A Bachelor's Children; Short Stories
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. (10) 294 : plain eps : claret boards lettered in gilt to spine : paper wrapper printed in dark purple, pink and white.
Edges of wrapper show gentle wear, ownership stamp across front paste down and inside flap of jacket. Fine / near fine. Item #3380
"Tall, fair haired, vain, loquacious, courtly, bibulous, disposed to dress as a dandy and to address most male acquaintances as ‘dear boy’ (the last words on his tombstone), Porter was one of the most variously talented of Australian creative artists. He was an actor, a sketcher, a distinguished poet, a playwright, an occasional novelist, one of the finest of all Australia’s authors of short stories and a pioneer of the first flowering of autobiographical writing in this country." (ADB online).
Price: $85.00