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Indecent Exposure; The Great Pursuit; Porterhouse Blue; and Blott on the Landscape
by Sharpe, Tom
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0905712935
- ISBN 13
- 9780905712932
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Secker & Warburg / Octopus Books, London, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Pale yellow coloured end pages. Dark red coloured imitation leather boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Paul Sample, with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. Four satirical novels from this author. A little rubbing of the book corners and back strip corners with browning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. There is a distinct Brown edge to the pages. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with rubbing of the panels and other edges. A hint of sunning to the back strip. First edition in this format. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [11], 12 - 784 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0905712935. ISBN/EAN: 9780905712932. Inventory No: 0290064. . 9780905712932
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290064
- Title
- Indecent Exposure; The Great Pursuit; Porterhouse Blue; and Blott on the Landscape
- Author
- Sharpe, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Imitation Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0905712935
- ISBN 13
- 9780905712932
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg / Octopus Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Humour English novels upper-class South Africa Literature & Literary; Unbranded ISBN: 0905712935 EAN: 9780905712932 Sharpe, Tom Indecent Exposure; The Great Pursuit; Porterhouse Blue; and Blott on the Landscape
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...