On Our Selection!
By Steele Rudd (Arthur H. Davis)
Illustrated by A.J. Fischer, A.H. Fullwood, G.W. Lambert, Fred Leist, F.P. Mahony and Alf Vincent
Published by The Bulletin Co Newspaper Ltd: Sydney 1903 4th Pressing
"Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (1868 - 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection
On Our Selection
. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Rudd was named one of the Q150 Icons for his role in Queensland literature.
Towards the end of 1895 Davis sent a sketch based on his father's experience 'Starting the selection' to The Bulletin. The sketch was published on 14 December 1895. This afterwards became the first chapter of On Our Selection when it was published in 1899. Encouraged by J. F. Archibald, Davis continued the series of sketches, 26 of which were included in the volume. Within four years 20,000 copies had been printed. It afterwards appeared in numerous cheap editions and by 1940 the number of copies sold had reached 250,000. The stories have also been the basis of a play and several films."
Light wear and fading to covers and spine. Pages clean and bright with occasional light spotting. Small inscription on front blank endpaper. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Size 21cm x 15.5cm x 2.75cm - 232 Pages + Publishers Advertising
