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By: (Contributors)
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Frankston, Victoria, Australia, Firsttime Publishing: 2017
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013282
ISBN: 0994289456
Condition: Near Fine
202pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock pristine. This Frankston Writers Block 10th Anniversary Edition features numerous contributions by members of the writing group. Some entries have been given 'voice' at group meetings, others have been published elsewhere, others still are making their debut in this issue . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword from the President. The contributors entries . . . Book weight approx. 320g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, RMIT Professional Writing and Editing/department of Creative Media: 2000
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009034
ISBN: 0864590695
Condition: Very Good +
130pp., b/white illustrations by Peter Christmas Savieri and Dee Rimbaud. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper nominally scuffed only. A stand-alone title in the Visible Ink Anthology series. "Playful, contemplative and macabre, this year's Visible Ink anthology is a powerful text on the nature of relationships:between humans, and between humans and insects, birds and things less benign. Reading, one is transported to new and memorable terrain." Contents include: Foreword, Introduction, 21 contributions, Notes on the Contributors. Book weight approx. 2... View more info
By: Archer, Jeffrey
Price: $23.75
Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1988
Edition: 3rd Impression.
Inscription: Signed and Inscribed By Author
Seller ID: 006531
ISBN: 0340405384
Condition: Very Good
221pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title on firm spine. Grey tint endpapers. A concise inscription, signed by the author on title page, otherwise leaves clean, though browned. Illustrated (art & pictorial), loose-plastic protected dustjacket scuffed and abraded on upper foredge fold, otherwise very good. Twelve 'Tales with a Twist', beginning with 'The Perfect Murder' . . . Book weight approx. 520g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Atwood, Margaret and Weaver, Robert [Selected by]
Price: $22.80
Publisher: Don Mills, Ontario, Canada, Oxford University Press: 1997
Edition: 1st Thus [Corrected].
Inscription: Signed by an author/contributor
Seller ID: 003593
ISBN: 0195412206
Condition: Very Good +
xv, + 462pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-block very slightly distorted. Signed on the half-title page by major-name contributor: author Carol Shields [1935-2003], otherwise leaves are clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Chosen by Margaret Atwood and Robert Weaver, this current edition is a selection of more contemporary, twentieth-century authors, the earlier edition having included many born from 1850 on. Names included here comprise the cream of Canadian literature, viz: Atwood, Carol Shields, Alice Munro, Matt Cohen, Mavis Gallant, Caroline Adderson, Mar... View more info
By: Baker, Denys Val
Price: $14.25
Publisher: London, William Kimber: 1981
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 004632
ISBN: 0718302788
Condition: Very Good +
190pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated ['Mackeral Boat', Margo Maeckberghe], loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and noticeably sunned on spine. The primary tale in this volume of short stories is 'Thomasina's Island', set in Cornwall where black-haired beauty Thomasina, firmly committed to the Cornish cause, meets David, who crosses the Tamar first for a holiday, then to stay.Includes nine other stories. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
Price: $20.90
Publisher: Santa Rosa, California, USA, Black Sparrow Press: 1992
Edition: Third Impression
Seller ID: 013094
ISBN: 0876857950
Condition: Very Good
375pp. Book clean and square, a trivial reading crease on firm spine. Graphic design card wrapper minimally bumped, and has several small beverage stains on rear wrap. A nondescript inscription on ochre-coloured front flysheet, else textblock unmarked. A collection of poems and stories (some previously published in periodicals) published to coincide with Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) attaining the age of seventy . . . Contents include: Prelims., Numerous poems and stories, commencing with 'Rags, Bottles, Sacks', and closing with 'Luck'. Book weight approx. 570g. View more info
Price: $13.30
Publisher: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Flambard Press: 1997
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 011026
ISBN: 1873226241
Condition: Very Good +
192pp., several b/white drawings by Krishna Luchoomun. B/white thumbnail-size illustrations of contributors to rear pages. Foreword by Michael Bootle. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface indented. "Since achieving independence from Britain in 1968, Mauritians have been searching for an identity that reflects the great cultural diversity of their islands . . . Until recently French has been the usual literary language of Mauritius, and this is the first anthology of Mauritian writing in English. Twenty-three novelists, short story writer... View more info
By: CLARK, Gregory
Price: $13.30
Publisher: Toronto, Canada, The Ryerson Press: 1959
