Australian Letters A Quarterly of Australian Writing and Criticism - Complete run of 28 issues Volume 1 No. 1 June 1957 - Volume 8 No. 1 January 1968 from the library of Gavin Semple

Davies, Bryn; Dutton, Geoffrey; Harris, Max; Wighton, Rosemary (eds)

Published by 1957-1968, Adelaide, 1957

About this Item

Scarce complete run of all 28 issues of 'Australian Letters', a journal of Australian art, poetry, literature, and other cultural content, running from 1957-1968, edited by Max Harris, Geoffrey Dutton, Bryn Davies (and Rosemary Wighton), and featuring contributions by a roll-call of prominent Australian artists and writers such as Wright, Slessor, Stow, Shapcott, Harwood, etc; the first two issues in plain printed wraps, from Vol. 1 No. 3 artists including Drysdale, Boyd, Jacqueline Hick, Robert Juniper, Donald Friend, John Brack, etc produced cover art specially executed for Australian Letters; from Vol 3 No 4 Australian Letters began pairing artists and poets in commissioned collaborations, beginning with Geoffrey Dutton/Lawrence Daws, going on to feature Harris/Boyd, Campbell/Drysdale, Wright/Pugh, Shapcott/Juniper, Brack/Wallace-Crabbe, etc, producing 19 such unique combinations; Vol 2 No 3 featured a piece on the Christmas cards of Anthony Harvey, which included three hand-tipped plates (one to front cover), Vol 7 No 3 published a new Patrick White novella 'A Woman's Hand'; illustrations throughout in b&w and with some colour plates; from the library of writer and book-collector Gavin Semple (who has signed the odd issue top front cover); condition generally Very Good throughout, with foxing to title and last pages, occasional creases to corners of pages, occasional scattered foxing; wraps rubbed and foxed, some issues with wear, creases and loss along spine. . . 28 vols 24.5 x 18.5cm. Very Good in rubbed wraps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Australian Letters A Quarterly of Australian Writing and Criticism - Complete run of 28 issues Volume 1 No. 1 June 1957 - Volume 8 No. 1 January 1968 from the library of Gavin Semple
• Publisher: 1957-1968, Adelaide
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: profusely illustrated
• Condition: Very Good in rubbed wraps
• Weight: 6 kilograms
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australian Literature