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Barefoot in the Head; A European fantasia
by Aldiss, Brian W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, London, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. acknowledgements, Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Black and white photographic dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. In a world, bombed back to the Stone Age, a saviour arises. ".... Trying to make his own sense of the world, he is taken to a new kind of saviour by the drug multitude and succumbs to this view of himself. He leads a crusade into a Europe that, in its disorder, there is a nightmare resemblance to the world we know where industry, tourism and power politics battle for supremacy." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing and browning to the book edges. The cloth of the board's has become speckled with white spots and they (the white spots) can also be seen on the book edges. Browning and dust marks to the top textblock edge, but the other edges show only very light age training. Faint offsets tanning to the endpapers. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges and there is a 0.25" split to the top left-hand corner of the front dustwrapper panel. Rubbing and handling marks to the dustwrapper and sunning to the backstrip and front panel. Browning to the top edges of the dustwrapper verso and original bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the front fold over panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 13-281, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0114837. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0114837
- Title
- Barefoot in the Head; A European fantasia
- Author
- Aldiss, Brian W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science-fiction, drugs, rock 'n' roll, New World order Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded Aldiss, Brian W. Barefoot in the Head; A European fantasia
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
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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