Edition: 1st Thus
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 004182
Condition: Good+
viii, + 174pp. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. Green boards lightly shelfworn, bumped and splayed. Signed by the author on his Foreword page, otherwise leaves clean. No dustjacket. A selection of short stories, anecdotes, and a little literary licence, by the respected Canadian scribe Gregory Clark, borrowed from his 'Weekend Magazine' column.Born in Toronto, Canada, on 25 September, 1892, he died in the same city on 3 February, 1977. Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
By: Clark, Gregory
Price: $16.15
Publisher: Toronto, Canada, The Ryerson Press: 1963
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 004222
Condition: Very Good
228pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on, Boards lightly soiled, backstrip bumped on head and heel. Signed by the author on the ffep., otherwise minor textblock edge flecks. Author-portrait illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, with jagged tears, small excisions and mild soiling. Third collection of short stories from the author's popular weekly column in Canada's 'Weekend Magazine' publication. Gregory Clark, born 1892 in Toronto, died February 3, 1977. Book weight approx. 450g. View more info
By: Contributors (Bayside Night Writers; Editor: Esther Greig)
Price: $17.10
Publisher: Hampton East, VIC, Australia, Bayside Night Writers: 2000
Edition: First Edition.
Inscription: Inscribed and Signed
Seller ID: 012642
ISBN: 0646404997
Condition: Very Good +
139pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Short inscription, 'Best wishes', signed on half-title page by the co-ordinating editor/contributor Esther Greig, esle textblock unmarked. A collection of short stories by authors who are all members of the Bayside Night Writers (Melbourne, Victoria). With individual styles, the authors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and range in age from teenagers to seniors . . . First story: Always My Son, by Leeanne Vernon . . . , (28 more short stories follow), About Us: Biographical Notes. Book weight appr... View more info
By: Contributors (Introduction by John Hanrahan)
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Frankston, Victoria, Australia, The Department of Communication and Social Sciences, Frankston College of TAFE: 1989
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012853
ISBN: 0731669193
Condition: Very Good
(viii), + 158pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Monochrome, sketch-art (Dean Rankin) card wrapper mildly bumped and creased, else very good. Textbook unmarked. This anthology, by Frankston (Victoria) College of TAFE short story writing students comprises numerous contributors. With an introductory note by John Hanrahan, suffice it to say, the opening story is 'Crazy', by Sule Alkan, and the final story (for children) is 'Freckles Flanagan', by Amanda Keast (plus one unlisted story, 'Jo and Charlie', by Mary Norton). Book weight approx. 225g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item wil... View more info
By: Costie, C.M.
Price: $28.50
Publisher: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, U.K., The Kirkwall Press: 1995
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 013558
Condition: Very Good +
190pp., plus (ii). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over minimally bumped spine. Plain red boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly bumped on plain rear only. This book, somewhat difficult to read for anyone unfamiliar with Orkney vernacular - the Orkney Norn - consists of twenty-three stories collected by C.M. (Christina McKay) Costie (1902-1967), an Orkney native. Stories include children's 'entertainments', imaginative reconstructions of Orkney's past, mirthful descriptions of rural life and character, to deeply serious attempts t... View more info
By: Dattner, Zoe and Swinn, Louise (Edited by)
Price: $17.10
Publisher: Collingwood, VIC, Australia, Sleepers Publishing: 2006
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 006935
ISBN: 0975699113
Condition: Very Good +
275pp., several b/white art and line-drawn illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Merryn J. Trevethan) card wrapper as new. The 2006 (annual) collection of short stories from 'Sleepers', featuring new and emerging authors alongside those already established . . . Including Frank Moorhouse, Sean Condon, Paddy O'Reilly, Gideon Haigh, Stephanie Alexander and some others you may never have heard of . . . Book weight approx. 530g. View more info
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Middle Park, Victoria, Australia, Falcon Vs Monkey, Falcon Wins Pty Ltd: 2008
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 008359
ISBN: 0980403928
Condition: Near Fine
167pp., b/white art-illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Rod Hunt) card wrapper as new. An anthology of short stories, fiction and graphic fiction, by numerous contributors, including: Greg Ames, Josephine Rowe, Holly Tavel, Jeff Goldberg, Yannick Murphy, Justin Taylor, and more. Contents commence with 'First Man' by Aaron Gwyn, and close with 'The Eyes of Travolta' by Paul O'Connell. Book weight approx. 330g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. View more info
Price: $17.10
Publisher: United Kingdom, Jonathan Cape: 1993
Edition: First U.K. Edition, Second Impression.
