pages. Text tanned<br> .

Australia: ABC. Good. Paperback. 2001. 189 pages. tidy copy .

London Melbourne Sydney: Horwitz. Good. 19 x 13cm. Paperback. 1967. 256 pages. Text foxed<br> .

London, 1959.. 254pp. Original boards in water-damaged dustwrapper and heavily creased on lower panel.

USA: the john day company, 1958. Paperback. good with foxing on edges.

Horwitz Publications, 1967-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. in x in x in. FAST Despatch by First Class Royal Mail