Johnno Tapa dura - 1990

University of Queensland Press, Australia, 1989, Reprinted, with corrections (Collector's Edition). Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1989. Hardcover. 0702209619 hardback, 8vo, 170pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, not price-clipped. ISBN: 0702209619 .

University of Queensland Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0702209619 . Edges foxed. Boards rubbed at extremities. Jacket rubbed at edges, spine sunned, small chip to rear; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages .

St. Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Fine. 170 p. 22 cm. Brown hardcover in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. Small bookseller's label on front pastedown. Mild stain on text block edge. Small mark on p. 19-20. Jacket spine a bit faded. Malouf's semi-autobiographical first novel was was selected by the Brisbane City Council in 2004 as the joint-winner of the annual "One Book One Brisbane" competition to find the book that best represents that city. His main characters, Dante and Johnno, are unlikely childhood friends growing up in the bustle of World War II-era Brisbane. In less than two-hundred pages, Malouf manages to capture the coming-of-age angst of the entire Australian post-war generation. A touching tale by Australia's most acclaimed contemporary writer.

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1975. 170 pages. Original brown paperered boards (slight shelf wear). The dustwrapper has one very short closed tear on the lower panel. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 400 g; (8), 170, (2) pages in original dark red coloured boards with photographic illustrated dust jacket showing loss of colour on the upper part and right-hand margin of the rear panel and on the spine section. There is rubbing, and a small tear (0.5") at the top left of the front panel. Darkening of the page edges with a trace of spotting. internally clean and bright. Otherwise no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0702209619. ISBN/EAN: 9780702209611. Inventory No: 0254474. . 9780702209611

St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1975. 170pp. Maroon cloth in jacket. Slightest of rubbing to bottom of boards, slightest of edge wear to jacket, the usual fading to spine. A very nice copy of the first printing of David Malouf's first novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.