The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
by Hoffnung, Gerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Dennis Dobson, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Gerald Hoffnung. The text is illustrated with wonderful cartoons, by the author. Illustrated covers with black coloured titles to the backstrip and front panel. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying boards, with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book, in Gerald Hoffnug's inimitable style, of various musical instruments members of the symphony orchestra. Rubbing and softening of the back strip edges with a little bumping of the book corners, and rubbing of the lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and panels; and foxing to the text edges and a little throughout the pages. Some chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Darkening of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 63 pages.. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Gerald Hoffnung. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Music; Cartoons; Humour. Inventory No: 0130823. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0130823
- Title
- The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
- Author
- Hoffnung, Gerald
- Illustrator
- Gerald Hoffnung
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dennis Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Gerald Hoffnung, cartoons, The symphony orchestra Music; Cartoons; Humour. Gerald Hoffnung Unbranded Hoffnung, Gerald The Hoffnung Symphony Orchestra
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour; Music; Cartoons;
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
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- Rubbing
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...