The Last Letters 1868-1870,: Adam Lindsay Gordon to John Riddoch Tapa dura - 1970

Melbourne: The Haworth Press, 1970. 75pp. Or cloth in jacket. Some fading at edges and spine of jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 80 pp.,(last 3 blank), editors note, introduction, chronology and list of illustrations. The text illustrated with 4 plates in black and white. Beige covers with gilt titles to the backstrip. The corners are slightly bumped and there is some minor bumping on bottom edge of the book along with some shelf wear. There are some dust marks to the top edge of the paper. Previous owners name on the ffep, and on front paste down, booksellers sticker. Plain text dustwrapper with a feather on the front cover on a yellow background. Black titles on the front panel. The covers are rubbed and faded on spine and back cover. There are is some foxing along the back and front fold over crease. These letters, published here for the first time unedited, are from Adam Lindsay Gordon's last years and the and give an insight into his thoughts and thought processes to just prior to his suicide. Size: 8vo - over… Leer más