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Death in the Sanchez Family
by Lewis, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436246031
- ISBN 13
- 9780436246036
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Acknowledgements, introduction by author and appendix. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. In this book the author recounts the death of an aunt by marriage of the Sanchez family that he first introduced to readers in his book "The Children of Sanchez." In this book, as seen through the eyes of Roberto, Manuel and Consuelo, we see the death, wake and burial of Guadalupe – from even a poorer slum of Mexico City called the vecindad. And, what it takes the poor to actually bury their dead. Rubbing of the backstrip edges and of the top book corners and lower book edges. Light age toning of the textbook edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with sunning to all dustwrapper surfaces. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], IX, - XXXII, [2] 3 - 119, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Mexico; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0436246031. ISBN/EAN: 9780436246036. Inventory No: 0127975. . 9780436246036
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127975
- Title
- Death in the Sanchez Family
- Author
- Lewis, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436246031
- ISBN 13
- 9780436246036
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, Mexico city, poverty, vecindad - slum, death, burial, personal Recollection – niece and nephews Biography & Autobiography; Mexico; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded ISBN: 0436246031 EAN: 9780436246036 Lewis, Oscar Death
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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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