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The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels and Stories
by White, Patrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224009923
- ISBN 13
- 9780224009928
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Desmond Digby -- Dustwrapper. Pale beige coloured and pages. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles. Pale blue coloured tints to the top text block edge. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), by Desmond Digby, with black, yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Six shorter novels and / or stories by this Nobel Prize winning Australian author. Minor rubbing of the book edges with very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels and a little sunning to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9 - 307, [1] pages,. All Four Corners Clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Desmond Digby -- Dustwrapper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0224009923. ISBN/EAN: 9780224009928. Inventory No: 0290404. . 9780224009928
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290404
- Title
- The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels and Stories
- Author
- White, Patrick
- Illustrator
- Desmond Digby -- Dustwrapper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224009923
- ISBN 13
- 9780224009928
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Australian BRITISH IRISH FICTION FICTIONAL WORKS Nobel Prize Literature & Literary; Desmond Digby -- Dustwrapper Unbranded ISBN: 0224009923 EAN: 9780224009928 White, Patrick The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels and Stories
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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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...