ANZ Writers from The Library Kit

1986 Penguin Modern Classics // Gentle wear throughout, Previous owner's name & date on first page // 219 pages, 179mm x 110mm x 16mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1992 Cambridge University Press // Gentle age wear on dust jacket, A review copy with press release letter included, Book in excellent condition // The supportive friendship amongst six Australian women writers, with correspondence spanning over three decades // 225 pages, 212mm x 150mm x 24mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2017 NewSouth Publishing // Gentlest wear on edges of dust jacket, Book in excellent condition // The tight bond between the fashionable mother and sophisticated son, revealing an intimate insight into mid-20th century Sydney society // 408 pages, 240mm x 159mm x 40mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2022 William Collins // Light dog-ear on top-right corner of front cover, Gentle crease on spine // A detailed behind-the-curtains look of one of Australia's finest poets, the nuanced and prolific Gwen Harwood // 471 pages, 233mm x 152mm x 43mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1980 Virago // Light spotting on deckled edges // The fascinating life of a world-renowned and innovative educator and writer // 499 pages, 242mm x 166mm x 43mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2013 Allen & Unwin, Phryne Fisher #20 // Lightest rubbing on cover corners, In excellent condition // A highly-orchestrated murder, as sleuthed by the decadent Phryne Fisher // 376 pages, 198mm x 128mm x 30mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1988 Oxford University Press // Light overall wear, Slight tanning of cover and pages, Previous owner's name scribbled out on top right of first page, Old shop sticker The Feminist Bookshop on bottom left of first page // A nuanced portrait of a woman's slow withdrawal into pathological delusion // 192 pages, 190mm x 126mm x 11mm // 100% of… Read more about this item

2018 Faber & Faber // Light overall wear // A nuanced saga of a woman keeping her faith and family together through Fascistic Italy // 374 pages, 233mm x 152mm x 29mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2001 Allen & Unwin, Phryne Fisher #11 // Lightest rubbing along cover edges, In excellent condition // A case of poison letters and pirates, as sleuthed by the decadent Phryne Fisher // 276 pages, 196mm x 131mm x 24mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1981 Virago Modern Classics, Introduction by Karen McLeod // Slight overall wear, Light tanning of pages and foxing of edges // Obsessive love and jealousy in the musically-charged atmosphere of 19th century Leipzig // 562 pages, 197mm x 128mm x 28mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1985 Angus & Robertson // Overall age tanning, Slight rubbing along edges // The enchanting Australian children's bush classic // No page numbers, 199mm x 129mm x 13mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2013 Granta Book, Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013 // Gently-loved overall, Slight rubbing along edges // A meticulously woven tome of suspense set during the New Zealand gold rush // 828 pages, 233mm x 152mm x 58mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

2009 Text Publishing // In excellent condition, As new // A modern rom-com about individuality and mental health // 218 pages, 199mm x 129mm x 15mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1948 Constable // Gentle rubbing on cover edges, Old shop Grahame Book Company sticker on inside front cover, Inscription on front of first page (see photo #2), Light tanning around page edges // Stories from the collections Bliss, The Garden-Party, The Doves' Nest, Something Childish, In a German Pension, as well as unfinished stories by the beloved New Zealand writer… Read more about this item

2004 Vintage Book, Selected by C.K. Stead // Lightest wear throughout, In excellent condition // A selection of letters and journals by beloved New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield, showing a perceptive and sensitive mind // 272 pages, 266g, 200mm x 130mm x 21mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

1951 Constable and Co // Gentle overall wear, Slight rubbings along hardcover edges, Light foxing of pages, Old bookshop sticker Swain's 123 Pitt St, Sydney on inside front cover // The collected letters of beloved New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield to John Middleton Murry 1913 - 1922 // 701 pages, 1198g, 226mm x 162mm x 49mm // 100% of book sale… Read more about this item

1973 Penguin Modern Classics, Introduction by John Middleton Murry // Gentle wear throughout, Light creasing on cover, Foxing on page edges // A boisterous collection of Germanic portraits, this was the first published collection of Mansfield which hints at the brilliance that has arrived and is to come // 117 pages, 72g, 183mm x 112mm x 7mm // 100% of… Read more about this item

1998 Penguin Books // Gentle wear on cover, Slight creases on top and bottom right corners of front cover, Slightest tanning of page edges // The trifling everyday becomes revelatory and powerful under Mansfield's deft sensitive touch // 779 pages, 469g, 200mm x 130mm x 33mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW