cb026969-498c-4d24-a65a-702ca9457202
b9968c6c-7096-4119-94e1-424299916235
50cc274c-8050-4376-885f-c827cf7258b9
2e00f654-1ffc-4c42-989c-8849c9b48e1e
632a090a-90f2-44fc-bcde-3b101679d8da
a03d0f66-009d-4364-89d6-ab8be0eb5b3d
04302fb0-b9d8-44eb-873e-1493e4ce5fdb
4ae7ed78-ac06-44cb-ae46-d5e0be3ccbd1
b2911c70-41ff-4a75-9b2c-c0d4ef12f726
a0ea9ea9-51e4-41c0-8185-5233cb8fc90c
eeea1aa2-1e75-43b9-9ea0-57b867919bd6
a3e09af6-be9f-4aff-9975-ceca21ee3cec
c059111e-31ec-43e4-9448-df1674586bf4
9641f84c-7530-4daf-9373-126c1fc15f94
72e3ff57-40dc-49c6-bf67-cfd0ec085db3
6fe17e53-0cf1-4369-b2ef-b449b21e1327

1927 Currency Lass by James Devaney Antique Australian Fiction Book 1st Ed

$188.00

Tax includedShipping calculated at checkout


Condition: Good

Please see below for more condition details

Only 1 in stock!
1927 Currency Lass by James Devaney Antique Australian Fiction Book 1st Ed

Currency Lass
By James Devaney
Published by Cornstalk Publishing Company: Sydney 1927
1st Edition Very Scarce w/Dustjacket

" The Currency Lass by James Devaney, published in Sydney in 1927 by the Cornstalk Publishing Company, is a vigorous historical novel set in the harsh and formative years of Australia's convict era. Subtitled A Tale of the Convict Days, the story moves between penal settlements, inland bush, and rough frontier communities, vividly depicting chain gangs, quarries, flogging yards, escaped convicts, and the precarious lives of settlers pushing beyond the margins of authority. Devaney combines action-driven storytelling with a strong sense of place, drawing the reader into a world of violence, endurance, loyalty, and moral testing, where survival often depends on courage and adaptability rather than law.

At the centre of the narrative is a resilient female figure—the "currency lass" of the title—whose life and relationships unfold against a backdrop of bushrangers, river crossings, Aboriginal encounters, and frontier justice. The novel balances romance and adventure with social observation, reflecting early twentieth-century interest in Australia's origins and the myth-making of the colonial past. This first edition, preserved in its illustrated dustjacket, is a particularly attractive example of Cornstalk's commitment to distinctly Australian historical fiction and stands as a representative work of interwar nationalist literature, appealing to collectors of Australian colonial fiction, convict-history narratives, and readers drawn to robust, atmospheric bush "

Dustjacket present but with chipping etc at some loss as shown. Binding is good with no loose pages. Pages clean and well presented with light age toning. An nice 1st Edition copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 19cm x 13cm x 3.5cm - 239 Pages

PRODUCT DETAILS


Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Dust Jacket"]
Region: Australia, Oceania
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Dustjacket present but with chipping etc at some loss as shown. Binding is good with no loose pages. Pages clean and well presented with light age toning. An nice 1st Edition copy in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: James Devaney
Publisher: Cornstalk Publishing Company: Sydney
Year Printed: 1927
Sub-subject: Australian Convict Fiction