Light and Shade Tapa dura - 1986

Melbourne: Hyland House. 1986. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. 197 pages.. Divided into Four parts: Part One - Whackers and Wiseacres; Part Two - Tales of the Bizarre; Part Three - Fifry 50-word vignettes; Part Four - Downside Up a divine comedy in three acts. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Hyland House, 1986. vii, + 197pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Printed, gloss laminated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Numerous short stories, each complete, well-rounded and tightly coiled for dramatic force and suspense. From the essay to tall tales, a three-act farce, and a fifty word vignette, all are represented in this volume of shorter prose by this multi-published poet and author. Contents, in four 'parts' include: 1/ Whackers and Wisecracks. 2/ Tales Of The Bizarre. 3/ Fifty 50-Word Vignettes. 4/ Downside Up-A Divine Comedy In Three Acts. Book weight approx. 390g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.