Poetry & Plays

This extraordinary trove of previously unpublished early works includes drafts of poems such as "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" as well as ribald verse and other youthful curios....

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsWhen it was announced in early 1972 that Nelson's intended to publish a selection of the best unpublished...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsSeneca's Tragedies II presents a collection of powerful Roman dramas, each a stark examination of human folly and fate. This...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed with inscriptionA candid and richly detailed memoir, Out in the Open: An Autobiography chronicles the life of Geoffrey...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA slim but richly atmospheric work by the celebrated Australian writer Hal Porter, The Cats of Venice presents...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA collection of poetry by the Australian writer Hal Porter, Elijah's Ravens presents verse that reflects...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA rich and evocative collection of verse, In an Australian Country Graveyard: And Other Poems presents the work...

Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA celebrated collection of lyric poetry, All You Who Sleep Tonight presents Vikram Seth's masterful command of...

Edition: First Edition Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. Binding strong and in good condition. Pages clean and vibrant. Coloured and black an white...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Some moisture damage Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pages are good but there is a small water stain on the top of...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis profound collection, Peonies Kana: Haiku By The Upasaka Shiki, presents the masterful artistry of...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling collection presents five distinct dramatic works crafted specifically for the unique demands of radio and television. Each play...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. This celebrated work of poetic philosophy stands as a cornerstone of classical verse, presenting a sequence of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis timeless work of philosophical fiction, The Prophet, presents a series of poetic essays on life, love, and...

Edition: Limited Signed & Numbered Edition.Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: SignedCondition remarks: No. 24 of 250 copies....

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. This collection presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis collection of poetry, My People, presents a powerful and poignant voice from one of Australia's most significant Indigenous writers....

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA rich anthology of Australian short fiction, The Tracks We Travel: Second Collection Including...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Moderate moisture damage on boards. Otherwise internally sound. "Light in the Valley" is a work of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA rich anthology of Australian short fiction, The Tracks We Travel: Australian Short Stories...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine, otherwise in good condition. A towering monument of Victorian and fin-de-siècle literature, Complete Works of Oscar...

Edition: presumed 1st editionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn boards with some soiling. Yellowed...

Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Remainder mark"Vanities" is a work of Australian literary fiction that dissects the ambitions, self-deceptions, and moral...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markings"Ashes of the Angry Years" is a work of Australian working-class fiction that chronicles the bitter personal and...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerA celebrated piece of Australian comic verse, How M'Dougall Topped the Score presents one of the most beloved and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA work of Australian literary fiction, Let the Birds Fly presents a...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mylar layer. Foxing on block and FEP / End pages otherwise pages clean. A...

Edition: First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Maylar sleeve on jacket. In **High Hill at Midnight**, **Don Edwards** presents a masterful collection...

Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA cornerstone of Victorian comic verse, The Bab Ballads: With...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and discoloured boards. Binding fragile. One of the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging, jacket in good condition. Coloured illustrationsA landmark work of Australian poetry, My Country: And Other Poems...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA cornerstone of classical Persian literature, The Divan of Hafiz presents the collected poetry of the fourteenth-century Sufi master Hafiz of...

Edition: ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerPhilosopher's Note Book presents a compelling collection of insights into fundamental questions of existence and...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsMonty Blandford's Philosopher's Scrap Book presents a compelling collection of philosophical insights, offering readers a unique...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark collection of Australian verse, A Vision Splendid: The Complete Poetry...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: SignedA richly atmospheric collection, The Lighthouses of Victoria: A Second Book of Paintings, Poetry and Prose presents a multidisciplinary celebration of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tears along folds of jacket. Chipping. A cornerstone of Australian literary heritage, Poems of Banjo Paterson presents the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: SignedA richly curated collection celebrating the iconic bridges spanning Melbourne's Yarra River, this volume brings together paintings, poetry, and...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Signed by Jolley (Miles Franklin winner, AO recipient, deceased 2007), Judith Wright (one of Australia's greatest poets,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: SignedA charming work of children's fiction, Ned Kelly and the City of the Bees chronicles the fantastical...

A Collection of Les Murray's poetry that reveals the variety, intensity, and generosity of this great Australian poet's work. I starred last night, I shone: I was footwork and firework...

Fifteen years after his best-selling, award-winning collection of stories The Boat , Nam Le returns to his great themes of identity and representation in a virtuosic debut book of poetry...

This clothbound edition features deckled edge paper, a woven ribbon marker, and a foreword written by the author. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a...

The calm before and after the storm. Rest in the Mourning is a steady and profound stream of conscious thoughts and emotion. Documenting unhealthy relationships and why the heart ends...

In 1966 a coal slag heap collapsed on a school in south Wales, killing 144 people, most of them children. Poet Owen Sheers has given voice to those who still...

Beautifully designed clothbound edition of this brilliant translation Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in...

Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek, known to his friends as "Mattie", began writing poetry and short stories at the age of three. Some of his poetry explores the uncensored reality of...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Over the course of six years,...