By Christina Stead; R. G. Geering (ed)
Victoria   Viking
9" by 5.5" [10], 3-552pp
The first edition of a collection of Christina Stead's short stories, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
By Christina Stead; R. G. Geering (ed)

1985 Ocean of Story: The Uncollected Stories of Christina Stead

Victoria   Viking
9" by 5.5" [10], 3-552pp
The first edition of a collection of Christina Stead's short stories, presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
£30.00
: 1kgs / : 804D41

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First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition, first impression.

In the original unclipped dust wrapper.

'Ocean of Story' is a collection of previously unpublished short stories by Christina Stead. Edited and compiled posthumously by her long-time friend and literary executor R. G. Geering, the contents include stories such as 'The Milk Run', ''O, It I Could But Shiver!'', 'Lost American', and 'An Iced Cake with Cherries'.

Christina Stead was an Australian novelist and short story writer, 'acclaimed for her satirical wit and penetrating psychological characterizations'. She worked in educational psychology in Australia before moving to England and then America. She returned to Australia shortly before her death in 1983. 

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Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Cloth is very bright, with a small amount of wear to extremities and corners of spine. Dust wrapper is in an excellent condition, with minimal edge wear to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout.

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