Voss describes an epic journey, both physical and spiritual. The eponymous hero, Johann Voss, is based on Ludwig Leichhardt, the nineteenth-century German explorer and naturalist who had already conducted several major expeditions into the Australian outback before making an ambitious attempt to cross the entire continent from east to west in 1848. He never returned. White re-imagines his story with visionary intensity. Voss's last journey across the desert and the waterlogged plains of central Australia is a true 'venture ...
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Voss describes an epic journey, both physical and spiritual. The eponymous hero, Johann Voss, is based on Ludwig Leichhardt, the nineteenth-century German explorer and naturalist who had already conducted several major expeditions into the Australian outback before making an ambitious attempt to cross the entire continent from east to west in 1848. He never returned. White re-imagines his story with visionary intensity. Voss's last journey across the desert and the waterlogged plains of central Australia is a true 'venture to the interior'. But Voss is also a love story, for the explorer has become inextricably bound up with Laura Trevellyn, whose inner life, like his own, is at odds with the world. In language poetic and passionate, yet at the same time grounded by shrewd, often comic, social observations and naturalistic portrayals of a wide variety of characters - farmers, convicts, aborigines, the colonial middle class and their servants.
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Add this copy of Voss (Penguin Modern Classics) to cart. $7.40, good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1966 by Penguin.
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Good. Size: 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo); 1966 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $7.43, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1980 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $13.23, new condition, Sold by Books2anywhere rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fairford, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1994 by Random House.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $16.08, very good condition, Sold by Roger Lucas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Horncastle, Lincs, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1958 by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. UK reprint, 8vo, 478pp, VG Copy in VG Sydney Nolan DJ a little dust-darkened; arguably one of the finest novels of the 20th century in its original format.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $36.19, very good condition, Sold by Jenhams rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dundee, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1959 by Reader Union.
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A hardback volume in Very Good condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $56.19, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957 by Eyre & Spottiswoode LTD and The Book Society LTD.
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1957, Eyre & Spottiswoode LTD and The Book Society LTD
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Eyre & Spottiswoode LTD and The Book Society LTD
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1957
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18105935442
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None. Near Fine in Good jacket. Patrick White's novelisation of the life and disappearance of the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. The first Book Society edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 'Voss' is a fictionalised account of the life and disappearance of the nineteenth century Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who disappeared whilst in the Australian outback. By Patrick White, an Australian author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Only a few small marks to the cloth. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears. Light rubbing to the dust wrapper. Spine is age-toned. A few light handling marks to the wraps. Small closed tear to the rear joint. A couple of very small tidemarks to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $239.99, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957 by Eyre and Spottiswoode.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A first edition copy of this exploration novel by Patrick White. A first edition copy. Â 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. Â Patrick White was British-born Australian writer whose fiction employs humour, prose and stream of consciousness. Â 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.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $337.16, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957 by Eyre and Spottiswoode.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A first edition copy of Patrick White's epic exploration novel Voss. A first edition copy. Â Voss is a novel based on the life of an explorer who disappeared on an expedition in the Australian outback. Â Patrick White was a British-born Australian writer. Â In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is very smart with some fading to the spine and light creasing to the head and tail of the spine. Near Fine.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $364.42, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1957 by Eyre and Spottiswoode.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A smart first edition copy of Patrick White's novelisation of the life and disappearance of the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt. The first edition, first impression of this work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Voss' is a fictionalised account of the life and disappearance of the nineteenth century Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, who disappeared whilst in the Australian outback. By Patrick White, an Australian author awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973. Bookplate to the front paste down. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the spine and extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Light edge wear and discolouration to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
Add this copy of Voss to cart. $3.89, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1994 by Vintage Classics.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
