Hutchinson, 1967. First edition. A very good copy only marked by browning of the edges of the text block and a gift inscription to the front free endpaper. The d/w is unclipped and very good with some edge wear.

1964. Reprint. A very good copy in lightly edge rubbed boards. No d/w. The contents are fine apart from a previous owners details to the half title page.

A Childhood is the unforgettable memoir of Harry Crews' earliest years, a sharply remembered portrait of the people, locales, and circumstances that shaped him--and destined him to be a storyteller. Crews was born in the middle of the Great Depression,... read more

1979. First UK edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine, unclipped d/w. Scans available if required.

A memoir of brutality, heroism and personal discovery from Europe's dark heart, revealing one of the most extraordinary untold stories of the Second World War In the spring of 1945, at Rechnitz on the Austrian-Hungarian border, not far from the front lines of the advancing R... read more

The powerful true story of how one woman turned outback dust into a diamond empire Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frau... read more

Sudan Interior Mission, 1961. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by tape marks to the endpapers and a previous owners details to the front free endpaper. The d/w is unclipped and in very good condition.

First sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer, farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then being rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy. He survived Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression,... read more

FACP, 1982. Reprint. A near fine copy of the scarce hardcover edition. Only marked by a small pen mark to the half title page. The d/w  is very good with some edge bumping. Scans available if required.

The first volume of an autobiography by this acclaimed Australian writer. It follows her life from her childhood in the remote rainforests of New Zealand through to the Depression years and her friendship with the author she was to marry, D'Arcy Niland. Park's novels... read more

Viking, 1992. Reprint. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w.

First sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer, farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then being rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy. He survived Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression, los... read more

1985. A paperback copy in near fine, unmarked condition.

Albert Facey?s story is the story of Australia. Born in 1894, and first sent to work at the age of nine, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer and farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy, surv... read more

1984. A paperback copy in very good condition.

First sent to work at the age of eight, Facey lived the rough frontier life of a labourer, farmer and jackaroo, becoming lost and then being rescued by Indigenous trackers, then gaining a hard-won literacy. He survived Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression, lost a so... read more

Robertson and Mullens, 1945. First edition. A very good copy in unmarked boards with light age tanning to the edges and offsetting to the endpapers. Previous owners signature to the front free endpaper. Otherwise a very fine, unmarked copy. The d/w is unclipped and also very good. Now in a protective cover.