My Uncle Silas
by Bates, H. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Reprint Society, London, 1947. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Edward Ardizzone. preface by author. Green coloured boards with maroon insert to the backstrip, within maroon insert gilt coloured titles. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. The text is illustrated with numerous full-page, half page and quarter page illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. A series of 14 short stories starring Uncle Silas. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges; with bumping and rubbing to the top book corners and rubbing of the lower book edges. Age toning and foxing to the text block edges with age toning of the pages. Offset tanning to the end pages and previous owners details to the free front end page. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). VI, 7-192 pages, last two pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Edward Ardizzone. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Illustrated; Inventory No: 0287585. .
Synopsis
H.E. Bates was born in Northamptonshire in 1905. He published his first novel, The Two Sisters , when he was twenty. His most popular creation was the effervescent Larkin family about whom he wrote five novels including The Darling Buds of May . In 1973 he was awarded the CBE. He died in 1974.
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Details
- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0287585
- Title
- My Uncle Silas
- Author
- Bates, H. E
- Illustrator
- Edward Ardizzone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- The Reprint Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short Stories -- England, Edward Ardizzone -- Illustrator Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Illustrated; Edward Ardizzone Unbranded Bates, H. E. My Uncle Silas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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