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Close to Flying
by Evans, Cadel with Rob Arnold
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hardie Grant Books, Prahran, Victoria, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. By Author on the Half Title Page. introduction by Rob Arnold and achievements. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of eight pages each, of colour photography. Blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the book panels. Colour photographic dustwrapper, of Cadel Evans, with yellow, blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Colour photograph of Cadel Evans and Rob Arnold to the rear fold over panel. The biography of Cadel Evans, who has been argued, is Australia's best cyclist ever. He not only mastered the lonely sport of mountain biking he also excels at road cycling coming second in the Tour de France in 2008 and 2009 by less than a minute. He became world champion cyclist in 2009. Signed by Cadel Evans on the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (6), 7-304 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Sport; By Author on the Half Title Page. Inventory No: 0111211. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111211
- Title
- Close to Flying
- Author
- Evans, Cadel with Rob Arnold
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant Books
- Place of Publication
- Prahran, Victoria
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Cadell Evans, Cyclist, Biography, Australia, Mountain Biking, Tour de France, Signed Sports & Pastimes; Sport; Photographic By Author on the Half Title Page Unbranded Evans, Cadel with Rob Arnold Close to Flying
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport;
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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