Lillian Roxon: Mother of Rock

Black Inc, Melbourne, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Notes on sources, Lillian Roxson: selected writings, picture acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of eight pages each of black-and-white photography. White coloured boards with metallic red coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with red, orange and black coloured titles to the front panel and red, gold and white coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. Born in Italy, raised in Australia (a member of the Push) and a career of unconventional journalism, which saw her leave the shores of a very conservative Australia to the more progressive city of New York of the 60s. There " ... she became both 'star and star-maker'. She was the competent of Linda McCartney and the Eastbeats, Kostic observer of anti-war hole and Jim Morrison, the 'Dorothy Parker of Max's Kansas City' " – from the front fold over panel blurb. Lillian Roxon was the first rock and roll journalist, this is her story. Rubbing of the book corners and of the back strip corners. Tanning of the text block edges and pages with a stain to the top edge of the front text edge. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [9], 4 - 356, [6] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism; Australia / United States; Music. ISBN: 1863951393. ISBN/EAN: 9781863951395. Inventory No: 0290137. . 9781863951395