Ocean of Story: The Uncollected Stories of Christina Stead

Christina Stead; R. G. Geering (ed)

Published by Viking, Victoria, 1985

About this Item

The first edition of a collection of Christina Stead's short stories, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Ocean of Story' is a collection of previously unpublished short stories by Christina Stead. Edited and compiled posthumously by her long-time friend and literary executor R. G. Geering, the contents include stories such as 'The Milk Run', ''O, It I Could But Shiver!'', 'Lost American', and 'An Iced Cake with Cherries'.Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short story writer, 'acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterizations'. She worked in educational psychology in Australia before moving to England and then America. She returned to Australia shortly before her death in 1983.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Cloth is very bright, with a small amount of wear to extremities and corners of spine. Dust wrapper is in an excellent condition, with minimal edge wear to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed.

Seller Inventory # 804D41

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ocean of Story: The Uncollected Stories of Christina Stead
• Publisher: Viking, Victoria
• Publication Date: 1985
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Short Stories