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Published by Rigby, Adelaide, 1983
ISBN 10: 0727018744ISBN 13: 9780727018748
Seller: Wormhole Books, Kunyung, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First. 159 pp. Edgewear, including wrinkles, chips and discolouration, to unclipped dj. Light wear to edges and corners of blue boards. Faint foxing and a little scuffing to edges of text block. Prev. owner's inked details to title page. Three or four instances of rather acerbic inked marginalia, otherwise internally clean and solidly bound. Illustrated with b/w plates (photos). Laid in are several newspaper clippings and photostats, as well as handwritten notes by the original owner (Christopher Symons, who was active in the arts in Adelaide during the period covered by the book) which raise serious questions about the author's methods. Inscribed by author on title page. "Since its inauguration in 1960, the Adelaide Festival has been a biennial celebration of the arts which draws together performers from all over the world. This is the story of . the man whose vision and dedication brought the Festival into being." Size: Octavo. Inscribed by Author.