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Johnnie Sahib
by Scott, Paul
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor Condition. 300 g; VIII, 9-228 pages, last two pages blank, illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket is missing the top right-hand corner of the front panel, the lower 25\% of the spine section, and is rubbed, and chipped, and grubby and price clipped. The edges of the text block are darkened with age, and there are traces of foxing, the heel of the back strip is lightly bumped, and shows marking possibly from a water splash, the top right-hand corner of the front board is slightly faded from the absence of the dust jacket at that point, there is offset tanning and foxing of the front end pages, and unidentifiable mark on pages 4 and 5 hidden in the bound edge and a small tear at the bottom of page 9. This, the author's first novel, developed out of a radio play called Lines of Communication. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; First Novel; Inventory No: 0215617. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0215617
- Title
- Johnnie Sahib
- Author
- Scott, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- BZDB2 novel, Bengal, Burma Anglo-Indian Fiction; First Novel; Unbranded Scott, Paul Johnnie Sahib
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Novel;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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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