the cruise of the breadwinner
by Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest CBE 1905 Â 1974)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Michael Joseph, London, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: broome Lynne -- Cover Art. very slight chipping at the head and tail of the spine section of the dust jacket, a 0.5 inch tear bottom left and top left of the front panel, and 0.3 inch tear at top right of rear panel. Illustrated and pages again by the artist, no other damage, no foxing, no annotations. A lovely little book. Interestingly, given that it is a 1st edition, the comment that the book has been translated into 12 foreign languages seems out of place. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: broome Lynne -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0254980. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0254980
- Title
- the cruise of the breadwinner
- Author
- Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest CBE 1905 – 1974)
- Illustrator
- broome Lynne -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Literature & Literary; broome Lynne -- Cover Art Unbranded Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest CBE 1905 Â 1974) the cruise of the breadwinner
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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- Jacket
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...