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MALOUF**, DAVID: : The CONVERSATIONS at CURLOW CREEK. ** [Uncorrected Proof copy.]

LONDON.CHATTO & WINDUS,September 5,1996.

ISBN 0701165715.

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy.[Often of limited availability,the text of a forthcoming book,is printed and bound in softcovers for use by the author,editors,proofreaders and some favoured reviewers.For undecorated printed wraps,with minimal publication data imprinted - the produced/ released number of copies would almost certainly be less than 500,and most probably would tend to be around 200 copies.For glossy pictorial illustrated wrappers,produced numbers are often higher than 200,but either have a scarcity to them.Often errors or earlier versions of text appear in these proofs.Versions where the text has changed considerably are obviously considered more desirable by their nature.] NMINT. Wrapped+protected from day of distribution. No owner inscrptn,and no price removal from card cover.Bright,crisp,clean, indent/scoring free; sharp-cornered,glossy,sepia photographic illustrated front cover with author's capitalised,white-lettered name+title, and an UNCORRECTED PROOF legend to it's lower edge; a reading-crease free gold-coloured spine/backstrip with capitalised,white-lettered title, author's capitalised,black-lettered name and publisher's white illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear cover with gold coloured background and black-lettered brief synopsis and publisher's promotional details etc. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - front's lower fore-edge corner tip with a miniscule curl - else,no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning,blemish or any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight and clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps, Uncorrected Proof copy,1-214pp,10 chapters and an epilogue; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with Acknowledgements to it's verso.                                 Want other PROOF copies? Please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2, CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED, BIOGRAPHY, SIGNED, NAVAL/MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY catalogues for examples. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its near 30-year-old age and nature, i.e an ephemeral p/back Proof copy.It is only the miniscule fault described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall. Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults usually ssociated with p/backs of age. Set in Ireland and Australia,David Malouf's new novel is at once a powerfully moving love story and a compelling narrative about the lives of two men and the twists of fate which bring them together. The year is 1827.In a remote hut on the high plains of New South Wales,two strangers spend the night in talk.One,Carney,an illiterate Irishman,ex-convict and bushranger,is to be hanged at dawn.The other,Adair,is the officer of the police who has been sent out to supervise the hanging.As the night wears on,the two men share memories and uncover unlikely connections in their lives.Outside the hut,Adair's troopers sit uneasily, waiting for the morning to come. . . . . Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo wraps,Uncorrected Proof copy.
Not SIGNED.

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