First edition. Small quarto. 727pp. Fine in an about fine dust jacket with slight rubbing on the rear panel. Inscribed by Marr on the title page: "For Gary Oleson + Frannie Ness. With my best wishes, David Marr. Sydney. 7 Aug 91." Gary and Frannie were the former owners of the now defunct Waiting For Godot Books in Hadley, Massachusetts. With complimentary slip and bookmark from bookseller Nicholas Pounder. Biography of the enigmatic, Pulitzer Prize-winning Australian novelist.