SKU: B-000163

The World Of Charmian Clift

Author: George Johnston

Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, First Edition

Condition: In good condition. The dust jacket has light wear/chipping. The front inner cover has a vintage book store sticker, and the front paper has light marks. The rest of the pages are clean and tidy. Free of handwriting. Free of dog ears. Tight binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir Australiana Antiquarian & Collectable

Artists Biography 1970s Australian Literature Charmian Clift

George Johnston’s The World Of Charmian Clift opens a vivid window onto the life and legacy of his wife, the celebrated Australian writer and cultural icon. This first-edition 1970 hardcover blends biography, memoir, and art criticism, tracing Clift’s journey from post-war Greece to the bohemian circles of Sydney and the Greek island of Hydra.

The 255-page volume arrives in good vintage shape: a tight, clean text block free of markings or dog-ears, protected by its original dust jacket that shows only light edge wear. A small bookseller’s sticker on the front inner cover and faint offsetting on the endpapers hint at its decades on the shelf, yet the pages remain fresh and readable. No inscriptions, ex-library stamps, or smoke odours intrude.

Ideal for collectors of Australian first editions, mid-century biography, or art-and-culture narratives, this Ure Smith release captures the spirit of 1970s publishing. Fans of Charmian Clift’s own essays will appreciate Johnston’s affectionate portrait, while students of literary couples will find rich context on the creative partnership that shaped modern Australian letters.

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