Older and Wiser: Essays Tapa dura - 2009

Quadrant Books,, Sydney, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Grey coloured end pages. Dark grey coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. Title says it all. A little rubbing of the book corners with age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 2 - 314 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Modern; Journalism. ISBN: 0980677807. ISBN/EAN: 9780980677805. Inventory No: 0289200. . 9780980677805

Sydney, Balmain: Quadrant Books, 2009. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge little foxed, pages lightly toned as usual, minor edgewear. 314 pp. The Sydney journalist Frank Devine writes about growing old - an aspect of human experience only thinly covered in literature. When he reached 70, the author decided to write about it: being home alone when his wife is hospitalised, on being a grandparent, long-term marriage, his cancer treatment, and the proper attitude and attire for a man of his age. He also reflects on his long career in newspapers and 'Quadrant' magazine as a conservative commentator and investigator, and discusses good writers and famous men.

Quadrant Books, Sydney, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 314 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Growing old is an aspect of the human experience only thinly covered in literature. When he reached seventy, Frank Devine decided to add to the subject by writing on what it feels like to grow old and how to do it well. He writes about being home alone when his wife is hospitalised, on being a grandparent, on long-term marriage, his cancer treatment and the proper attitude and attire of a man his age. He also looks back on his… Leer más