About this title: To Macauley the child was his 'shiralee' - a burden and a handicap, and also a constant reminder of bitterness and failure. It was in his nature to do things the hard way; the way he saw it, there was no other choice. What he hadn't taken into account was the child's overwhelming need for love. Niland's masterpiece is an outstanding evocation of the Outback and adult-child relationships. First published in 1955, few books have captured the spirit of the Australian bush and its hardy people as vividly and powerfully as this poignant novel.
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Description: Fair. SCARCE/1997 unabridged audiobook/ex-library with usual marks/edge wear, cracks, and pieces missing from clamshell case/some soiling/tapes fine. read more
Binding: Hardbound
Publisher: Book Society/Angus & Robertson, Sydney
Date published: 1955
Description: Very Good in G-Vg dustwrapper. 8vo. Dustwrapper. 224pp. Book Society edition of D'arcy Niland's much-loved novel telling the story of the relationship between a swagman Macauley and his daughter Buster; this copy has some foxing to text block and prelims, and occasionally in text, o.w. VG throughout; dustwrapper lightly edgeworn and rubbed, o.w. G-VG (mylar protected). read more
Edition: Reprinted July, 1955
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Angus and Robertson, London, England
Date published: 1955
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Burgundy boards with gold lettering on spine. Light shelf wear and rubbing. Slight spine lean. Previous owner's name on the ffep. A few small stains at page edges. 224 pages. From book "This is the story of a rough, common young man brought up amongst the less fortunate classes of Sydney.". read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: The Discovery Press, Penrith
Date published: 1972
Description: Octavo. Very Good condition in burgundy gilt decorated leatherette, no Dustjacket as issued. Ribbon marker. Slightly edgeworn.240 pages "Modern Australian Library" series. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
Date published: 1957
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 224pp. Burgundy cloth hardback with dw, jacket has edge wear and small tears at corners, otherwise bright. Photograph of Peter Finch on back jacket. Good copy of this classic novel. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780143180197ISBN:0143180193
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 204 pages. Macauley, an itinerant rural worker-sometimes described as a 'swagman' or 'swaggie'-who suddenly finds himself taking responsibility for his child. having returned from 'walkabout', he finds his wife entwined in the arms of another, and so he takes his four-year-old daughter, buster, with him. (Paperback) read more
Edition: reprint
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, London
Date published: 1957
Description: Octavo size. Very Good in Good Dustjacket [now protected]. DJ chipped with small tears. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper.224 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Angus & Robertson, Sydney
Date published: 1955
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth stamped in gilt on spine. Tight and tidy, light foxing in edges and endpapers and prelims. Dust jacket is price unclipped, corner rubbing, tiny tears at crown of spine, protected in clear plastic sleeve. read more
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