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Angus & Robertson & Rigby, London -- Adelaide, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. 216 pages, illustrated dust wrapper. Chipping and rubbing of the edges of the dust wrapper, minor foxing of the end pages, age toning of the edges of the pages. The characters in this book are people of Aboriginal blood living on the fringe of white settlement in northern New South Wales. Despite scenes of degradation, and the fumes of methylated spirits, the humanity of these oppressed people shines through a story that reaches a powerful symbolic climax and an ending that will leave few readers unmoved. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Fiction -- Australian; Aboriginal -- Australia; Australia; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 0205936. .

Adelaide: Rigby. 1964. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. 216 pages. Author's first book. A novel about Australian aborigines living in northern NSW. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1964.. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 216; original cloth, dustjacket with minor chipping; previous owners name on front free endpaper; good copy.

Rigby, Australia, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover. 216 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Rigby, Australia, 1964. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has mild fading. Dust jacket has substantial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The characters - people of Aboriginal blood living on the fringe of white settlement in northern New South Wales - are conscious of being looked on as 'part of the mud in which they trod,' and they crave the fire from the bottle to burn the awareness of this from their minds. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australian; Inventory No: 16120071..

Adelaide: Rigby. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. 216p, covered in plastic, no sticky tape uncut jacket . Signed by author on ffep. Paper starting to yellow. ; 8vo ; Signed by Author .

Adelaide: Rigby, 1964. 216pp. Orange cloth boards. White lettering spine. Scuffing on boards at very ends of spines and on corners. Faces of boards excellent. Book tight. Pages clean. Edges dust coloured and very slight foxing top edge. D/W not clipped. Very minor abrasions along top and bottom of d/w + some minor scuffing.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo.

Adelaide, Rigby first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The characters in this book are people of Aboriginal blood living on the fringe of white settlement in northern New South Wales. Despite scenes of degradation, and the fumes of liquor, the humanity of these oppressed people shines through a story that reaches a powerful symbolic climax and an ending that will leave few readers unmoved. 205 x 135mm., pp. 216. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents - small rubber stamp bottom ffep, d.j. rubbed edges, med. wear bot. spine. VG+/nearVG