Search Results: Short Stories from Diversity Books, IOBA

Frankston, Victoria, Australia: Firsttime Publishing , 2017. 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. . First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Voyager (Harper Collins Imprint), 2002. 419pp. Book clean and square. A minor reading crease on lightly chipped spine. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and edgeworn. A twelve-word inscription, signed by author on half-title page, else leaves unmarked, but slightly tanned. A series of six ghost stories from the pen of Australian-born best-selling writer Traci Harding (b. 1964). Contents include: Prelims., Prologue, A Piece Of Time / Ghostwriting / The Detox Factor / In the Limbo of Luxury / Curses / The Lost Word. Epilogue, Bibliography. Book weight approx. 235g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Impression.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Souvenir Press, 1993. 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 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 and intellectual challenge." Book weight approx. 560g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Pavilion Books, 1995. 124pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain grey boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated (including author portrait) dustjacket slightly edge and shelf worn, with a hint of colour-fade on spine. 'The Grey Area' is an interesting mix of poems, short stories, and 'biographical pieces' by the uniquely-gifted talent that was British/Irish comedian Sean Hughes (b. 1965-d.2017) . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. First entry: 'Me, Again. to Last entry: 'The Verdict'. Book weight approx. 390g. . First Edition, 1st Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 16cm).

Brisbane and Sydney, Australia: Griffith Graduate Centre, Via ABC Books, 2006. 286pp., b/white, story-opening, halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Printed card wrapper lightly bumped on foredge corners. A collection of essays, poetry, reportage, memoir and fiction.The combined talents of some of Australia's best up-and-coming writers, including: Mark Bahnisch, Karen Hitchcock, Fiona McGregor, Brett Caldwell, James Phelan, Creed O'Hanlon, and many more. Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

San Francisco, CA: Night Shade Books, 2007. 209pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Advance Uncorrected Proof 'Solicitation Art' gloss wrapper (design by Richard Marchand) lightly edgeworn only. " . . . a stunning collection of 13 stories of the fantastic. Critics have called Pratt's short fiction 'quite Gaiman-esque . . . ' and this comparison is not unfounded." Some of the short fiction within this collection have previously been published in magazines and journals. Book weight approx. 380g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Thus.. Softcover. Very Good +. Advanced Uncorrected Proof.

Louisiana, U.S.A. and London: Readers International, 1990. 134pp. English edition, translated from the Italian ("Storie dell'Ottavo Distretto", Casa Editrice Marietti, Genoa) by Gerald Moore. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain burgundy boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Art-illustrated ("Father and Uncle Piacske Drinking Red Wine", 1907, Jozsef Rippl-Ronai) dustjacket lightly edgeworn, plus a minor crease on rear flap. A series of short stories from Hungarian-born, Italian-resident twin brothers, Giorgio & Nicola Pressburger. Contents include: Prelims., Preface, 10 stories. Book weight approx. 235g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

London: Virago Press, 1989. xvi, + 334pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards have an abraded area on front board, else undamaged. Textblock mildly flecked on edges, else unmarked. Colour-art illustrated (detail from a Vogue cover by Georges Lepape, 1925) dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and colour-faded (no text loss) on spine, else very good. "Women on the road - in love, on the run, in exile, seeking adventure . . . stories such as these by some of the world's great women authors have been collected and presented by Lisa St Aubin de Teran, herself a prize-winning author. Contents include: Prelims., Acks. Introduction. Authors include: Edna O'Brien, Willa Cather, Jean Rhys, Beryl Markham, Katherine Mansfield, Edith Wharton, and many more. Notes on the Authors. Book weight approx. 620g. . First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good+. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 16cm).

Lower Templestowe, Victoria, Australia: Hilbert Press, 2010. 126pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. A personal inscription (written in German) signed and dated by the author (Margrit, July, 2010) on title page, esle leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper (cover design by Horst Gunter Zalisz) undamaged. A group of stories set in Australia, Singapore, Southern Italy and the heart of London, which explore the themes of reflection, duty and gentle regret drawn from the lives of six women. Book weight approx. 225g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 15cm).

Echuca, Victoria, Australia: Kiely and Vagg Publishing , 1987. 75pp., plus (ii). Two b/white illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged on front, however plain rear wrap has an oblique crease on lower foredge corner, plus noticeable small area of surface damage from sticker removal, and a pressure mark. Signed and dated (4/12/87) by author on verso of title page, else textblock unmarked. Contents include: Prelims., Dedication. Foreword. Short Stories and Poetry: Beginning with "Miss Fleur" and finishing with "Echuca". Book weight approx. 190g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 14.25cm).

