Hurricane
by SALKEY, Andrew
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1964. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. William Papas. Hardback: dj (price clipped), a little frayed at spine tips and corners, reverse of jacket lightly marked, dark red cloth with silver spine lettering, slightly marked on lower spine and corners, presentation plate on flyleaf, some foxing on endpapers and foredges, else vg. 8vo, 118pp. Illustrated by WILLIAM PAPAS. Set in Jamaica.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mad Hatter Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11G234
- Title
- Hurricane
- Author
- SALKEY, Andrew
- Illustrator
- William Papas
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Children's & Young Adult, Jamaica
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's;
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About the Seller
Mad Hatter Books
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About Mad Hatter Books
We are a home based business specialising in 2nd hand and out of print children's books.
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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- Spine
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