Hunting the Wild Pineapple and Other Related Stories [Presentation Copy]
West Melbourne: Nelson, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo : pp. [vi] [176] : original green boards, white lettering to spine : illustrated dustjacket designed by Keith Robertson : inscribed on the title to Frank Hills. Tanning to edges of text block and the front endpapers; jacket with some minor creasing at the top of the spine. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #5466
ISBN: 0170054055
Author's first collection of short stories. The work won the Townsville Foundation for Australian Literary Studies Award. The author was also awarded the Patrick White Award in 1989. Presentation copy with the inscription reading: "For Frank Hills with best wishes Thea Astley." Frank Hills was a Queensland bibliophile and intellectual.
Price: $75.00
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