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Out of the Silence
by Cox, Erle (Harold) (1873-1950)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Edward A. Vidler, Melbourne, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 500 g; 318, (2) pages, in original pale blue cloth covered boards. Title to the spine, and to the front panel. Both hinges are softened (severely), with the webbing at the rear visible, insect damage to the front paste down, ownership stamp at the top of the Fox front free end page, untrimmed bottom edge, it is not possible to say the same about the top on front edges, with any certainty. The binding is very slack, the boards are flecked, faded, rubbed, especially at the heel of the spine and the lower to corners exposing card beneath. ". "About the attempt by a representative of an otherwise extinct super race to rule first Australia and in the world. The novel exhibits some racist overtones." -- the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 271. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0227116. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0227116
- Title
- Out of the Silence
- Author
- Cox, Erle (Harold) (1873-1950)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward A. Vidler
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- BZDB2 science-fiction, Australia Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded Cox, Erle (Harold) (1873-1950) Out of the Silence
Terms of Sale
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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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- Cloth
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- Fair
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