The Great Thirst
by Seed, Jenny
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0878880585
- ISBN 13
- 9780878880584
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0878880585 . DJ shows some shelf wear, staining to page tops and top edge of dust jacket does not extend to text, spine faded. Front free end paper is clipped. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Wraparound jacket art by Trevor Stubley ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages; "In South-West Africa in the 1830's a boy of the Nama tribe vows to avenge his father's death but despite his warrior's heritage cannot kill when the opportunity comes." The story dates back to the 1830s in what is now South Africa. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18318
- Title
- The Great Thirst
- Author
- Seed, Jenny
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0878880585
- ISBN 13
- 9780878880584
- Publisher
- Bradbury Press
- Place of Publication
- Scarsdale, NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- 0878880585, South Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africa;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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