Hail And Farewell! - An Evocation of Gippsland
1971 (First Edition).
Heinemann
, Melbourne, Australia
The book brings to life Gippsland and its people."History, main-street gossip, bar talk and daily incident are combined with affectionate portrayals of local identities and reverential descriptions of the divine landscape". The author describes the area and people with a sympathetic but wholly objective eye nevertheless as a great read.
$20.00
Specifications
| Author | Eagle, Chester |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Place Published | Melbourne, Australia |
| Year Published | 1971 (First Edition) |
| Date of First Edition or Edition Notes |
1971 |
| Size | Royal 8vo - Octavo, 254mm x 165mm |
| Chapters | II |
| Pages | 215pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Dark brown cloth hardcover with title in gold original a firm spine with black decoration original both boards copying the non-clipped dust wrapper etching by david armfield in cream and tan that has a 1cm tear with small loss original front cover at spine and a similar tear original corner of rear cover carefully repaired with non staining tape original verse plus minor chipping and tanning of all edges now protected in clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Internally the book is in excellent condition with virtually no foxing but a tanned strip on free rear endpaper devoid of any illustrations, the book is overall in excellent condition save for the small amount of damage on the quite scarce dust wrapper (as above). |