Aus. Lit. Insurgence
Elisabeth Lambert. Decorations by Bessie Mitchell. Pub. (Mitchell's) Viking Press based in Glebe. 26pp. Sydney 1939.
Fifteen poems, 2 dealing with the Spanish Civil War, with 8 art-deco style vignettes by artist Bessie Mitchell.
Gift inscription to Kenneth Slessor from Lambert.
Also 2 other Lambert poetry volumes published by Viking:
The Map, 1940 and Poems, 1943. This has a gift inscription from Mitchell who had a life of artistic, feminist/humanist endeavour. See ADB.
Insurgence has string bound plain strawboard covers. Dark offsetting to cover insides. Heavy stock art paper slightly toned but overall good for age. (22x16cm)


Estimate $120-200