Dark Wind Blowing

Val Vallis (AUTHOR SIGNED)

Published by The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, AUS, 1961

About this Item

The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, AUS. 1961. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for where the poet has corrected line 7, pg 14 by inserting the word "beyond." Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear to board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; slight suntoning to spine; bumping along top edge of jacket; small closed tears to front panel top edge. Green paper over boards and spine with bright white lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Interior hinges are clean not split. 63 pp 8vo. This book is the second collection of poems published in 1961 by the Australian poet, lecturer and opera critic Valentine Thomas Vallis (1916 - 2009). Though poetry was his chief passion, Vallis was also a renowned opera enthusiast, for many years serving as opera critic for The Bulletin, The Australian, and the British journal, Opera. This is a book of mainly nautical themed poems most of which are cast in a dark tone as the title implies. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Seller Inventory # 014354

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dark Wind Blowing

Publisher: The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, AUS

Publication Date: 1961

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition