Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024
Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024

Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners 1957-2024

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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: See below

1957 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.

1958 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.

1959 The Big Fellow Vance Palmer Angus & 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.

1960 The Irishman Elizabeth O'Conner Angus & 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.

1961 Riders in the Chariot Patrick White Eyre & 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.

1962 The Well Dressed Explorer (joint winner) Thea Astley Angus & 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.

1962 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.

1963 Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott Harper & 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.

1964 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. 

1965 The Slow Natives Thea Astley Angus & 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.

1966 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.

1967 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.

1968 Three Cheers for the Paraclete Thomas Keneally Angus & 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.

1969 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.

1970 A Horse of Air Dal Stivens Angus & 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.

1971 The Unknown Industrial Prisoner David Ireland Angus & 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.

1972 The Acolyte Thea Astley Angus & Robertson Sydney 1972 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.

1973 - No award.

1974 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.

1975 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.

1976 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.

1977 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.

1978 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.

1979 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.

1980 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.

1981 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.

1982 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.

1983 - No award

1984 Shallows (SIGNED) Tim Winton Allen & 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.

1985 The Doubleman (SIGNED) Christopher Koch Chatto & 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.

1986 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. 

1987 Dancing on Coral Glenda Adams Angus & 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.

1988 - No award

1989 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.

1990 Oceana Fine Tom Flood Allen & Unwin Sydney 1989 Hardback in dust jacket, 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.

1991 The Great World (SIGNED) David Malouf Chatto & 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. 

1992 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.

1993 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.

1994 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.

1995 The Hand That Signed the Paper Helen Demidenko Allen & Unwin Sydney 1994 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed.,1st printing N/A G. rear cover has a moderate crease. Pages: Yellowed. 

1995 The Hand That Signed the Paper Helen Darville Allen & Unwin Sydney 1995 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 3rd edition N/A G. slightly creased spine. Pages: Yellowed.

1996 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.

1997 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.

1998 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.

1999 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.

2000 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.

2000 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.

2001 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.

2002 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.

2003 Journey to the Stone Country (SIGNED) Alex Miller Allen & 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.

2004 The Great Fire Shirley Hazzard Farrar, Straus & 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.

2005 The White Earth Andrew McGahan Allen & 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.

2006 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.

2007 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. 

2007 Carpentaria Alexis Wright Giramondo Sydney (Artarmon) 2006 Paperback original; small first printing. 1st ed., 4th printing VG. Spine and corners intact.

2008 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.

2009 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.

2010 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.

2011 That Deadman Dance Kim Scott Picador (Pan Macmillan Australia) Sydney 2010 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2012 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.

2013 Questions of Travel Michelle de Kretser Allen & Unwin Sydney 2012 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., 1st pr.,, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.

2014 All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld Vinatge Books Australia 2013 Paperback., 1st ed., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2015 The Eye of the Sheep Sofie Laguna Allen & Unwin Sydney 2014 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., 4th pr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2016 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.

2017 Extinctions Josephine Wilson UWA Publishing Crawley, WA 2017 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2018 The Life to Come Michelle de Kretser Allen & Unwin Sydney 2017 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed., 1st pr., N/A VG. Spine and corners intact.

 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.

2020 The Yield Tara June Winch Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books Australia) Melbourne 2021 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2021 The Labyrinth Amanda Lohrey Text Publishing Melbourne 2021 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2022 Bodies of Light Jennifer Down Text Publishing Melbourne 2022 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2023 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.

2024 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.

Author: -
Format: Hardback

Genre: Fiction

Description


Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: See below

1957 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.

1958 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.

1959 The Big Fellow Vance Palmer Angus & 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.

1960 The Irishman Elizabeth O'Conner Angus & 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.

1961 Riders in the Chariot Patrick White Eyre & 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.

1962 The Well Dressed Explorer (joint winner) Thea Astley Angus & 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.

1962 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.

1963 Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott Harper & 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.

1964 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. 

1965 The Slow Natives Thea Astley Angus & 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.

1966 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.

1967 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.

1968 Three Cheers for the Paraclete Thomas Keneally Angus & 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.

1969 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.

1970 A Horse of Air Dal Stivens Angus & 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.

1971 The Unknown Industrial Prisoner David Ireland Angus & 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.

1972 The Acolyte Thea Astley Angus & Robertson Sydney 1972 Hardback in dust jacket. 1st ed.,, unclipped VG. DJ: minor shelf wear; in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.

1973 - No award.

1974 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.

1975 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.

1976 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.

1977 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.

1978 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.

1979 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.

1980 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.

1981 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.

1982 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.

1983 - No award

1984 Shallows (SIGNED) Tim Winton Allen & 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.

1985 The Doubleman (SIGNED) Christopher Koch Chatto & 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.

1986 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. 

1987 Dancing on Coral Glenda Adams Angus & 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.

1988 - No award

1989 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.

1990 Oceana Fine Tom Flood Allen & Unwin Sydney 1989 Hardback in dust jacket, 1st ed., unclipped VG. DJ: unblemished, in mylar. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.

1991 The Great World (SIGNED) David Malouf Chatto & 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. 

1992 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.

1993 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.

1994 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.

1995 The Hand That Signed the Paper Helen Demidenko Allen & Unwin Sydney 1994 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed.,1st printing N/A G. rear cover has a moderate crease. Pages: Yellowed. 

1995 The Hand That Signed the Paper Helen Darville Allen & Unwin Sydney 1995 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 3rd edition N/A G. slightly creased spine. Pages: Yellowed.

1996 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.

1997 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.

1998 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.

1999 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.

2000 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.

2000 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.

2001 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.

2002 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.

2003 Journey to the Stone Country (SIGNED) Alex Miller Allen & 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.

2004 The Great Fire Shirley Hazzard Farrar, Straus & 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.

2005 The White Earth Andrew McGahan Allen & 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.

2006 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.

2007 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. 

2007 Carpentaria Alexis Wright Giramondo Sydney (Artarmon) 2006 Paperback original; small first printing. 1st ed., 4th printing VG. Spine and corners intact.

2008 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.

2009 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.

2010 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.

2011 That Deadman Dance Kim Scott Picador (Pan Macmillan Australia) Sydney 2010 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2012 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.

2013 Questions of Travel Michelle de Kretser Allen & Unwin Sydney 2012 Hardback in dust jacket., 1st ed., 1st pr.,, unclipped Near fine. DJ: unblemished. Binding: remains tight; boards clean and square.

2014 All the Birds, Singing Evie Wyld Vinatge Books Australia 2013 Paperback., 1st ed., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2015 The Eye of the Sheep Sofie Laguna Allen & Unwin Sydney 2014 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued)., 1st ed., 4th pr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2016 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.

2017 Extinctions Josephine Wilson UWA Publishing Crawley, WA 2017 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2018 The Life to Come Michelle de Kretser Allen & Unwin Sydney 2017 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). 1st ed., 1st pr., N/A VG. Spine and corners intact.

 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.

2020 The Yield Tara June Winch Hamish Hamilton (Penguin Books Australia) Melbourne 2021 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2021 The Labyrinth Amanda Lohrey Text Publishing Melbourne 2021 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2022 Bodies of Light Jennifer Down Text Publishing Melbourne 2022 Trade paperback original (no jacket issued). repr., VG. Spine and corners intact.

2023 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.

2024 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.