Robert Hale, London, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. IV, 5-256 pages. Black coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white and green titles to the front panel and backstrip. A novel set in the early part of the 20th century when a band of ill-equipped Mexican Indians came out of the jungle to rid their country of the dictator. All of their leaders were ridiculously young and their "general" was the youngest and greatest of them all. Minor rubbing to the backstrip and bumping to the lower book corners. Browning to the text of edges and age toning to the internal text. Browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the top backstrip edge. Heavy rubbing and creasing to the other dustwrapper edges and there are two small closed tears to the top edge of the rear dustwrapper panel. A small triangular piece is missing to the lower left-hand corner of the front dustwrapper panel. The rear dustwrapper panel shows heavy handling marks, pink staining and rubbing. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Military; Inventory No: 0109085. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0109085
Title: General from the Jungle
Author: Traven, B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Robert Hale
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: BZDB2 Novel -- Mexico -- Indians -- Guerrilla Warfare -- Early 20th Century Fiction; Fiction -- Military; Unbranded Traven, B. General from the Jungle
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction -- Military;

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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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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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