Now We Are Sixty
by Matthew, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0719559790
- ISBN 13
- 9780719559792
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
John Murray, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: David Eccles. introduction by author. Illustrated endpapers and interior decorations have all been drawn by David Eccles. Orange coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by David Eccles, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The author at age 6 loved the poems of A. A. Milne. He is now 60, he taken up his pen again to rewrite some more of his favoured A. A. Milne poems to thumb his nose at ageing. As the rear panel poem goes:  " 'They're changing sex at Buckingham Palace!' Murgatroyd mutters with undisguised malice. 'Roger is marrying one of the guard  Bugger whose bearskin reeks of pomade, Called Alice." A hint of rubbing to the book corners. Some rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 111, [1]pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: David Eccles. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Humour. ISBN: 0719559790. ISBN/EAN: 9780719559792. Inventory No: 0286079. . 9780719559792
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286079
- Title
- Now We Are Sixty
- Author
- Matthew, Christopher
- Illustrator
- David Eccles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0719559790
- ISBN 13
- 9780719559792
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB2 poetry, humour, A. A. Milne, pastiche, 60 years old Poetry; Humour. David Eccles Unbranded ISBN: 0719559790 EAN: 9780719559792 Matthew, Christopher Now We Are Sixty
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
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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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