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J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Black and white frontispiece, chronology, appendices, indexes. Illustrated dustwrapper. Through all his correspondence, Dylan Thomas's gleeful wordplay is given full rein. His self-conscious posturing, his gift for high-grade clowning, His Delight in a Friendship,… Read more about this item

Penguin, London, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. . Through all his correspondence, Dylan Thomas's gleeful wordplay is given full rein. His self-conscious posturing, his gift for high-grade clowning, His Delight in a Friendship, His Concern with Language -- All Are on Display. Paul Ferris's Meticulous Edition of the Collected Letters… Read more about this item

Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, London, 1907. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. 16 publisher's advertisements (dated November, 1907) Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the book corners. Wearing to… Read more about this item

Pergamon Press, Australia, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Sidney Nolan – Dust Jacket. (10), 254 pages, in original Brown papered boards, with dust jacket illustrated, based on a painting by Sidney Nolan. Max Harris was the founder of Mary Martin's bookshops, and one of the original Angry Penguins. … Read more about this item

Pergamon Press, Australia, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Sidney Nolan – Dust Jacket. (10), 254 pages, in original Brown papered boards, with dust jacket illustrated, based on a painting by Sidney Nolan. Max Harris was the founder of Mary Martin's bookshops, and one of the original Angry Penguins. … Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Black and white frontispiece, chronology, appendices, indexes. Illustrated dustwrapper. Through all his correspondence, Dylan Thomas's gleeful wordplay is given full rein. His self-conscious posturing, his gift for high-grade clowning, His Delight in a Friendship, His Concern with Language --… Read more about this item

Burndy Library and Smithsonian Institute, Norwalk and Washington, 1980. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. 750 g.; (6), VII-XIII, (1), 96, (2) pages, introduction by Robert R. Multhauf, Senior Historian, Smithsonian Institution, preface to the 1980 edition by Bern Dibner, preface to the 1955 edition by Bern Dibner and index. Copper coloured… Read more about this item

Country Life Books, London, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. 1.1 kg.; (6) 7-192 pages, acknowledgements, introduction by editor, glossary, bibliography and index. Maroon coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and illustrations, reproductions of documents and the occasional colour photograph and colour illustration. Brick red coloured… Read more about this item

Random House Australia, Sydney, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographs. 700 g.; VI, 330 pp, illustrated dustwrapper. Mary Lord began work on this book on Porter's suggestion, before he died. Having access to his papers she has written an account of the writer and his times which is worthy… Read more about this item

Little, Brown, London, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 650 g; XVI, 320 pages, in original hardcover binding, with colour illustrated dust jacket. The only faults with the book, are a darkening of the top and front edges of the text block, and light bumping of the top right-hand corner of the… Read more about this item

Picador, London, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 575 g.; XII, 434 pages, last seven pages blank intentionally, edited and foreword by Dominic Bradbury and afterword by David Lodge. Dark red coloured endpapers. Blue coloured boards with silver titles to the backstrip. Minor bumping to the top backstrip edge and rubbing to… Read more about this item

Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. 238pp., and index. Red boards with gilt illustration of kookaburra in the bottom right front hand corner of the front cover and gilt writing on spine. Previous owner's name on the ffep, original bookseller's sticker of front pasted out, slight darkening… Read more about this item

Barry E. Christophers, Richmond, Victoria, 1985. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. 600 g; XL, 124, XXIV, 56 pages, last two pages not paginated. With photographic portraits frontispiece taken by Jack Cato, and printed as a limited edition of 400 copies, this being copy 107. Slight darkening of the… Read more about this item

Sirius Books, United Kingdom and Australia, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 700 g; X, 222 pages, last three pages blank, includes a chapter notes, bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs. "This book aims to tell the story of young Miles in Australia and of her second career,… Read more about this item

Pergamon Press, Australia, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: Sidney Nolan – Dust Jacket. 253 pp, dustwrapper. Shelf wear to bottom edge, foxing to top edge of book. Max Harris was the founder of Mary Martin's bookshops, and one of the original angry penguins. "No attempt can or ought to… Read more about this item

Cassell, Melbourne, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 138pp. Sixteen black & white plates. List of illustrations, index, selected bibliography. Illustrated dustwrapper is sunned to the spine region with slight sunning to the edges of the wrapper near the spine. An introduction and guide to early publications. Incorporating the then current prices for… Read more about this item

Spectrum Publications, Melbourne, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 361 pp., index. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on spine. The corners are slightly rubbed and the head and the heel of the spine are slightly soft. … Read more about this item