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Osborn on Osborn
by Osborn, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0899190510
- ISBN 13
- 9780899190518
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ticknor & Fields, New Haven and New York, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Robert Osborn. foreword by Gary Trudeau. Light brown coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography from the author's life and copious reproductions in both colour and black-and-white of the author's artistry. Red cloth covered boards with silver coloured illustration on the front board and silver writing on the spine. Illustrated dust wrapper, same illustration as for front board with a wrist and hand ( photographic ) superimposed on the illustration, with a white and red background and white, black and red coloured titles on the front panel and white coloured titles on the spine. The autobiography of the American cartoonist/artist Robert Osborn. A little shelfwear to the lower edges, some dust marks to the top and some very faint dust marks to the top paper edge. Rubbing to the dust wrapper corners and a little chipping to the top spine edge. The spine has become somewhat faded due to exposure to light. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 190 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Robert Osborn. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Cartoons; Social History; United States; Art & Design. ISBN: 0899190510. ISBN/EAN: 9780899190518. Inventory No: 0103951. . 9780899190518
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0103951
- Title
- Osborn on Osborn
- Author
- Osborn, Robert
- Illustrator
- Robert Osborn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0899190510
- ISBN 13
- 9780899190518
- Publisher
- Ticknor & Fields
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Robert Osborn -- American Artist -- Cartoonist -- Autobiography, American Satirist Biography & Autobiography; Cartoons; Social History; United States; Art & Design. Robert Osborn Unbranded ISBN: 0899190510 EAN: 9780899190518 Osborn, Robert
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Cartoons;
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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