SHUTE, Nevil. Beyond the Black Stump. London: Heinemann. 1956. 8vo. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s red cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by Val Biro. A fine copy, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and square, the contents clean and fine throughout with just a touch of offsetting to endpapers. The dust jacket unclipped (15s net) and complete, trivial bumps to the tips and corners, but a fine and very fresh example.
A highly-regarded novel of the Australian outback, whereupon an American exploring potential oil sites befriends a local family, so begins a relationship. Like several of his novels at the time, Shute explores the subtle and obvious social issues in alienated environments, often in Australia where he made his home post-war until his death.
SHUTE, Nevil. Beyond the Black Stump. London: Heinemann. 1956. 8vo. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s red cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by Val Biro. A fine copy, the cloth clean and bright, the binding tight and square, the contents clean and fine throughout with just a touch of offsetting to endpapers. The dust jacket unclipped (15s net) and complete, trivial bumps to the tips and corners, but a fine and very fresh example.
A highly-regarded novel of the Australian outback, whereupon an American exploring potential oil sites befriends a local family, so begins a relationship. Like several of his novels at the time, Shute explores the subtle and obvious social issues in alienated environments, often in Australia where he made his home post-war until his death.
