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The Kid
by Baxter, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067041297X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670412976
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Viking Press, New York, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Mottled pink coloured endpages. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 dark grape coloured boards. Illustrated dustwrapper with red and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of the author to the rear panel. Set in Edwardian England and early 20th-century United States (Hollywood); the story of Tommy Timpson, born in poverty star of Edwardian theatre, one of the first major stars of the fledgling Hollywood, Darling of his fans – slave to his celebrity. Softening and some fading of the back strip edges with rubbing of the top four corners and lower book edges. Very light age toning of the text book edges. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Fading to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 304 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 067041297X. ISBN/EAN: 9780670412976. Inventory No: 0125560. . 9780670412976
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0125560
- Title
- The Kid
- Author
- Baxter, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067041297X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670412976
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fiction, Hollywood, early 20th century, movie star Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 067041297X EAN: 9780670412976 Baxter, John The Kid
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.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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- Dustwrapper
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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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
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