Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins
by Mrabet, Mohammed
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. Soft cover. Very Good-. Taped and translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. A collection of short stories featuring a well-known Moroccan character, Hadidan Abraham. Some are variations on existing legends, some are of the author's own invention. Yellow soft cover with green titling on spine and front, green illustration and orange decoration on front, orange end papers, small black and white illustrations, 100 pages. Spine and adjacent edges are sunned, other edges slightly sunned, some tiny spots of discolouration to cover and text block edge, small pressure to leading text block edge, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016688
- Title
- Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins
- Author
- Mrabet, Mohammed
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- FICTION, SHORT STORIES, LEGEND, MOROCCO, HADIDAN ABRAHAM, MOGHREBI, FOLK,
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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