{"title":"Featured Books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"5550000001999-secondhand-the-ascent-of-everest-signed","title":"The Ascent of Everest [SIGNED]","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Sir John Hunt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRemarks on Condition : No dustjacket, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a thrilling and inspiring account of the first successful expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. 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The books are bound in the original dark green cloth boards and in half leather which is rubbed and chipped at the edges.There are lined gilt decorations on the edges, and a gilt title on the spine. The boards are rubbed and stained. Marbled effect edges and endpapers.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44466802950363,"sku":"5555000001634-SECONDHAND","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/5555000001634_fcts5cVF36XokcnK2ETz24.jpg?v=1700792229"},{"product_id":"5555000000968-secondhand-a-garden-for-eternity-the-codex-liechtenstein","title":"A Garden for Eternity: The Codex Liechtenstein","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  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Vivid colours largely unfaded. Some creasing and light wear to the spine head and extremities; minor edge rubbing to corners. Page Condition: Text block clean and tight. Pages bright with foxing on the book block. No dampstaining or tears. Markings: Free from ownership inscriptions, bookplates, or previous owner's names on the title page. One small stain to the spine of the boards, otherwise unmarked. Binding: Original publisher's red cloth boards, Macdonald \u0026amp; Co. Spine and boards square and firm, no cocking or shelf lean evident. Gilt\/blue-stamped title lettering to spine remains clear and legible. Binding tight with no looseness to text block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the shadowy world of wartime intrigue and divided loyalties, Transparent Traitor by Francis Gérard draws readers into a taut narrative where deception is the currency of survival and trust is a luxury no one can afford. Gérard, a prolific British author of espionage and adventure fiction, crafts a story steeped in the moral ambiguity of intelligence work, where the line between patriot and traitor is dangerously thin and the consequences of crossing it are absolute.\n\nGérard's prose is crisp and purposeful, maintaining a relentless pace that keeps readers locked in suspense from the opening page to the final revelation. His mastery of the genre — honed across dozens of spy thrillers throughout the mid-20th century — is on full display as he constructs a web of characters whose true allegiances are never quite what they seem. A gripping addition to the classic British espionage canon, Transparent Traitor leaves one haunting question lingering long after the last page: in a world built on lies, who is truly transparent?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203118866651,"sku":"2026100009865-SECONDHAND","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e066926d-fc90-4efa-808e-33bf28037994.png?v=1788144452"},{"product_id":"2026100009288-secondhand-enzo-cucchi-louisiana-museum-signed-drawing","title":"Enzo Cucchi, Louisiana Museum [SIGNED DRAWING]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: No. 61 of 90 copies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Slipcase: Worn\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed,Signed with inscription\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. ** GERMAN TEXT ONLY**. Three softback catalogues in a slipcase - No. 61\/90, with an original signed drawing bound in. Inscribed by Cucchi to Grazia Gunn. Worn slipcase with a few tears and worn around the edges. The catalogues are intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of raw expressionism and neo-figurative power, Louisiana Museum presents a compelling visual record of Enzo Cucchi's singular artistic vision as exhibited at the renowned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark. One of the most provocative figures of the Italian Transavanguardia movement, Cucchi conjures imagery that is primal and mythic, weaving together fire, earth, and ancient symbolism into canvases that feel simultaneously prehistoric and urgently contemporary. The catalogue chronicles the full scope of the exhibition, pairing reproductions of his large-scale paintings and drawings with critical commentary that illuminates the emotional and intellectual architecture behind each work.\n\nCucchi's art resists easy categorisation — it is visceral, theatrical, and deeply rooted in the cultural memory of his native Italian landscape, yet it speaks a universal language of death, transformation, and spiritual longing. Edited by Bernd Klüser, this publication stands as an authoritative document of a landmark moment in late twentieth-century European art, capturing an artist at the height of his expressive powers. For collectors, scholars, and admirers of post-modern figurative painting, this volume raises a question that lingers long after the final page: what does it mean when a painter makes the entire world his canvas?