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A Hack's Progress
by Knightley, Phillip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224043994
- ISBN 13
- 9780224043991
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction: The French Defection. Dark blue coloured end pages. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) with black and ochre coloured titles to the front panel and ochre and white coloured titles to the backstrip. "A Hack's Progress is a vivid and revealing portrait of the press, and a compelling insider's view of the stories behind the stories." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Rubbing of the book edges with a couple of bumps to the lower book edge. Age toning and foxing of the text block edges; age toning of the pages with foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Some rubbing of the book edges and panels. A few foxing spots to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 267, [7] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Journalism; ISBN: 0224043994. ISBN/EAN: 9780224043991. Inventory No: 0130251. . 9780224043991
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0130251
- Title
- A Hack's Progress
- Author
- Knightley, Phillip
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224043994
- ISBN 13
- 9780224043991
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Autobiography, journalist, reporting, politics Biography & Autobiography; Journalism; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0224043994 EAN: 9780224043991 Knightley, Phillip A Hack's Progress
- Bookseller catalogs
- Journalism;
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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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