A Peck of Gold
by Uttley, Alison
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Faber and Faber, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: C. F. Tunnicliffe. The text is illustrated with black and white drawings by C. F Tunnicliffe. Purple coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by C. F Tunnicliffe, with dark orange and green coloured titles to the front panel and green and black coloured titles to the back strip. Another recounting of the author's English childhood. . t. Softening and sunning of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Offset tanning to the end pages with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a little creasing of the top edge. The white coloured background has become a little dull and flecks of foxing can be seen and sunning to the rear panel. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7 - 139, [5] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: C. F. Tunnicliffe. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Essays; Britain/UK; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No: 0290865. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290865
- Title
- A Peck of Gold
- Author
- Uttley, Alison
- Illustrator
- C. F. Tunnicliffe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Alison Uttley, Memoirs, English country childhood Biography & Autobiography; Essays; Britain/UK; Farming & Rural Life. C. F. Tunnicliffe Unbranded Uttley, Alison A Peck of Gold
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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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- Dustwrapper
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