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216179568859,"sku":"2026100009288-SECONDHAND","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2ab1e5af-1f32-4dc7-a137-67be98d02ef5.png?v=1788404742"},{"product_id":"2026100009234-secondhand-chosen-people","title":"Chosen People","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition: Very good overall, a genuine first edition, first printing in a complete and unclipped original dust jacket. Jacket: Original price-intact jacket (7\/6 net, unclipped), with the expected tanning\/browning to the spine and panel edges common to this printer's stock, light creasing at the folds, and minor edge wear, but no major chips, tears, or losses; both flaps present and complete. Page Condition: Light foxing on the prelims and scattered through the book block, otherwise clean and tight. Markings: None; no inscriptions, bookplates, or prior ownership marks visible. Binding: Original publisher's blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, crisp and legible, boards square and firm with only minor scattered spotting to the front panel — a sound, unrestored first-issue binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sunburned, unforgiving landscape of rural Australia, Chosen People by Seaforth Mackenzie presents a visceral portrait of a community bound together by blood, belief, and the slow violence of exclusion. The novel chronicles the lives of its characters with unflinching honesty, tracing the intricate web of relationships, prejudices, and quiet desperation that define a society convinced of its own righteousness. Mackenzie's prose cuts through sentiment to reveal the raw contradictions of human nature — the desire to belong set against the cruelty of those who decide who is worthy of belonging.\n\nSeaforth Mackenzie, the pen name of the Australian author Kenneth Seaforth Mackenzie, brings to this work the same lyrical intensity and psychological precision that distinguished his celebrated novel The Young Desire It. His writing inhabits a tradition of Australian literary realism that refuses easy resolution, instead holding its characters — and its readers — accountable to uncomfortable truths. Chosen People stands as a quietly devastating meditation on identity, community, and the terrible cost of otherness, leaving one to wonder whether belonging is ever truly a gift, or merely another form of captivity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216179765467,"sku":"2026100009234-SECONDHAND","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/7f536afc-2c05-4581-862e-5d0f692b2606.png?v=1788404752"},{"product_id":"2026100009230-secondhand-miles-franklin-literary-award-winners-1957-2024","title":"Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: See below\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1957 Voss, Patrick White The Viking Press New York. Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed. Yes - unclipped ($5.00) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear, no tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1958 To the Islands Randolph Stow Macdonald London 1958 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear, no tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards faded spine. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1959 The Big Fellow Vance Palmer Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1959 Hardback in dust jacket. unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear, no tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards faded spine. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1960 The Irishman Elizabeth O'Conner Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1960 Hardback in dust jacket. unclipped (22s. 6d.) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear, small tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1961 Riders in the Chariot Patrick White Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode London 1961 1st ed., unclipped (21s) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; yellowed; small tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1962 The Well Dressed Explorer (joint winner) Thea Astley Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1962 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., unclipped (22s. 6d.) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; small tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed with light foxing on book block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1962 The Cupboard Under the Stairs (joint winner) George Turner Cassell London 1962 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., unclipped (18\/- net) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; small tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed with light foxing on prelims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1963 Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott Harper \u0026amp; Row, Publishers New York 1963 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., unclipped ($4.95) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; small tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1964 My Brother Jack George Johnston Collins London (Sydney issue same sheets) 1964 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., unclipped, aus DJ, no stickers. VG. DJ: minor shelf wear, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed. Marking: Name penned on title page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1965 The Slow Natives Thea Astley Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1965 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., unclipped (2.50 25s.) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; small tears, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed with light foxing on prelims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1966 Trap Peter Mathers Cassell Australia Melbourne 1966 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1967 Bring Larks and Heroes (SIGNED) Thomas Keneally Cassell Australia Melbourne 1967 Hardback in dust jacket, 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed, light foxing on book block. