Coming into the Country
by John Mcphee
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374522871
- ISBN 13
- 9780374522872
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1999. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; ISBN: 0374522871. ISBN/EAN: 9780374522872. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 20020. . 9780374522872
Synopsis
An account of a kayak and canoe journey through the Brooks Range wilderness, impressions of urban life and political activity, and portraits of people in the bush make up a study of contemporary Alaska.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20020
- Title
- Coming into the Country
- Author
- John Mcphee
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0374522871
- ISBN 13
- 9780374522872
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Travel & Places; ISBN: 0374522871 EAN: 9780374522872 John Mcphee Coming into the Country
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About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Biblio member since 2004
Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mr Pickwick's occupies a large, 3-storey former Bank building in the heart of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. We carry over 60,000 books in store, and cater to both the specialist collector trade as well as the general book trade in this region. Mr Pickwick's is one of the most comprehensive bookshops in Australia, and also operates an extensive Bookfinder service for its several thousand database clients.
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