Tom Collins Such Is Life

Furphy, Joseph. - (Collins, Tom). The Buln-Buln and the Brolga and Other Stories. Adelaide: Rigby, 1971.
12 page introduction by Kevin Gilding. Seal Australian Fiction. The Buln-Buln and the Brolga originally a chapter of the manuscript for Such Is Life, was not published until 1948. Sunned spine, owner's name on front page. Firms and square. 250gms weight ; 12mo ; 226 pages. 0851792324.

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[SW: Furphy Joseph Furphy Tom Collins Short Stories Australian Fiction Kevin Gilding Such Is Life,]

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Collins, Tom (Joseph Furphy ]: Such is Life, Hawthorn, Victoria Lloyd O'Neill Pty. Ltd. 1970 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover
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660 g.; X, 374 pages, last three pages blank (intentionally), foreword by author. Black coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the top book corners. Browning to the text block edges, most noticeable to the top text block edge. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), being a reproduction of the Tom Roberts' painting "The Splitters", with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping and creasing to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. The backstrip has become sunned. Tom Collins has been said to be the first and best of Australian writers. In this, is most famous work, he employs rare and beautiful language to give us a book that is, as he said, offensively Australian. "It registers for us a faithful picture of life in the Riverina generation ago, when our institutions, our ideals, and our particular national character, when in a fluid and mutable state.". Digital image available upon request to help assess condition. Reprint Good Black Boards 8vo - up to 9 ¾" tall - Octavo Novel -- Australia; Reprint

[SW: Novel, Australia, Literature, 19th-Century, Social Commentary, Humour, Australian Classics -- Series]

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Collins, Tom (Joseph Furphy ]: Such is Life; Being Certain Extracts from the Diary ofTom Collins, Melbourne Angus & Robertson 1956 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover
Very Good

600 g; 8 + 371pp.,. The book shows no damage apart from age, and a slight offset tanning of the front free end page. The dustjacket is rubbed and chipped at the top and bottom of the spine section and has several short tears. Now protected. Tom Collins has been said to be the first and best of Australian writers. In this, is most famous work, he employs rare and beautiful language to give us a book that is, as he said, offensively Australian. "It registers for us a faithful picture of life in the Riverina generation ago, when our institutions, our ideals, and our particular national character, when in a fluid and mutable state.". Reprint Good Hardcover 8vo - up to 9 ¾" tall - Octavo Australiana; Reprint

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Collins, Tom (Joseph Furphy ]: Such is Life; Being Certain Extracts from the Diary ofTom Collins, Penrith, New South Wales The Discovery Press Pty Ltd 1968 ; fester Einband / hard cover
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371pp., introduction by John Barnes; the imitation leather binding is decorated with gilding, and the top edge has a faux gilt finish. Red silk place marker ribbon . The corners are slightly rubbed and there is minor shelf wear evident on the bottom edges. Previous owners name on the title page. Tom Collins has been said to be the first and best of Australian writers. In this, is most famous work, he employs rare and beautiful language to give us a book that is, as he said, offensively Australian. "It registers for us a faithful picture of life in the Riverina generation ago, when our institutions, our ideals, and our particular national character, when in a fluid and mutable state.". 680 g. Reprint No Jacket as Issued Imitation Leather 8vo - up to 9 ¾" tall - Octavo Australiana; Reprint

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