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The Courtneys of Africa; The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword, Rage
by Smith, Wilbur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0434714216
- ISBN 13
- 9780434714216
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
William Heinemann, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. XI, 1334 pages, last page blank, 10 pages following, of which the last two pages blank, further books from the author. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Browning and some marking of the text block edges and age toning of the internal text. Plain text dustwrapper with gilt, white and yellow titles to the front panel and white and gilt titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges. 1" tear top right of rear panel. Scuffing of the gilt titles and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. An omnibus of The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword and Rage -- Wilbur Smith's African saga of the Courtneys. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Adventure; Africa; ISBN: 0434714216. ISBN/EAN: 9780434714216. Inventory No: 0281860. . 9780434714216
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0281860
- Title
- The Courtneys of Africa; The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword, Rage
- Author
- Smith, Wilbur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0434714216
- ISBN 13
- 9780434714216
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel -- Africa -- Omnibus -- Courtneys Fiction; Fiction -- Adventure; Africa; Unbranded ISBN: 0434714216 EAN: 9780434714216 Smith, Wilbur The Courtneys of Africa; The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword, Rage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction -- Adventure;
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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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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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