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The Five Pound Look
by Houston, Tom
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1956. Blue cloth, gilt text on spine. 284pp. B/w illustrations. Cloth and gilt on spine are lfaded. Rear board is bumped on lower edge. Gift inscription on Ffep. Contents clean and firmly bound. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003144
- Title
- The Five Pound Look
- Author
- Houston, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Travel Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Gilt
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