Devanny Jean (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 315 pp. Red cloth with black titles. Wear to board edges and spine cloth, short tears to spine cloth at both ends, front hinge cracked, one loose leaf (pg 27,28),small black stain, most likely ink, to fore edges of some pages, interior clean with very little toning. Book.…

Condition: Good. 1951. First Edition. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NoJacketIssued. 1st Edition. VG Virago Classic published 1986 some toning to pages slight shelfwear and spotting to end papers. No owner incscription. Scarce novel by contemporary of Miles Franklin and lifelong left activist.

hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition, pages tanned; 332 pages, b/w photos.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. 'A field-work study of the home front during the second world war, a study of the contributions Australians made from far north Queensland down the eastern coast, & what our people think about the war and the kind of society they would like to see arising out of it'. Jane (Jean) Devanny was an Australian writer and communist. Born in Ferntown, New Zealand, she migrated to Australia in 1929, eventually moving to Townsville in northern Queensland, where she died at the age of 68. No DJ; Owner's Name inside. Boards bumped at edges; tanning; stain top corner last few pages but text not affeected; probable silverfish damage top corner first page. 284 pages.…

Condition: Very Good. FIRST VMC EDITION. Trade paperback. Edgewear, creasing, bump to bottom corner. Tanned edges, a few patches of foxing, else, clean. Very good. VMC no. 230.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fair condition. Wear to book edges and corners. Foxing to top foredge. Previous owners have signed inside pages. Small tear to front endpage. Mark on back cover. No dust jacket. Book is in a non-adhesive protective cover. Examines the national integrity of the Australian people during wartime. Written in 1945, this book tracks the author's journey from North Queensland to Sydney, providing detailed descriptions of the people and places she encountered. Includes stories of Torres Strait Islanders, and their interactions with Allied soldiers and profiles of people such as the composer Varney Monk, providing a snapshot of the Australian arts scene during the mid-1940s. Experiences include feeding crocodiles and cassowaries in North Queensland, as well as the lore of timbermen and cane farmers. According to the Australian Women's Register, Jean Devanny (1894-1962) was a novelist and a prominent member of the Communist Party of Australia with a particular interest in the position of women in Australian culture and society. A contemporary of Katherine Susannah Prichard.…

318 Seiten Die Jahresangabe ist ungefähr. Zustand: Keine Beschädigungen, keine Eintragungen. Rücken, Ecken, Kanten gut. Schiefstand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 501 Hardcover Leinen, ohne Schutzumschlag.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. The cover is in poor condition, heavily faded, with wear and discolouration. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. 230 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm). …

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

8° Die Herrin (The Butcher Shop) Roman von Jean Devanny, hrsg. Berlin, Th. Knaur Nachf. o.J. (ca. 1925); Olwd. 8°, 318 S m. Namensstempel auf Vorsatz etwas angestaubt im Schnitt sonst guter Zustand Best.Nr.21108 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 750.

1st Ed. X, 230 PP. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover. Covers rubbed, ageing of paper, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.2.

Condition: Fair. 1932. First Edition. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. 2 pages of adverts for other Devanny works to rear. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Several pages slightly rough cut. Text block edges notably foxed with slight rubbing. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is slightly darkened and worn. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a heavy forward lean. Visible rubbing and water marks to boards with dark mottling overall. Dark spots heaviest to spine. Both boards notably warped. …

Hardback. Jean Devanny, University of Queensland Press. Author: Jean DevannyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Tanned edges, previous owner "ex-libris" sticker in FEP.This compelling autobiography, Point Of Departure, chronicles the remarkable life of a significant twentieth-century figure. It uncovers the formative experiences and intellectual journey that shaped a pioneering voice in literature and activism. The narrative presents a vivid account of personal struggles and triumphs against a backdrop of profound social change, illustrating the author's unwavering commitment to her ideals. Readers will find a passionate and insightful reflection on a life dedicated to both artistic expression and political engagement, detailing the evolution of a powerful individual perspective. Hardback.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Looks at the Great Barrier reef and islands, Gulf of Carpentaria, and the outback particularly the indigenous aborigines , flora and fauna. CONDITION Black cloth has light wear at spine ends and tips, gilt title dulled, map eps, 244 pages with b/w photo plates, mostly bright and crisp copy with light foxing to pages opposing photo plates due to differing paper types. DJ has tear with some loss to spine heal, wear to spine heel and tips. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

