Disturbing Element

1981. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. 271 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. The book has been read… Ler mais sobre este item

Sydney: Fontana Books 1976 Trade Paperback ISBN: 0-00-614468-3, 1976 VG+ Moderate age-toning to pages, otherwise an attractive copy, very clean throughout.

Angus & Robertson, Pymble, New South Wales, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Photographic paperback binding with black and ochre coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Xavier Herbert's retelling of his life from the turn-of-the-century Western Australia up to the decision to become a writer. Herbert was renowned for… Ler mais sobre este item

(Melbourne), Angus & Robertson, (1963).. First Edition; 8vo; pp. (viii), 271; hardback, minor chipping to dustjacket, inscription to front free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy. The life Xavier Herbert, a sailor, soldier, chemist, bacteriologist, anthropologist, union organizer, deep-sea diver and in the words of H G Wells "Here a is Master Writer!". Xavier has spent most of his… Ler mais sobre este item

HardCover . 🔴 Condition - Good🔴 Australian buyers can combine up to 5Kg of Books for the same postage charge. 🟢 This Book weighs 430 Grams.

F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. pp. [viii], 272 (last blank); the front and rear panels of the dustjacket have been attacked by silverfish, and there is light foxing of the top edge of the textbook. "This exciting, autobiographical book has been described by the author himself as "a… Ler mais sobre este item

Angus and Robertson, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. First Published in GB. 271 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to spine.

F.W. Cheshire, 1963.. 1st ed., 272pgs, octavo, orig. decorative cloth, d/w design by Vane Lindesay, V.good copy. Autobiographical. .

Melbourne: F W Cheshire, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 220x145x20mm. 220x145x20mm+416g . . F W Cheshire. Melbourne. 1963. First Edition. 1st Printing. . Pp271. Decoration to front and back, with purple lettering to spine. In original dust jacket. Unclipped. Yellow endpapers. Slight Corners bumped. Slight shelf wear. Jacket Fore-edges slight wear, designed by Vane Lindesay: Image… Ler mais sobre este item

F.W.Cheshire, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1963. First Published. 271 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with… Ler mais sobre este item

London, Angus & Robertson, 1963. 8vo. (7),+ (blank),+ 271 pp. A few underlinings in pen. Publ. cloth with dustwrapper. From the library of Sven Lindqvist with its stamp. The autobiography of the Australian writer Xavier Herbert (1901–1984). He led a varied life and was also a sailor, chemist, bacteriologist, anthropologist and deep sea diver.

Melbourne, F. W. Cheshire first Australian edit. - hard cover in dust jacjet He himself is the Disturbing Element, in a family he claims never wanted him. He was the son of a prospector turned railway driver, grandson of a phoney nobleman turned camel driver. From these origins he becomes, of all things, a pharmaceutical chemist, then a doctor. 220… Ler mais sobre este item

Melbourne, FW Cheshire, 1963.. 271pp. 8vo. Original cloth . Very good in dustwrapper.. Autobiographical short stories. First edition.

Melbourne: F. W. Cheshire, 1963. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), reverse side jacket & top edge flaps minimally foxed (flap not clipped), vertical faint crease front & rear free flyleaves, edges little foxed, minor edgewear, non-author written name. 271 pp. First edition. An autobiographical account of the first 24 years of… Ler mais sobre este item

f.w.cheshire melbourne 1963. first edition 271pp NF (edges sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sml.sticker to cover)