A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
A Town Like Alice is a novel by the Australian author Nevil Shute. It tells the story of Jean Paget; as a prisoner of war in Malaya during World War II and then her return to Malaya after the war where she discovers something that leads her on the search for romance and to a small outback community in Australia where she sets out to turn it into 'a town like Alice'. It was first published in 1950 when Shute had newly settled in Australia.
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Red cloth, spine titled in gilt upper cover titled in blind. Very good in good pictorial dust jacket (text block toned, losses t
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- First edition, later issue dust jacket indicating Book Society C
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- 1950
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- [vi], 332, [1] pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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New York, New York, USA
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£182.90
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Melbourne London Toronto [Printed at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey]: Heinemann, 1950. First edition, later issue dust jacket indicating Book Society Choice on front flap. [vi], 332, [1] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Red cloth, spine titled in gilt upper cover titled in blind. Very good in good pictorial dust jacket (text block toned, losses to head of spine panel… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9781842323007
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Wellington, NZL
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£4.80
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House of Stratus. Very Good. 20.5 x 13.5cm. Paperback. 2000. 359 pp. Corners of cover dog-eared. Writing on endpaper.<br>Nevil Shute's most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback. Jean Paget, a young Englishwoma n living in Malaya, is captured… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by SHUTE, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition.
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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£17.88
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Melbourne: Heinemann, 1950 A very good first edition copy in orange cloth titled in black on spine. Tight and square, unfaded boards, slight tape residue on front, fep removed, blacked-out name on half-title, clean pages. Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
- Published
- 1953
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- Paperback
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Forrestfield, Western Australia, AUS
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£8.62
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England: Heinemann, 1953. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Original cover design. Unclipped jacket has losses to the lower edge and corners , three letters and numbers printed on flap ,jacket now in a new protective sleeve. 10th printing of the 1st edition. Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- 1950
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£875.00
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London: Heinemann, 1950. First edition, first printing. Published by Heinemann in London, 1950. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper is beautifully illustrated with the titular town and has had some professional restorative work at the top of the spine There are some major chips to the top corners, with slight closed tears throughout. It has not… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Fair
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- Reprint
- Published
- 1982
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- Paperback
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- 9780330020701
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Traralgon, Victoria, AUS
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£4.18
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Pan Books, UK, 1982. Reprint. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 314 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1982. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned and lightly creased. Previous owner's name in… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
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- 9780749304140
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£1.68
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A TOWN LIKE ALICE
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- (Film/TV tie-in)
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- 1981
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- Paperback
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- 9780330020701
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Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire, GBR
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£5.00
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Pan. Good. 1981. (Film/TV tie-in). Paperback. 0330020706 . (crease on cover) (edges "tanned" & reading creases) (edge wear) (good reading copy) (photo on front cover & BBC-TV reference) . Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by SHUTE, Nevil
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- Used - Good+
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition.
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Auckland, NZL
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£16.26
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Melbourne: Heinemann, 1950 A good first edition copy in orange cloth binding titled in black on spine. Tight and almost square, partly rubbed at edges, light cup ring on front board, small name on front paste down, fep removed, light toning in edges and endpapers, clean pages. Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 2019
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780099530268
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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£3.00
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London: Vintage Classics, 2019. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. Recent reprint Larger format paperback. 368 pp. Fine condition. No inscriptions
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Edition
- First Ballantine Books edition
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780435120429
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- 1
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, MYS
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£9.15
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London: Heinemann, 1958. First Ballantine Books edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. Nevil Shute's classic war story of danger, suffering, cameraderie and romance set in Malaya during World War II and in the Australian Outback. 196 pages. Abdidged edition … Read more about this item Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781842323007
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£1.00
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
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- Used - Good
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- 1991
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- 9780345353740
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Albany, Oregon, USA
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£4.06
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Used paperback book with no creasing along the spine and almost no rubbing on front and back covers. There is a small tear on the front cover and the back cover is slightly curved, probably from improper storage. All of that is seen in the attached pictures. No writing, notes, or highlighting interferes with the text. Binding is firm and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Near fine
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Published
- 2016
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- Hardcover
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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£81.29
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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2016. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 350pp. Octavo [22cm]; brown leather with raised bands on spine, gilt lettering and text on spine and boards. Boards lightly cocked. Small scuffing to leather of boards. Frontispiece by Dennis Lyall. Bound in Genuine Leather. Item Price
£81.29
A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Good
- ISBN
- 9780345305657
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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£6.16
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Random House Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780330020701
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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£1.68
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
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Town Like Alice, A [The Legacy]
by SHUTE, Nevil [Norway]
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- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- c1950,1981
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- Softcover; Mass Market PB
- ISBN
- 9780345305657
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- 1
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Lancaster, California, USA
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£6.30
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NY: Ballentine Books. Very Good-. c1950,1981. Softcover; Mass Market PB. 277 pages. Light spine and cover creases, covers edgeworn, tiny hole on back cover, pages age browned but clean; none loose.; <B>Basis for the 1981 television mini-series.</b> . Item Price
£6.30
A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780345353740
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- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£5.26
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Ballantine Books, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£5.26
A Town Like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 2002
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781842323007
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£5.09
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House of Stratus Ltd, 2002. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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A Town like Alice
by Shute, Nevil
- Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st thus in Book Club edition; missing d/j; green clothbound boards a little rubbed and grubby in places; black spine
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Published
- 1956
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- Hardback
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- 1
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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£7.00
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London: The Book Club, 1956. 1st thus. hardback. Very good, 1st thus in Book Club edition; missing d/j; green clothbound boards a little rubbed and grubby in places; black spine titling clear; text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). A Town Like Alice (United States title: The Legacy) is a… Read more about this item Item Price
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