Rubicon
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Immerse yourself in a gripping, atmospheric portrait of historical Australia with Rubicon, a powerful novel by acclaimed Australian author John Hooker. Published by Viking Books in Melbourne in 1990, this scarce first edition hardback volume—complete with its original dust jacket—is a remarkable acquisition for collectors of modern Australian fiction, military history, and gritty social realism. The narrative delivers a richly detailed, character-driven snapshot of a nation on the brink, tracking protagonist Frank Cameron as he drives north during the grim summer of 1912 to take up a farm lease near the drought-stricken town of Rubicon. As a tight economic depression grips the country, Hooker masterfully weaves a plot filled with adventure fiction and tense human relationship dynamics, capturing a society steadily lapsing into chaos, lawlessness, and deep-seated local friction. This vintage copy is preserved in good overall condition, featuring a clean page state with a previous owner's mark inside, and is price-clipped but safely housed in a very good dust jacket. It stands as a vital and highly desirable addition for any library dedicated to 20th-century Australian literature and dramatic regional histories.
Author: John Hooker
Format: Hardback
Published: 1990, Viking Books
Genre: Historical fiction
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Immerse yourself in a gripping, atmospheric portrait of historical Australia with Rubicon, a powerful novel by acclaimed Australian author John Hooker. Published by Viking Books in Melbourne in 1990, this scarce first edition hardback volume—complete with its original dust jacket—is a remarkable acquisition for collectors of modern Australian fiction, military history, and gritty social realism. The narrative delivers a richly detailed, character-driven snapshot of a nation on the brink, tracking protagonist Frank Cameron as he drives north during the grim summer of 1912 to take up a farm lease near the drought-stricken town of Rubicon. As a tight economic depression grips the country, Hooker masterfully weaves a plot filled with adventure fiction and tense human relationship dynamics, capturing a society steadily lapsing into chaos, lawlessness, and deep-seated local friction. This vintage copy is preserved in good overall condition, featuring a clean page state with a previous owner's mark inside, and is price-clipped but safely housed in a very good dust jacket. It stands as a vital and highly desirable addition for any library dedicated to 20th-century Australian literature and dramatic regional histories.