Vendeur : Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australie
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is near fine. 1st edition, published 1981. 86 of 500 Limited Edition book. Signed by Author behind the last back page. A signed limited edition of The Newspaper of Claremont Street is considered rare because it was produced in a limited print run of 500 copies and includes the author's signature. Book boards are clean and unmarked front and back of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean and immaculate throughout the book. Book block is clean and unmarked on all sides of the book. Over-all a great and neat copy of the book. No extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight is over 500grams. Elizabeth Jolley's The Newspaper of Claremont Street tells the story of Weekly, an elderly cleaning woman, who observes and shapes the lives of Claremont Street's residents while secretly dreaming of freedom from her burdens and finding her personal happiness. The novella focuses on Weekly (real name Marguerite Morris), an old charwoman whose nickname, "The Newspaper," stems from her role in circulating neighbourhood gossip as she works in various middle-class homes on Claremont Street. She relays details about weddings, accidents, and daily happenings, keeping residents informed without them realizing how much she sees and knows. Despite her intimate knowledge of others, Weekly maintains her privacy and discretion, never revealing matters that are truly personal or significant to herself. Weekly's life is marked by loneliness, physical hardship, and frugality. She has lived a life of service since her youth and harbour's a deep desire to escape the social constraints and demands imposed by her employers, her past, and her memories, particularly concerning a troubled relationship with her brother. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1786361981300
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Vendeur : Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australie
Hard Cover. Etat : F-. Etat de la jaquette : VG. Mandy Browne (illustrateur). First Limited. F-/VG. 8vo. original yellow boards (prev. owner's name to FFE, occ. trifling mark) in dustwrapper priced $20.00 (discreet fraying at headcap); pp. [vi], 122 (last blank), [2 (limitation page, last blank)], with illustrations. A very good copy. No. 376 of a limited edition of 500 casebound copies signed by the author, 'Elizabeth Jolley'. Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 036954
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Vendeur : Books & Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Signed hardcover in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 2565
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Vendeur : Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, Australie
Hardcover in Dustjacket. Etat : Near Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA / LiteratureSigned Limited Numbered Edition 104 / 500.First Edition 120 p. ; 22 cm. #310125R Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. N° de réf. du vendeur 41619
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