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1968 Three Cheers for the Paraclete Thomas Keneally Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1968 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., unclipped ($3.50) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1969 Clean Straw for Nothing George Johnston Collins London 1969 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1970 A Horse of Air Dal Stivens Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1970 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped ($3.95) VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1971 The Unknown Industrial Prisoner David Ireland Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1971 Hardback in dust jacket, 1st ed., clipped (£2.25) VG. DJ: shelf wear with worn edges; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed with light foxing on book block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1972 The Acolyte Thea Astley Angus \u0026amp; Robertson Sydney 1972 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1973 - No award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1974 The Mango Tree (SIGNED) Ronald McKie Collins Sydney 1974 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: shelf wear with worn edges; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed with foxing on book block. Markings: Inscribed by the author on title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1975 Poor Fellow My Country Xavier Herbert Collins Sydney1975 Hardback in dust jacket. , 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1976 The Glass Canoe David Ireland Macmillan Melbourne 1976 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; light stains; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: minor foxing on book block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1977 Swords and Crowns and Rings Ruth Park Thomas Nelson Melbourne 1977 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; faded; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1978 Tirra Lirra by the River Jessica Anderson Macmillan Melbourne 1978 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1979 A Woman of the Future David Ireland George Braziller New York 1979 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st us ed., unclipped ($10.95) VG. DJ: unblemished; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1980 The Impersonators (SIGNED) Jessica Anderson Macmillan Melbourne 1980 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: some shelf wear with small tears along the edges; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1981 Bliss (SIGNED) Peter Carey University of Queensland Press St Lucia, Qld1981 Hardback in DJ (also issued in paperback)., 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1982 Just Relations (SIGNED) Rodney Hall Allen Lane London 1983 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st uk ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: some shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1983 - No award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1984 Shallows (SIGNED) Tim Winton Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 1984 Hardback in DJ (also issued in paperback)., 1st ed., , unclipped VG. DJ: some shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Light foxing on prelims and book block. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1985 The Doubleman (SIGNED) Christopher Koch Chatto \u0026amp; Windus \/ The Hogarth Press London 1985 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped (£8.95 net in UK only) VG. DJ: faded spine; light stains, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1986 The Well (SIGNED) Elizabeth Jolley Viking (Penguin Books Australia) Ringwood, Vic. 1986 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., unclipped (£9.95 net) VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1987 Dancing on Coral Glenda Adams Angus \u0026amp; Robertson (Australia) Sydney 1987 Hardback in dust jacket. , 1st ed., , unclipped VG. DJ: minor edge wear, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Light foxing on book block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1988 - No award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1989 Oscar and Lucinda (SIGNED) Peter Carey University of Queensland Press St Lucia, Qld 1988 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: faded spine, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1990 Oceana Fine Tom Flood Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 1989 Hardback in dust jacket, 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1991 The Great World (SIGNED) David Malouf Chatto \u0026amp; Windus London 1990 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped (£12.95) VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1992 Cloudstreet (SIGNED) Tim Winton McPhee Gribble Melbourne 1991 Trade paperback (main issue) , 1st ed., N\/A VG. DJ: N\/A, cover in mylar. Binding: remains tight; spine and corners intact. Pages: Yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1993 The Ancestor Game (SIGNED) Alex Miller Gray Wolf Saint Paul, US 1993 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st us ed., unclipped ($24.00) VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1994 The Grisly Wife (SIGNED) Rodney Hall Macmillan Sydney 1993 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Inscribed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1995 The Hand That Signed the Paper Helen Demidenko Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 1994 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed.,1st printing N\/A G. rear cover has a moderate crease. Pages: Yellowed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1995 The Hand That Signed the Paper Helen Darville Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 1995 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 3rd edition N\/A G. slightly creased spine. Pages: Yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1996 Highways to a War (SIGNED) Christopher Koch William Heinemann Australia Melbourne 1995 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1997 The Glade Within the Grove David Foster Fourth Estate London 1996 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st uk ed.,, unclipped (£16.99) VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1998 Jack Maggs (SIGNED) Peter Carey University of Queensland Press St Lucia, Qld 1997 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Yellowed. