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Harry
by Wales, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0947728090
- ISBN 13
- 9780947728090
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Robert Royce Limited, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with white and gray coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Based on true events in Australia's history, this is the story of Harry Walford, who, in 1882, stole 1500 head of cattle and set out to drive them 12,000 miles across the Australian outback. His ally – the prize heard bull of the stolen cattle. His perils – the landscape, no water and legendary At routing and tracker Wooly. Softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners. The spine is cocked and previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end paper. Dust marks to the textblock edges. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners with rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. There is a 3 inch tear to the lower left-hand corner of the front panel which arcs into, and crosses the backstrip with associated creasing. A previous owner has supported the tear with tape to the verso of the dustwrapper, tape still in situ. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 277, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Australia; ISBN: 0947728090. ISBN/EAN: 9780947728090. Inventory No: 0117774. . 9780947728090
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0117774
- Title
- Harry
- Author
- Wales, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0947728090
- ISBN 13
- 9780947728090
- Publisher
- Robert Royce Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fiction, stolen cattle, cattle drive, Australia, 19th-century Literature & Literary; Australia; Unbranded ISBN: 0947728090 EAN: 9780947728090 Wales, Robert Harry
Terms of Sale
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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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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