The Burning Glass
by Morgan, Charles
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Macmillan and Co Ltd, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 375 g; XXIX, 156 pages., + 5 blank. Top edge of text block is slightly dusty, the dust jacket shows handling marks, sticker marks, and is tipped, with short tears at the head and tail of the back strip, and the corners of the fold overs. Internally the book is in tight clean condition. A problem of conscience and high controversy (which is examined more fully in the author's long preface: On Power over Nature) is fought out in a personal drama of suspense. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Fiction -- Science-Fiction; Inventory No: 0215549. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0215549
- Title
- The Burning Glass
- Author
- Morgan, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Play, Play Script, Morality, Science Fiction Theatre & Plays; Fiction -- Science-Fiction; Unbranded Morgan, Charles The Burning Glass
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.