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1999 Eucalyptus Murray Bail Text Publishing Melbourne 1998 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Pages: Yellowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2000 Drylands (joint winner) Thea Astley Viking (Penguin Books Australia) Ringwood, Vic. 1999 Hardback in dust jacket. , 1st ed.,, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2000 Benang: From the Heart (joint winner) Kim Scott Fremantle Arts Centre Press Fremantle, WA 2011 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). Later reprint. VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2001 Dark Palace Frank Moorhouse Knopf - Random House Australia 2000 Hardback in dust jacket 1st ed., unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2002 Dirt Music (SIGNED) Tim Winton Picador (Pan Macmillan Australia) Sydney 2001 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., , unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2003 Journey to the Stone Country (SIGNED) Alex Miller Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 2002 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., 1st printing, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2004 The Great Fire Shirley Hazzard Farrar, Straus \u0026amp; Giroux (true first) New York 2003 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., 2nd printing, unclipped (U.S.A. $24.00. Canada $39.95) Near fine. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2005 The White Earth Andrew McGahan Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 2004 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., 1st printing VG. Spine and corners intact. The Age Book of the Year Sticker on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2006 The Ballad of Desmond Kale Roger McDonald Knopf (Random House Australia) Sydney 2005 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st printing, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2007 Carpentaria (SIGNED) Alexis Wright Giramondo Sydney (Artarmon) 2006 Hardback in dust jacket., No. 902\/1000 Limited Numbered and Signed Edition Yes, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the front endpaper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2007 Carpentaria Alexis Wright Giramondo Sydney (Artarmon) 2006 Paperback original; small first printing. 1st ed., 4th printing VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2008 The Time We Have Taken Steven Carroll Fourth Estate (HarperCollins Australia) Sydney 2007 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed., 2nd printing. VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2009 Breath (SIGNED) Tim Winton Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books Australia) Melbourne 2008 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed., 1st printing, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square. Markings: Flat signed by the author on the front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2010 Truth Peter Temple Text Publishing Melbourne 2009 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed.,, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2011 That Deadman Dance Kim Scott Picador (Pan Macmillan Australia) Sydney 2010 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2012 All That I Am Anna Funder Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books Australia) Melbourne 2014 Hardback in dust jacket. repr., unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2013 Questions of Travel Michelle de Kretser Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 2012 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., 1st pr.,, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2014 All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld Vinatge Books Australia 2013 Paperback., 1st ed., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2015 The Eye of the Sheep Sofie Laguna Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 2014 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., 4th pr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2016 Black Rock White City A. S. Patrić Transit Lounge Melbourne 2016 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). August 2016 repr., VG. Spine and corners intact. Medallion on rear cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2017 Extinctions Josephine Wilson UWA Publishing Crawley, WA 2017 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2018 The Life to Come Michelle de Kretser Allen \u0026amp; Unwin Sydney 2017 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed., 1st pr., N\/A VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2019 Too Much Lip Melissa Lucashenko University of Queensland Press St Lucia, Qld 2019 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2020 The Yield Tara June Winch Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books Australia) Melbourne 2021 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2021 The Labyrinth Amanda Lohrey Text Publishing Melbourne 2021 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2022 Bodies of Light Jennifer Down Text Publishing Melbourne 2022 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2023 Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens Shankari Chandran Ultimo Press Sydney 2022 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., 3rd pr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2024 Praiseworthy Alexis Wright Giramondo Sydney 2023 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st printing (verify verso) - verso verifiied, 1st ed., 2nd pr., VG. Spine and corners intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49219867640027,"sku":"2026100009230-SECONDHAND","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/20e26153-a6c9-416b-a140-eccb96d44464.png?v=1788482952"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/collections\/featured-books.oembed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}