Literature from Eucalyption Fine Books

An interesting book about Chaucer, with some nice plates. What excited me about it was the dust jacket - it's there, and in very good nick for it's age! This book in nice condition, tight and clean, with good plates. Previous owner's name in pen on flyleaf. Dustjacket in nice condition, minor chipping and fading, evidence of old sticker on spine,… Read more about this item

French novels. An acquired taste. This is one that stirred the pot a little, and we have a copy in nice condition. This copy in very good condition. Tight, clean, with good covers and dustjacket. The only blemish is the browning of the pages owing to the cheap and nasty paper stock used by British publishers. Shame. Photographs show actual book… Read more about this item

Something here for the collector - either of ABC publications, or A.S. Veitch (not sure if either sort of collector exists to be honest...). Novelization of a radio serial, it has everything a mid-Victorian Australian story should have - Burke and Wills, Howitt, and derring-do. A curiosity, if nothing else. This copy in very good condition. Pages (usual Australian high quality… Read more about this item

Novel of the early mining days of Colorado - "plots interwoven like a web" "mysteries abound" "a powerful novel of romance and intrigue and the human spirit." Interesting stamp from the Library of Congress - discarded as a duplicate - a bit of library nerdiness... This copy in good condition, with Library stamps as noted in the photgraphs. Dust Jacket in… Read more about this item

Laqueur's first novel, the saga of a German-Jewish family through the Twentieth Century. This copy in very good condition. Dustjacket in good condition, with a few small tears, one of which has been taped. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Really nicely produced exhibition catalogue, showing the history of Hugo's great work. This copy in good almost unmarked condition. Inclusion of two tickets to the exhibition. All good, clean and tight. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Using many sources, Jones weaves the fascinating story of Cookson's life, which was by no means easy or priveliged. This copy in very good condition, with some pencil marking throughout. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Wow, Germaine Greer - quite a woman, a force of nature. And whip-smart. This biography is a good one, and this copy is in good condition. This copy in very good condition - fading due to poor paper quality (thank you Australian publishers!), some light pencil marks throughout the text (see photos). Dustjacket in very good condition with very little bumping… Read more about this item

"George Mikes...has written an attractive work, half philosophy and half anecdote, about the nature of humour and national variations in it, and the sad or merry character of a humorist.....a wisely reflective book..." This copy in very good condition - book solid and clean, with a dedication to the economist Max Corden ("Maxie") on flyleaf. Dustjacket also in very good condition,… Read more about this item

A time capsule in more ways than one. Sequel to A Narrow Street, this book was a popular one in its day, but now? This copy has a sticker from the Myer book shop - popular in its day, but now?.... This copy in good condition for its age - some foxing and spotting, some bumping to spine, owners name on… Read more about this item

A nice collection of stories from Namibia. Scarce. This copy is in very good condition, virtually unmarked and unbumped. Photographs show actual book for sale.

"As they head south through icy waters, the race is on for the first woman to land on Antarctica.. None of them expect the outcome and none of them know how they will be changed by their arrival." Based on a true story. This copy is in great condition, some finger marks on text block, old price sticker on back cover.… Read more about this item

A novel about the California gold rush. Haven't read it so don't know if it's a good read, but this is a good copy. Copy in very good condition, with minimal bumping. No dustjacket. Photographs show actual book for sale.

These old Melbourne University Magazines are always worth a look - this one has pieces from Jim Cairns ("The Economic and Intellectual Position of the Acadmic") and poems from Vincent Buckley and A.D. Hope. The 1949 edition was co-edited by renowned Australian economist Max Corden, and note the previous owner's name on flyleaf - G.M Corden - interesting.... This copy in… Read more about this item

Love these old publications by University of Melbourne. Very spare in their card covers, they covered all sorts of subjects, and no doubt were vital in those days after the War when getting books from the Old Country was tricky. I like this one for its juxtaposition of these three poets, for the sometimes quirky choice of poems included, and… Read more about this item

A great little collection of fiction from people well-known and not-so-well-known This copy is in good condition, nice and tight and clean, apart from a slight tear and creasing to the top of the dustjacket. Bookplate of previous owner on flyleaf. Photographs show actual book for sale.

I've always found it interesting that a man of the left such as Orwell was so vilified by the "Left" - they just didn't want to face up to his withering insights. This book explores Orwell's political journey through his writing. This is a good unmarked copy, but has been sitting in a box for some time and so the dustjacket,… Read more about this item

First English hardback edition of this book which was very popular when it came out. My wife loved it. This copy is in great condition apart from the browned pages that English publishers love to give us because they are cheapskates. Dustjacket very slightly rubbed along the top. Photographs show actual book for sale.

The memoir of the daughter of J.D. Salinger, who wrote The Catcher in the Rye, that very famous novel all teenagers read, although I never liked it much. This copy is in great condition, although there are occasional small pencil markings in the text. Comes with obituaries and clippings about J.D. from the time of his death in 2010. Photographs… Read more about this item

My wife was taught by Garry Kinnane - apparently he was a good lecturer. I never met him, but I have delved into this biography of one of Australia's literary lions of the 50s and 60s and enjoyed it. This copy is in really nice conditon. Tight, unmarked inside (unread? maybe...) with a good DJ which is slightly bent and bumped… Read more about this item