South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Hyland House, 1986. vii, + 197pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Printed, gloss laminated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Numerous short stories, each complete, well-rounded and tightly coiled for dramatic force and suspense. From the essay to tall tales, a three-act farce, and a fifty word vignette, all are represented in this volume of shorter prose by this multi-published poet and author. Contents, in four 'parts' include: 1/ Whackers and Wisecracks. 2/ Tales Of The Bizarre. 3/ Fifty 50-Word Vignettes. 4/ Downside Up-A Divine Comedy In Three Acts. Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A. and Singapore : Strategic Book Publishing and Rights Co. , 2018. ix, + 108pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped on foredge corners, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. 'Loaves and Kisses' consists of devotional poetry and speculative short stories with a tinge of gospel . . . Contents include: Prelims., Dedication and Introduction. Poems. Short Stories. Book weight approx. 210g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Prague: Vitalia, 1999. 96pp., b/white, art-illustrated frontispiece, and sketch illustrations throughout by Karl Hruska. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped and edgeworn. Jan Neruda's 'Mala Strana Stories' was first published in 1878 with the original Czech title: Povidky Malostranske. English translation by Peter Kopet. It takes the reader back to a time when Prague's Mala Strana was a dreamy part of the city, with its narrow, winding streets, with its historic palaces, churches and houses, and characters within . . . Book weight approx. 170g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England: Flambard Press, 1997. 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 writers and poets, some writing in English for the first time, have contributed to this pioneering collection . . . " Book weight approx. 320g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: Samuel French, 1947. 20pp. Staplebound booklet square. Latent staples. Spine holding. Publisher's affiliate stamp, alomg with an original seller's stamp on title page, otherwise mildly tanned leaves clean. Art-illustrated ['Paul'] limp wrapper slightly sunned and soiled, together with an Australian price and stamp extant. A series of short monologues ["No fee payable, or licence required, if performed by amateur performers, professional entertainers must apply."] . Contents include: Full Cockney [East End]. Half Cockney [Suburban].Rustic, The Yank, Irish, Scotch, Welsh, Down & Out, Court Scene, Foreigner, North Country, Up and Doing. Booklet weight approx. 50g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Limp Wrapper Booklet, 12mo. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Faber and Faber, 2016. ix, + 170pp. (last viii blank). Book clean and square. Spine firm. French-fold card wrapper mildly bumped on foot. Textblock bumped as wrapper. Multi-award winning novelist Lucy Caldwell, who was born in Belfast in 1981, has earnt a formidable reputation as a playwright and novelist. In this volume of short stories she explores the many facets of growing up and relationships . . . Contents include: Prelims., 11 stories, beginning with 'The Ally Ally O', and closing with 'Multitudes'. Acks. Book weight approx. 235g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel. . First Edition, 1st Impression. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 13.5cm).

New York, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, Inc, 1996. 519pp. Small b/white story header illustrations. Book clean, square. Black quarter-cloth spine firm, mauve titles there-on. Plain grey boards undamaged. Leaves clean, several very faint foxing spots to foredge. Art-illustrated dustjacket very good. From the jacket flap: "In 'Murderous Schemes', renowned mystery writer Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis (International Association of Crime Writers) offer an illuminating look at eight mystery conventions, illustrating each with four short stories written by some of the masters of the form. The resulting collection of thirty two tales spans a hundred and fifty years of crime fiction and includes virtually every style imaginable, from the hard-boiled detective story to the cosy armchair mystery." Includes stories by Edgard Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Raymond Chandler, Ellery Queen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Rex Stout, Chester Hines, Edward D. Hoch, Lawrence Block,… Read More

Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: William Heinemann Australia, 1990. 280pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Several tiny spots to half-title page and oinside front cover, slight browning to page edges, otherwise leaves clean. Illustrated (adapted from 'Judith & Holofernes' a needle lace panel from the 1600s) card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed. " . . . written with a keen appreciation of language, and laced with humour of the blackest . . . " Contents include: The Man Hanged Upside Down, Quartet in Death Minor, Montage, My Lady Tongue, Red Ochre, The Parish and Mrs Brown, Go-To, The Lipton Village Society, God and Her Black Sense of Humour. Book weight approx. 312g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Thailand: Asia Books, 2002. xix, + 343pp., small, b/white line drawings intext. Book clean. Spine firm. The initials 'GS' to top corner of half-title page, otherwise leaves clean, with tiny spot to text-block foredge. Art-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn. "Our hero, re-invented as beach-bum philosopher, humor writer, restaurateur, newspaper proprietor and maverick-at-large, retreats to the idyllic tropical shores of Koh Samui, making his new home a rustic bungalow . . . chronicles McFinn's humorous adventures and misadventures as he ponders the world from his verandah, encountering assorted bums, bores, boors, and beautiful women (with varying degrees of romantic success and disaster) along the way . . ." Book weight approx. 365g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hampton East, VIC, Australia: Bayside Night Writers, 2000. 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 approx. 220g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.