Adelaide, Jindyworobak, 1945 (first edition). 'The story of an Aboriginal girl during the Victorian Gold Rushes. The scene moves through shepherds' huts, blacks' camps, mining camps, and early Melbourne' (dustwrapper). More

New York, The Viking Press, 1941 (ninth printing)/ 1927. 'The inspirational sermons of the old-time Negro preachers are here set down as poetry. Mr Johnson tells in his preface of hearing these same themes treated by famous preachers in his youth; some of the sermons are still current, and like..... More

London, Agenda Editions, 1975. More

Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927. This short collection of poems was sold for 12 pennies (1 shilling) or 12 francs and contains 13 poems, hence 'Pomes Penyeach' (the thirteenth poem being the 'tilly', the Irish term for the thirteenth item in a 'baker's dozen' and also the title of the..... More

Adelaide, The Friends of Charles Rischbieth Jury, 1993. Number 145 of only 250 numbered copies, published to mark the centenary of Charles Jury's birth. With the contemporary pencilled ownership signature of poet, author and critic Alan Brissenden. More

Adelaide, The Wakefield Press, 1958. The title-piece is a revised edition of the work first published in 1929 (see the above item). The ninth publication of Harry Muir's Wakefield Press; not stated, but limited to 500 copies. More

Adelaide, F.W. Preece & Sons (for the Adelaide Branch of the English Association), 1932. English Association, Adelaide Branch. Pamphlet Number 1. More

London, The Folio Society, 2014 (first thus). Translated with Notes by Peter Green; Introduction by Simon Callow. 'The text of this edition follows the revised 1998 edition, with minor emendations'. More

[No Place, The Author], 1933 (first duplicated edition). 'Duplicated typescript; leaves printed on the versos only. A useful reference to literature in the first quarter of the twentieth century. More

London, The Folio Society, 2009 (first thus). 'The "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" was first published by Bernard Quaritch in 1859. The text of this edition follows that of the first edition, with minor emendations' (verso of the title page). This sesquicentennial 'edition is limited to one thousand copies, signed and..... More

London, The Folio Press, 1991 (first thus). With an introduction by Sue Bradbury and illustrations by Ian Ribbons. One of a small series of letterpress editions produced by The Folio Society under the Folio Press imprint. More

Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 2016. Inscribed and signed by the author to Alan Brissenden, 'For Alan, with warmest regards, Mike Ladd'. More

London, The Mallinson Publishing Company, Ltd., 1933. A collection of eighteen short stories dedicated to bookseller and anarchist Charles Lahr. This is number 56 of 95 copies signed by all 18 contributors, of which only 85 copies were for sale. The contributors are: John Arrow, H.E. Bates, Oswell Blakeston, Alec..... More