Scarce First Reprint Society Hardback 1954 collectible publication of \'The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney\' by Henry Handel Richardson. \'Mahony is a restless man, forever moving around the globe, from Ballarat to England then to Melbourne and into the bush. Richard is continuously searching for a place to call home with his wife Mary. The pair journey from wealth to poverty, order to chaos and eventually, after being stricken with a debilitating mental illness, from sanity to the asylum.\' Good copy with original purple hardcovers with bright gilt lettering. Has some tearing on the dustcover. (see photos)