A Fringe of Leaves

London: Jonathan Cape, (1976). First edition, 1st impression. 8vo. 405 pp. Original navy paper-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped (£4.50) dust-jacket with painting by Syndey Nolan. Corner clipped, though price intact. Almost fine. Light general handling, rubbing, light edge wear particular to tips, spine ends. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light wear to edges, light curling to spine ends, small droplet to top stain. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Near Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

“The novel sets in sharp relief the distinctions between men and women, whites and blacks, the convicts and the free, and English colonists and Australian settlers. The contrast between Ellen's rural Cornish background and the English middle class she has married into is also highlighted. A Fringe of Leaves is the tenth published novel by the Australian novelist and 1973 Nobel Prize-winner, Patrick White.”