Randolph Stow — Act One

London, Macdonald & Co. Ltd. 1957. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a thought-provoking collection of early poems from the award-winning Australian writer. The first edition of Act One, the uncommon first poetical anthology of talented Australian writer Randolph Stow.  In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Written while an undergraduate, this provocative collection of poems include both the new and those previously published in periodicals such as The Atlantic Monthly and Punch. Stow's poems both delve into his native Australia as well as tackling questions around life, love and death. Stow would win the Miles Franklin Award one year later for his novel To the Islands, and the Patrick White Award in 1979 for his contributions to Australian literature. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks and edgewear. Very faint browning to edges. Dust wrapper is smart, with minor sunning, most to rear wrapper and to wrapper spine. Faint browning to wrapper spine and small nicks to wrapper extremities. A couple of faint marks to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.