Jean Devanny — Bird Of Paradise

Frank Johnson 1945 Hardback, 284pp. 'A field-work study of the home front during the second world war, a study of the contributions Australians made from far north Queensland down the eastern coast, & what our people think about the war and the kind of society they would like to see arising out of it'. Jane (Jean) Devanny was an Australian writer and communist. Born in Ferntown, New Zealand, she migrated to Australia in 1929, eventually moving to Townsville in northern Queensland, where she died at the age of 68. No DJ; Owner's Name inside. Boards bumped at edges; tanning; stain top corner last few pages but text not affeected; probable silverfish damage top corner first page. Fair.