319 Seiten um 1950/keine Jahresangabe, Hardcover, Ganzleinen, abgegriffen, verschmutzt, fleckig, gebräunt, abgerieben, am Buchrücken eingerissen, Kanten und Ecken bestossen, schiefgelesen, Seiten gebräunt, vergilbt, altersfleckig, verschmutzt, Bibliotheksexemplar, viele Bibliotheksstempel, tw. Notizen, locker in Bindung, mittelmäßiger Zustand Sprache: Deutsch. …

Paperback. 56pp. 8°. Covers slightly worn. Slightly used.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First American Edition. (no dust jacket) [general wear to edges and corners of covers, lower corners slightly bumped, spine somewhat faded, age-toning and light soiling to edges of text block, one-time owner's single name in ink on front endpaper]. A novel embodying "the conflict of two ways of living -- the sophistication of city civilization, and the clean simplicity of the Australian bush." A scarce work (also published under the title "Taipo") by this New Zealand-born writer (1894-1962), who later became a prominent speaker and activist on behalf of the Communist Party of Australia, and was well-known for her outspoken opinions on sexuality and women's rights. This novel, about a swell fellow from the outback who inherits a fortune, and is subsequently "caught by a worldly woman attracted by his money and his physical strength," is concerned, as was most of Devanny's fiction, with the economic, social and sexual dynamics at work in male-female relationships. [NOTE that the quoted passages here are from the book's dust jacket, which is NOT present on this particular copy.] Devanny's first novel, "The Butcher Shop," had been banned in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and parts of the U.S.; in 1929 she moved with her family to Australia, where she was deeply involved with the Communist Party until she was expelled in 1941, ostensibly for "moral degeneracy." She later lamented that her devotion to the Party and its causes had prevented her from realizing her full potential as a writer (although she did publish over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction).…

Condition: Gut. Gr 8°, 318 S. Leinen, farbiger Kopfschnitt, Einband stärker beschabt, leichte papierbedingte Bräunung der Seiten, guter Zustand.

Hardcover. 230 p. Good condition. The reading pages are clean and unmarked. Slight signs of storage and use. Retired library copy with corresponding labelling. Book smells musty. Otherwise a good copy. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The cover has a bit of wear. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. There is a few instances of pen underlining. 317 pages Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Condition: Gut. Originalleinen, 320 Seiten, Einband und Block angeschmutzt, Stempel im Vorsatz RdW Reihe Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 300.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 296. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1935 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 296.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 380. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 380.…

Condition: Good. the first Russian edition of Sugar Heaven, the socially significant novel by Jean Devanny, first published in Australia in 1936. Issued in Moscow in 1963 by the State Publishing House for Fiction and translated from English by T. Redko, this edition introduced Soviet readers to one of the key works of Australian proletarian literature. Set against the background of the 1935 sugarcane workers' strike in Queensland, the novel explores themes of labour struggle, political awakening, solidarity, and social justice. Devanny, a prominent left-wing writer and political activist, blends documentary realism with a powerful human narrative, portraying both the harsh realities of rural working life and the moral transformation of her characters. As the first Russian translation and publication, this edition holds particular historical and bibliographic significance, reflecting the cultural exchange between Soviet and Australian progressive literature during the Cold War period. The book is preserved in an unusual original binding with flaps, showing some rubbing along the folds. The text block is slightly loosened, the spine has been discreetly reinforced, and there is darkening to the front fore edge. Otherwise, the volume remains in very good condition. Surikov, V. (illustrator).…

LeatheBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 380 Language: English Pages: 380.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1928. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 380, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 380 380.…