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The Walker Book of Ghost Stories
by Hill, Susan – Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0744507669
- ISBN 13
- 9780744507669
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Walker Books, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Angela Barrett. acknowledgements. Dark red coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with vignettes, quarter page and full-page coloured drawings by Angela Barrett. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), again by Angela Barrett, with black and khaki coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A collection of ghost stories, from such people as Joan Aiken, Leon Garfield, Ruth Manning-Sanders and Elinor Farjeon. In the collection you'll find ghosts of all types – old, young, funny those with a mean streak and those who are well-intentioned. A hint of rubbing to the back strip corners and book corners. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. A hint of fading to the back strip. Size: Square Octavo. [8], 9 - 222, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Angela Barrett. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Ghost Stories; ISBN: 0744507669. ISBN/EAN: 9780744507669. Inventory No: 0127866. . 9780744507669
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127866
- Title
- The Walker Book of Ghost Stories
- Author
- Hill, Susan – Editor
- Illustrator
- Angela Barrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0744507669
- ISBN 13
- 9780744507669
- Publisher
- Walker Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- BZDB2 ghost stories, collection, anthology, Angela Barrett – Illustrator Science Fiction & Fantasy; Ghost Stories; Angela Barrett Unbranded ISBN: 0744507669 EAN: 9780744507669 Hill, Susan – Editor The Walker Book of Ghost Sto
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ghost Stories;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Dustwrapper
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