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Boom!
by Haddon, Mark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385616295
- ISBN 13
- 9780385616294
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
David Flicking Books, Oxford . New York, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated endpages – an expanded version of the illustration on the front panel and throughout the book there are black and white line drawings. Orange coloured boards with black and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. This book was first published as Gridzbi Spudvetch!, and has been heavily rewritten and updated by the author. A funny racy story of two friends, one reserved and anxious and the other gung ho and reckless – Jim and Charlie, and how they and Jim's older sister (a serious metal head) save the world from aliens. Rubbing of the book corners and backstrip corners with light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Red coloured remainder dot to the lower text edge. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 194, [4] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Children. ISBN: 0385616295. ISBN/EAN: 9780385616294. Inventory No: 0125735. . 9780385616294
Synopsis
MARK HADDON is an author, illustrator and screenwriter who has written fifteen books for children, and has won two BAFTAs. His bestselling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time , won seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award, and is an international bestseller.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0125735
- Title
- Boom!
- Author
- Haddon, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385616295
- ISBN 13
- 9780385616294
- Publisher
- David Flicking Books
- Place of Publication
- Oxford . New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Adolescent fiction, aliens, fantasy, saving the world Science Fiction & Fantasy; Children. Unbranded ISBN: 0385616295 EAN: 9780385616294 Haddon, Mark Boom!
Terms of Sale
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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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