Vallis Val (13 results)
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Published by The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, AUS 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, AUS. 1961. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Inscribed by the author on the FFFP. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for where the poet has corrected line 7, pg 14 by inserting the word "beyond." Book Condition: Ne…ar Fine; scant shelfwear to board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; slight suntoning to spine; bumping along top edge of jacket; small closed tears to front panel top edge. Green paper over boards and spine with bright white lettering on the spine. Clean internals. Interior hinges are clean not split. 63 pp 8vo. This book is the second collection of poems published in 1961 by the Australian poet, lecturer and opera critic Valentine Thomas Vallis (1916 - 2009). Though poetry was his chief passion, Vallis was also a renowned opera enthusiast, for many years serving as opera critic for The Bulletin, The Australian, and the British journal, Opera. This is a book of mainly nautical themed poems most of which are cast in a dark tone as the title implies. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
More imagesPublished by Brisbane: Jacaranda 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, , United KingdomPlurabelle Books Ltd
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 63p hardback, dustjacket, author inscription, Rylands bookplate, excellent copy of the first edition Language: English.
Language: English
Published by Foundation for Australian Literary Stud ies 1988
- Softcover
Seller: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.Masalai Press
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 74 pp. 0.0.
Published by Longmans, London 1959
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, AustraliaMarlowes Books and Music
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 304 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy.
More imagesPublished by Mercure de France, Paris 1951
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Seller: Gotcha By The Books, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaGotcha By The Books
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paperback. Condition: Good. French edition of Rimbaud's Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell), with inscription from Val Vallis to writer and Brisbane music personality Don Munro, who also served as Founding Chair of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre - "For Don-le-juge, (from one who can vouch for it.) Val.", Don-le-juge tr…anslating as Don the judge; heavy tanning to pages throughout; loss to text block, wraps rubbed and tanned, o.w. Good. . 87pp. 12mo. Good.
More imagesPublished by Central Queensland University Press, Rockhampton 1997
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paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition of this late collection by Val Vallis, bearing the same title as his first collection - Vallis states thus in the foreword 'Walt Whitman gave the title Leaves of Grass to every collection of his poetry.I have decided to give the same continuity to my own poetry.so i have revived my 1947 ti…tle Songs of the East Coast'; Signed and with gift-inscription by Vallis to title page; knock top corner of text block with prominent creases resulting, foxing to endpapers, o.w. Good. . 86pp. large 8vo. Good.
More imagesPublished by The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gotcha By The Books, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaGotcha By The Books
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hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Signed 1st Edition of Val Vallis' second collection, with gift-inscription by Vallis to front endpaper, and flat-signed to half-title page; one poem (Wave-Break) with one biro correction in Vallis' hand, inserting the word 'beyond' into the line "So, this love Has combed [beyond] its sea-swell on… a word", and a second correction to the poem 'Michael', changing the word 'beyond' to 'behold'; foxing/offset to endpapers, prelims and text block, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper a little rubbed, tanned to spine, price clipped, o.w. Very Good. Dustwrapper. 63pp. 8vo. Very Good.
More imagesPublished by James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville 1988
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text of The Colin Roderick Lectures for 1987, delivered by Val Vallis, on the subject of five Australian poets, John Shaw Neilson, R.D Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Riddell, Ray Mathew, and Eve Langley; Association copy with inscription from Vallis to Don and Jacquelyn Munro, "For Don and Jacquelyn, from… these, practically from the beginning. Love, Val 25 Sept '88"; Don Munro was a writer and Brisbane music personality, and Founding Chair of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre; he formed a writing team with his wife Jacquelyn; minor foxing, short closed tear to front cover at spine, o.w. Very Good. . 74pp. 8vo. Very Good.
More imagesPublished by Angus & Robertson, Sydney 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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hardbound. Condition: Very Good in Good dustwrapper. The eleventh volume of Australian Poetry (for the year 1953), poems selected by Nan McDonald; poems by Wright, Dobson, McAuley, Webb, Mathew, Riddell, Val Vallis, Campbell, Gilmore, and many more; Association copy with inscription from Val Vallis to writer and Brisbane music p…ersonality Don Munro "For Don, Though the wave break, still flows the tide. Val 6 September, 1953", a reference to the Vallis poem 'Wave-Break'; endpapers, prelims and text block foxed, occasional foxing in text, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper lightly edgeworn and rubbed, foxing to flaps and rear panel, price clipped, o.w. Good. Dustwrapper. 80pp. 12mo. Very Good in Good dustwrapper.
More imagesPublished by Angus & Robertson, Sydney 1970
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hardbound. Condition: Very Good in Good dustwrapper. 1st Edition of this collection of unpublished poems by Shaw Neilson; edited by Judith Wright, selected by Judith Wright and Val Vallis from material assembled by Ruth Harrison; foreword by Judith Wright, preface by Ruth Harrison; Association copy with with inscription from Val… Vallis to writer and Brisbane music personality Don Munro; Munro was the Founding Chair of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre; he formed a writing team with his wife Jacquelyn; "For Don, a touch of simplicity Val 8 Oct 70"; mild foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block, medium foxing to boards, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper rubbed, lightly sunned to spine, price clipped, o.w. Good. Dustwrapper. 146pp. 8vo. Very Good in Good dustwrapper.
Published by Jacaranda Brisbane 1961 1961
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Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine octavo. 63pp..
Published by Longmans, Australia 1959
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- First Edition
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, AustraliaBlack Stump Books And Collectables
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book and dust jacket. Just out of long-term storage, appears unread, almost as good as new. 304 pages.
More imagesPublished by Longmans, London, Melbourne, Cape Town, etc. 1959
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Seller: Uncle Peter's Books, Clunes, NSW, AustraliaUncle Peter's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Beige boards with green printing on spine. Head and tail of spine are slightly bumped and discoloured from age, else in very good condition. Binding neat and tidy. Endpapers in very good condition, with previous bookseller's stamp on front…pastedown. Pages slightly foxed on top edge, else in very good condition. Dustwrapper very slightly worn on top edge, else in very good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better than they sound.