Seller ID: 009813
ISBN: 022403653X
Condition: Very Good +
xiii, + 188pp. Book clean, slightly canted. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. " . . . an extraordinary collection of short fiction, set in contemporary Europe. These twelve stories recount the peculiar experiences that befall Latin Americans visiting abroad . . . " Contents include Prologue: Why Twelve, Why Stories, Why Pilgrims. Book weight approx. 405g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Grant, Esther, Jacobs, Lyn, et al. [Contributing Editors]
Price: $12.35
Publisher: Frankston, Victoria, Australia, Department Of Communication and Social Sciences, Frankston College of Tafe: 1990
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003757
ISBN: 0731699645
Condition: Very Good
156pp., intext, b/white sketch-illustrations throughout by various artists. Book clean and square. The signature of a noted Australian author [Ray Oliphant] is on the title-page along with foxing flecks, with more of the same flecking on the text-block edges. Monochrome, art-illustrated [Kay Treloar] card wrapper mildly bumped. "Peninsula Pens 2 is a collection of stories and poems as diverse as life itself. The book spans a broad geographic terrain and deep human experiences: from humour to crisis-from fantasy to the serious issues of life." Contents include: Intro. by John Hanrahan, ... View more info
By: Green, Veronica (Compiled by)
Price: $14.25
Publisher: Cambridge, Great Britain, Cambridge University Press: 1993
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 008691
ISBN: 0521448069
Condition: Very Good
136pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn at head and foot of spine, slightly tanned on inside covers, with a small penned reference to inside rear cover. . "A stimulating collection of short stories which provides a fresh selection from the enormous range of writing by women in this genre. The variety in length, subject matter and language should prove especially interesting for students aged 14-17. The notes and biographical information included at the end of the anthology highlight the cultural diversity of the stories, all of which sp... View more info
By: Greenwood, Kerry, & Pausacker, Jenny
Price: $85.50
Publisher: Ringwood, VIC, Australia, McPhee Gribble: 1995
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 012060
ISBN: 0869143247
Condition: Very Good +
xiii, + 220pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, lightly tanned. Illustrated card wrapper has a short soft crease, minor indentations. From the rear panel: "In this delightful pastiche, Kerry Greenwood and Jenny Pausacker take nine crime-fiction writers who wrote with flair about food and create a short story in the style of each. Ghosting the pens of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, among others, they lead their sleuths through gastronomic mysteries, uncovering a slather of great cooking tips along the way. Each story is preceded by a running history o... View more info
By: Griffin, John and Goodenough, Warwick (Edited by)
Price: $17.10
Publisher: Parkside, South Australia, Australian Association For The Teaching Of English, Inc.: 1980
Edition: Fourth Impression
Seller ID: 013569
ISBN: 0909955166
Condition: Very Good
155pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Art-illustrated ('Copeland') card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. This book consists of twenty short stories by Australian authors including Allan Baillie, Donald R. Stuart, Elizabeth Jolley, and Morris Lurie. Some of the stories have been previously published in other forums . . . First story: 'Taste of Cockroach' by Allan Baillie. Final Story: 'The Snowdrops' by Barbara Foy. Book weight approx. 230g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. View more info
By: Haining, Peter (Edited by)
Price: $13.30
Publisher: London, Souvenir Press: 1993
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 010773
ISBN: 0285631462
Condition: Very Good
368pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Small, faint edge-stain to several leaves, else pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally sunned on spine (title unaffected). "The unsurpassed Irish talent for story-telling is superbly evident in this anthology of some of the best detective stories by Irish writers to appear over the last 150 years . . . Each story is prefaced by a short biography of the writer, and the whole collection cannot fail to provide a substantial feast of enjoyable suspense, intrigue... View more info
