1921 Rhymes & Ramblings by H.W. Stewart Antique Australian Literature Book

The collection offers an appealing cross-section of pastoral and bush themes, with poems celebrating native birds, springtime, rivers, sunsets and the rhythms of country existence, alongside more thoughtful reflections on memory, friendship and the passing of time. Written in an accessible style, the poems evoke a quieter Australia of farms, forests and open spaces, preserving scenes and sentiments that would have resonated with contemporary readers while continuing to appeal to collectors of early Australian poetry and regional literature today.

Published by Alexander McCubbin, Melbourne, this is the scarce circa 1921 first edition, presented in its exceptionally rare original dust jacket. The volume is further distinguished by its attractive blue paper-covered boards with cloth spine and remains a handsome example of Australian private publishing from the post-First World War period. Copies retaining the fragile dust jacket are seldom encountered, making this an especially desirable example for collectors of Australian poetry, fine regional publishing and early twentieth-century Australiana."