Arthur and Eric: An Anglo-Australian Story from the Journal of Arthur Hickman Tapa dura - 1977

Melbourne, William Heinemann first edition - hard cover in dust jacket Two young writers, Arthur Hickman and Eric Muspratt, met in London in 1926, a year after the editor of their story was born. Eric became a celebrated author, who later died in Australia in obscurity, and Arthur, who worked for the Times, created the extraordinary Journal from which this story is taken, in which he recorded his own life and the lives of many of his friends. 148 x 160mm., pp. 213, b/w plates. H/cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; d.j., medium rubbing top spine. VG+/VG+ ISBN: 0855610417

Melbourne : Heinemann, 1977T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

Melbourne: Heinemann, 1977. Hardcover. Jacket's spine is slightly faded; remains of label and pen on inner front flap. A little shelfwear at points on jacket and boards. Previous owner's name penned on front pastedown; his label on rear pastedown; stamp on BEP. Content is clear on clean, sound pages. Good-plus, as a whole. TS. Hardcover. Good. Used.

William Heinemann, Melbourne, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. acknowledgements, introduction by author. The text is illustrated with black and white photography. Brown coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing photograph of Eric Muspratt, with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In 1969 Arthur Hickman was knocked over and killed by a truck in London, he bequeathed to the editor his journal which he had been keeping since 1923. In the journal was the story of a friendship between Arthur Hickman and Eric Muspratt, which lasted until Eric returned to Australia in 1939. Within the journal there was also included thoughts on the London literary scene, society both high and low, theatre and other friends, but it is his friendship with Eric that is the central theme to this book. For as Arthur says his last reference to his friend "the sum total of his benefactions to me was two… Leer más

Melbourne : Heinemann, 1977. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 213 pages; Physical description: [9], 213p., [12]p. of plates : ill., facsims.,ports. ; 25cm. Subjects: Muspratt, Eric 1899-1949 - Friends and associates. Hickman, Arthur Thomas Godfrey 1900?-1969. Authors, Australian - 20th century - Biography.