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Grey Gladiator: H.M.A.S. Sydney with the British Mediterranean Fleet
by Johnson, George H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 550 g; XVI, 184 pages, last blank, Acknowledgements, Introduction by Author, 2 Appendices, List of Illustrations. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of Captain John A. Collins -- Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney. The text is illustrated with 16 black-and-white photographs and the occasional black and white maps. Grey coloured boards had gilt writing on the spine, now rubbed off. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and there is rubbing to the book corners, small rip in the cloth at the head of the spine, Shelfwear to the top and lower book edges. Browning and foxing to the paper edges. Browning to the endpapers and previous owner's name to the top edge of the front end page. Some foxing and handling marks to the internal pages of the book. A record of H.M.A.S. Sydney and her seven months attached to the British Mediterranean Fleet during the months of June 1942 January 1941 of World War II. The author was a war correspondent for the Australian Navy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Maritime; Military History -- World War II; Inventory No: 0215248. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0215248
- Title
- Grey Gladiator: H.M.A.S. Sydney with the British Mediterranean Fleet
- Author
- Johnson, George H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus and Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- BZDB2 H.M.A.S. Sydney -- World War II -- Mediterranean Conflict, Australian Naval History Military & Warfare; Maritime; Military History -- World War II; Unbranded Johnson, George H. Grey Gladiator: H.M.A.S. Sydney with the British Mediterranean Fl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime; Military History -- World War II;
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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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