Chippendale, N.S.W.: Picador, 1998. 1st Picador Edition. Small octavo in orange and black wraps; 495 pages; 20 cm Near fine; clean and tight; the slightest edgewear and age-toning to leaves and price sticker to rear of wraps. Paperback. ISBN: 0330360442
"A brilliantly vivid tapestry of the Australian predicament, rich in possibility, but shot through with accident and revelation. Through it all breathes the ancient reality of the land: its red earth and bright air painted with the sure hand of a master." --Review by Simon Schama on back cover.
