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Adam's Empire
by Green, Evan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0330270710
- ISBN 13
- 9780330270717
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Gregory Bridges -- Jacket. 1.9 kg; VI, 778 pages, with colour illustrated dustwrapper. A trace of rubbing to the heel of the spine. The top edge of the text block is lightly speckled; slight fading into the spine section of the jacket. Adam Ross, orphaned at nine, cherished a dream -- the one day he would have land of his own. The opal fields of Coober Pedy offered his first glimpse of riches -- and Nelly, a half cast aboriginal beauty, provide his first taste of love. From the Western Plains of New South Wales to the sparkling waters of Sydney Harbour, from the grinding heat of a West Australian cattle station to the eerie desert shores of Lake Eyre,, and was driven by his ambition. At his side stood Heather, a woman whose blonde beauty masked a calculating heart of ice. And when tragedy struck, it seemed that Adam would never realise his dream... -- front fold over blurb. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Gregory Bridges -- Jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0330270710. ISBN/EAN: 9780330270717. Inventory No: 0285944. . 9780330270717
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0285944
- Title
- Adam's Empire
- Author
- Green, Evan
- Illustrator
- Gregory Bridges -- Jacket
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0330270710
- ISBN 13
- 9780330270717
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- BZDB2 fiction, Australia, Saga Literature & Literary; Gregory Bridges -- Jacket Unbranded ISBN: 0330270710 EAN: 9780330270717 Green, Evan Adam's Empire
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- New
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- Rubbing
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