Patrick White: A Life

First Edition Thus (1992) , so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; a small, very faint crease at the lower front corner tip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 8vo (7.75 x5.2 x 2 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 25 ounces. Trade Paperback. This is a huge and spellbinding book by the brilliant essayist and biographer, David Marr, about a paradoxical, complex, acerbic human being who made and destroyed friendships with just about everyone, yet maintained a wonderful and unique relationship with his partner for life, Manoly Lascaris. From his first successful novel, 'Happy Valley' to his late 'self-portrait', 'Flaws in the Glass', Patrick White was an Australian literary icon with his many highly esteemed novels, plays, and stories, winning the Nobel Prize for literature in 1973 for his novel, 'The Eye of the Storm'. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 727 pages.…