East is East
by George Mikes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1958. 2nd Impression 1958 . Hardbound Clothbinding. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Nicolas Bentley. 190 pp. Excellent copy, well bound with crisp pages and clean text. Red cloth cover with gold lettering. Previous owner's surname lighlty inscribed and first free front end page. Page edges very lighlty foxed. Spine cover edges lightly rubbed. Dust jacket has worn edges with some slight nicks and has some water damage.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- East is East
- Author
- George Mikes
- Illustrator
- Nicolas Bentley
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound Clothbinding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Impression 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Non Fiction, Travel, Adventure, Travel Writing, Humor
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- Foxed
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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