Patrick White — Voss

London , Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this exploration novel by Patrick White. A first edition copy. Voss is a novel based on the life of the 19th Century Prussian explorer and naturalist Ludwig Leichhardt. Ludwig Leichhardt disappeared whilst on an expedition into the Australian outback. Patrick White was British-born Australian writer whose fiction employs humour, prose and stream of consciousness. In the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally fine with some light fading to the spine. With a previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original clipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some rubbing to the joints and fading to the spine with some light chipping to the extremities. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.