With Malice Aforethought: Australian Insults,Invective, Ridicule And Abuse

Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: various. dust jacket has a quarter-inch tear top left of the front panel, and has lost a couple of shades of colour on the spine. No other damage to detail. The author's collection of Australian curses and the vituperations includes both public verbal bludgeoning is and the subtle barbs and twists of the knife that have seemingly equal capacity to leave the victim spreadeagled and defenceless. If there is a lack to the book, it is the width of Sir Robert Menzies not being included, and also the book stops in 1973, well before Paul Keating uttered a word. Sir Robert Menzies from address given on the 25th anniversary dinner of the journalist club in Sydney in 1964 – "I have always been an admirer of the great art of reporting… Now so sadly neglected." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1128 pages, includes index of victims. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Humour; Australia; Language & Linguistics. ISBN: 0701802472. ISBN/EAN: 9780701802479. Inventory No: 0262549. . 9780701802479