Drusilla Modjeska Exiles at Home 1981 1st Edition HC DJ Australian Women Writers

Key Details

Title: Exiles at Home: Australian Women Writers 1925–1945

Author: Drusilla Modjeska

Publisher: Sirius Books, an imprint of Angus & Robertson Publishers

Year of Publication: 1981

Edition: First Edition – first published 1981

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Pages: 275+ pages including index

Printed: Singapore

Language: English

Subject: Australian Literature / Women Writers / Literary History & Criticism

ISBN: 0 207 14616 0

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Mini Story or Hook

First published in 1981, Exiles at Home is Drusilla Modjeska’s important study of Australian women writers during the formative years from 1925 to 1945.

Exploring the literary and cultural world in which Australian women wrote between the wars and during the Second World War, Modjeska examines their place within Australian literature and the networks, ideas and circumstances that shaped their work.

An appealing first edition for collectors of Australian literature, women’s writing, literary criticism and Australian cultural history.

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Condition

Condition: Good vintage condition – see detailed notes below.

This is a 1981 first edition hardcover with its original dust jacket.

* Original dust jacket is present and housed in a removable clear protective sleeve.

* Dust jacket displays age toning, spotting/foxing and general shelf wear, particularly to the lighter areas.

* Hardcover binding remains sound and presentable.

* Internal pages appear clean and well preserved overall.

* Binding is intact.

* Some minor age-related toning and marks consistent with a book now over 40 years old.

* A sound collectible copy of an important work of Australian literary history.

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