ON THE BEACH
by Shute, Nevil f5b
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Bright book & DJ. 8"x5",320pp.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off."THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEThey are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....From the Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001953
- Title
- ON THE BEACH
- Author
- Shute, Nevil f5b
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Bright book & DJ. 8"x5",320pp.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Morrow
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- FINE book, GOOD DJ. Bright but worn DJ, $3.95 price, several 1/4", chips & associated tears. Bumped spine heel, as in pix 1., bf
Terms of Sale
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Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
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