Madman's Island
by Idriess, Ion L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938 12mo. original orange cloth (spine a little sunned, slightly rubbed with nicking to spine ends, some spotting, prev. ownership details; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xi (last blank), 254, [4 (pubs. cat.)], with illustrations + endpaper map. A very good copy.. First Thus. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027434
- Title
- Madman's Island
- Author
- Idriess, Ion L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Ion Idriess Madman's Island Cape York Cooktown Howick Island Queensland
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Sunned
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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