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Death of the Hind Legs and Other Stories
by Wain, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Ken Randall -- Cover Art. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Ken Randall, with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. black and white photograph of author to the rear of fold over panel. A series of 11 short stories "... having in common a precision and humanity that rises above the ordinary.". – from the front fold over panel blurb. . Softening and browning to the backstrip edges with browning to the top book edges. Browning and foxing to the text edges with lighter browning of the pages with scattered foxing to the endpapers. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Creasing to the edges with noticeable rubbing of the panel. The rear panel shows handling marks and sunning. Browning to the verso along with scattered foxing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 185, [1] pages.. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ken Randall -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Inventory No: 0102592. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0102592
- Title
- Death of the Hind Legs and Other Stories
- Author
- Wain, John
- Illustrator
- Ken Randall -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short Stories, Literature Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Ken Randall -- Cover Art Unbranded Wain, John Death of the Hind Legs and Other Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
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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