Rose Grower, The
by De Kretser, Michelle
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 009184049X
- ISBN 13
- 9780091840495
- Seller
-
Buttaba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Milsons Point, NSW, Australia: Random House Australia, 1999. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket, first edition, second printing, 460gms, 303 pages, red endpapers. A novel of love and the French revolution. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a small pen inscription from a previous owner on the title page. Boards and dust jacket are in good condition with only light shelf wear and scuffing, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..
Synopsis
Michelle de Kretser was born in Colombo in Sri Lanka. She emigrated at 14 with part of her family to Melbourne, where she now lives. She worked for many years for Lonely Planet, and took a sabbatical to write a novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reading Habit (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AUSFIC6429
- Title
- Rose Grower, The
- Author
- De Kretser, Michelle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 009184049X
- ISBN 13
- 9780091840495
- Publisher
- Random House Australia
- Place of Publication
- Milsons Point, NSW, Australia
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Australian Fiction, Miles Franklin Award, General Fiction, Modern Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Fiction; Australian Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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