The Drover's Cook and other Verses

Published by F H Johnston, Sydney Australia, 1958

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Seller: Caerwen Books, Forrestfield, WA, AustraliaCaerwen Books

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A genuinely rare 1st edition of Australian poetry with dedication. Dust jacket is in fair condition and is browning to the spine with small losses. The original jacket is a form of tracing paper with a cobweb pattern visible when held to the light. Exceptionally scarce jacket is fragile and has been placed in a loose protective sleeve. The book is well preserved with no major faults. The book is inscribed 'to Noel Miles with my compliments Tom Quilty.' Noel was a geologist for a mining company that worked the Hall's Creek - De Grey area in the 1950's. Thomas John Quilty (1 April 1887 - 1979) was an Australian station owner, pastoralist, philanthropist, and bush poet. To this day he still holds the record for the largest freehold land acreage in Australia's history; over 3 million acres for a single property. In total, he controlled over 4.5 million acres of land. The book also comes with a newspaper clipping (Obituary) from a WA newspaper. "WA Cattleman dies at 93".

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Drover's Cook and other Verses
Author
Quilty, Tom
Publisher
F H Johnston, Sydney Australia
Publication year
1958
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Fair
Signed
Inscribed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing

Caerwen Books

Forrestfield, WA, Australia

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