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178 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. A First Novel By A Young Writer Who Won The Australian / Vogel Literary Prize.
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JACK RIVERS AND ME
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George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1981
ISBN 10: 0868613223
ISBN 13: 9780868613222
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Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Previous owners plate on front free end paper. Light fox-spotting to inside of dj & end papers. Seller Inventory # 005242
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Jack Rivers and Me
Published by
Allen & Unwin, Australia, 1981
ISBN 10: 0868613223
ISBN 13: 9780868613222
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books, Katoomba, NSW, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0868613223. ISBN/EAN: 9780868613222. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: X2967. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Seller Inventory # X2967
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Jack Rivers And Me
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George Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney NSW, Australia, 1981
ISBN 10: 0868613223
ISBN 13: 9780868613222
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Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Mark Anderson (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PAUL RADLEY, IN BLUE PEN, ON VOGEL LITERARY PRIZE LABEL, ON FFEP 'Paul Radley Newcastle July '81'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine and upper part of back jacket slightly faded, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (no published price), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy. 179pp. Supposedly the first of a trilogy, this book tells the story of five year old Peanut Delarue and his invisible best friend Jack. The publication and aftermath of this book is an odd story. In 1981 young Australian writer Paul Radley won the prestigious Australian/Vogel Literary Award for this book. After receiving the $10,000 prize, the book was published by Allen and Unwin sponsors of the prize. Following that the Literature Board of the Australia Council presented him with a writer's fellowship. This led to the publication of two more novels by Radley. He subsequently became also a writer in residence at St. Andrews University Scotland, where he received a fellowship from the Literature Board. In March 1996, Radley claimed that he had not had anything to do with the authorship of 'Jack Rivers and Me'. He claimed that his great uncle Jack Radley had written the manuscript, but had been too old to enter the competition. However, in May of that year, Jack Radley admitted to having assembled the manuscript from his own previously unpublished stories but argued that Paul Radley had made a significant contribution by taping conversations that were subsequently used in the manuscript. Jack Radley had asked his great nephew to enter the competition on his behalf. Very scarce signed. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 010190