Wild Cat Falling by Johnson Colin (29 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 131 pages. illustrated. Some ink underlining of text.

First Edition of Australian Aboriginal author's FIRST BOOK. By Colin Johnson [Mudrooroo]. -- Hardcover, 131 pages. Condition: Very good, with good dust jacket (3/4-inch chip, edge-wear, light soil).

Condition: Good. 1965. First Edition Thus. 131 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin, 1966. 1st paperback edition. Paperback. 126 p. Very Good - owner's bookplate, spine faded, else in very good, clean, fresh and sound condition. The frightening story of a part-Aboriginal Australian trying to cope with a hostile society - by a man who lived in it. …

Paperback. Condition: 1984. A very good copy.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Foreword by Mary Durack. Front cover blurb: "The frightening story of a part-aboriginal Australian trying to cope with a hostile society - by a man who lived in it". Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Slight handling wear with light rubbing to cover, mild marginal toning, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 127pp. SB-91.…

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Introduced by Stephen Muecke. Foreword by Mary Durack. Cover illustration by Elizabeth Durack. Imprint Classics. Printed in Australia. Slight handling wear, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. xxvi + 131pp. SB-20.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 131 pages. Owner's name inside front cover, otherwise a clean book.

xvii+131pp. 8vo. Original wraps. With decorative drawings by Elizabeth Durack and a foreword by Mary Durack.

128pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. A very good copy. First paperback edition of this important work.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A firm straight book, owner's name inside front cover, otherwise unmarked.

SIGNED, paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ spine ends lightly chipped and mild rubbing to DJ face. Black and white drawings by Elizabeth Durack. Foreword by Mary Durack. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xviii, 131pp. The first novel by an Aboriginal writer to be published in Australia. This novel is based on his early life. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A few closed tears, creasing and rubbing to slightly grubby dustjacket. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. A sound attractive copy.

HARDCOVER. 1965. First edition. A very good copy. No d/w.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good condition . Tanning to pages. Orange cover.

Hardback. Colin Johnson, Angus and Robertson. Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark of Australian literature, Wild Cat Falling chronicles the restless, directionless life of a young half-caste Aboriginal man newly released from prison in 1960s Perth, Western Australia. Written with raw, unflinching honesty, the novel presents its unnamed protagonist drifting through a world that offers him no clear identity - caught between white Australian society, which rejects him, and an Aboriginal culture from which he feels increasingly disconnected. Influenced by the Beat Generation and existentialist thought, the narrative captures a voice that is simultaneously defiant and deeply melancholic, illustrating the psychological toll of colonial dispossession on a personal, intimate scale. As the first novel published by an Aboriginal Australian author, it stands as a groundbreaking work that uncovers the systemic racism and social alienation embedded in mid-twentieth-century Australia with searing clarity. Hardback.…

Hardback. Colin Johnson, Angus and Robertson . Author: Colin JohnsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson , 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Worn and discoloured DJ with some ripping and chips. Light denting to spine of board. Tanning to interior of DJ and block. This powerful novel chronicles the journey of a young Aboriginal man grappling with identity and societal alienation in 1960s Australia. Its raw, poignant narrative uncovers the harsh realities of prejudice and the protagonist's struggle for belonging amidst a world that rejects him. The story illustrates themes of freedom, confinement, and the search for meaning, presenting a compelling portrait of a marginalized individual. As a seminal work, Wild Cat Falling stands as a vital contribution to Australian literature, offering a profound and unflinching perspective. Hardback.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dj chipped at extremities. Price not clipped (22s. 6d.).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Mary Durack. Small soil mark on foredge, light bumping at the crown, near fine in a very good or better dust jacket with light rubbing, and a short tear on the rear panel. Long considered the first novel written by an Australian Aborigine, Johnson became a dominant figure in Aboriginal literature. However, an article in 1996 revealed that, perhaps unbeknownst to the author, he was probably not an Aborigine at all (according to the article his mother was Irish-English and his father was African-Irish). Author's first novel.…

First edition. Top edge slightly spotted, fore and bottom edges less so, bookseller's label on front paste-down, erasure mark on fly-leaf, o/w very good in good price-clipped dustjacket with a 1" repair at top of rear panel, and some soiling around edges. The first novel by a writer of Aboriginal blood to be published in Australia, with a foreword by Mary Durack, and b/w vignette drawings by Elizabeth Durack.…

HARDCOVER. 1965. First edition. A near fine copy only marked by light age tanning of the edges. The d/w is unclipped and good with light panel rubbing and edge wear. Now in a protective cover.

first edition 131pp NF (burgundy cloth,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,remainder mark to foot edge) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.).

Very good hardback copy, light stain on half title, top edge lightly foxed. Dust jacket in very good condition but a little worn and chipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp 131 d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. A small bookstore stamp on the front pastedown and a short tear to the edge of one page, else fine in a lightly rubbed, very near fine, price-clipped dustwrapper, with the very scarce wraparound band. Long considered the first novel written by an Australian Aborigine, Johnson became a dominant figure in Aboriginal literature. However, an article in 1996 revealed that, perhaps unbeknownst to the author, he was probably not an Aborigine at all (according to the article his mother was Irish-English and his father was African-Irish).…

HB MAROON CLOTH FINE PP131 DW FINE 8V0 Foreword by Mary Durack.

8vo, 131pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket, Signed on the title page by Johnson.

Sydney 1965. 8vo. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. xx132pp. 1st ed. NOTE: The first novel by any writer of Aboriginal blood to be published in Australia.