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Oyster

by Hospital, Janette Turner

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  • Hardcover
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Good/Very Good
ISBN 10
0091833124
ISBN 13
9780091833121
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Knopf, Milsons Point, New South Wales, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Back coloured endpapers. Green coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel . " Outer Maroo, population 87 . Here two opposing cultures -- the rough-diamond, boozing, fiercely individualistic Bush folk and the teetotaller, church-going fundamentalists -- used to co-exist. Until the arrival of the cult messiah Oyster ." -- from the front on the panel blurb. Softening and rubbing of the lower back strip edges and book corners. Tanning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a little fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (10) 400 pages (6).. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Fiction -- Australian; ISBN: 0091833124. ISBN/EAN: 9780091833121. Inventory No: 0286270. . 9780091833121

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Bookseller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
0286270
Title
Oyster
Author
Hospital, Janette Turner
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0091833124
ISBN 13
9780091833121
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
Milsons Point, New South Wales
Date Published
1996
Keywords
BZDB2 Literature -- Australia -- Opal Mining-- Queensland Literature & Literary; Fiction -- Australian; Unbranded ISBN: 0091833124 EAN: 9780091833121 Hospital, Janette Turner Oyster
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction -- Australian;

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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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