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The Plains [plus author's TLS fragment, handwritten notes]
by Murnane, Gerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- F-/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0909106096
- ISBN 13
- 9780909106096
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Carlton: Norstrilia Press, 1982 F-/VG+. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper (a little rubbed & nicked, a little marked, slight fray at tail of upper foldover); pp. [iv], 268. A very good copy of this acclaimed author's best known novel in the very scarce and desirable first state dustwrapper, which allegedly met with his disapproval and was withdrawn. Not signed, but with loosely enclosed fragment of TLS with Murnane's address and publisher's details (Nostrilia Press) on recto, and the author's handwritten notes, listing addresses and dates, on verso. Unmarked, but ex-libris fellow author, Carmel Bird.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Issue. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030514
- Title
- The Plains [plus author's TLS fragment, handwritten notes]
- Author
- Murnane, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition, First Issue
- ISBN 10
- 0909106096
- ISBN 13
- 9780909106096
- Publisher
- Norstrilia Press
- Place of Publication
- Carlton
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Gerald Murnane Victoria The Plains Australian Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First State
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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