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Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations
by Armstrong, Diane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0091837138
- ISBN 13
- 9780091837136
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Random House Australia, Milsons Point, New South Wales, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 955 g.; XVI, 592 pages, acknowledgements, author's note on Polish proper names, map of Poland in 1939, Baldinger/Spira Family Tree and Bratter/Goldman Family Tree, glossary and bibliography. Black coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 38 black and white photographs. Black coloured boards with gilt writing to the back strip. Rubbing to the back strip edges and book corners. Light browning to the text block edges. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a pair of hands holding a yellow Star of David, with white writing on the front panel and back strip. The history of the authors' family from Krakow, Poland in 1890 to the time of publication of the book. It follows not only the family of the author but also Polish Jews as a people. inscribed on the title page by the author then signed. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy, with matching dustwrapper.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Judaica; Family & Relationships. ISBN: 0091837138. ISBN/EAN: 9780091837136. Inventory No: 0285290. . 9780091837136
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0285290
- Title
- Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations
- Author
- Armstrong, Diane
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0091837138
- ISBN 13
- 9780091837136
- Publisher
- Random House Australia
- Place of Publication
- Milsons Point, New South Wales
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Baldinger Family -- History, Holocaust -- Poland -- World War II, Jewish History, Judaica Biography & Autobiography; Judaica; Family & Relationships. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0091837138 EAN: 9780091837136 Armstrong, Diane Mosaic: A Chr
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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