The Professor and the Possum; A Plea for Preservation
by Hunt, Harold
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0859140032
- ISBN 13
- 9780859140034
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Mullaya Publications, Canterbury, Victoria, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Alex Wilde. Signed by Author on Title Page. 95 g.; IV, 64 pages and acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Alex Wilde. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Alex Wilde, with white and black titles to the front panel and black titles to the back strip. Bumping and creasing to the book corners. The back strip and 0.5 " either side of the back strip has become faded. Marks and rubbing to the book panels. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning and foxing to the first few and last few pages of the text and the internal pages are brown. The story of the author who rescued a young ring tailed possum and the joys of having a possum as a pet, and the greater joy of letting the Possum go. Signed on the title page by the author. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Alex Wilde. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Signed; Conservation; Natural History -- Mammals; Australia; Signed by Author on Title Page. ISBN: 0859140032. ISBN/EAN: 9780859140034. Inventory No: 0105921. . 9780859140034
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0105921
- Title
- The Professor and the Possum; A Plea for Preservation
- Author
- Hunt, Harold
- Illustrator
- Alex Wilde
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0859140032
- ISBN 13
- 9780859140034
- Publisher
- Mullaya Publications
- Place of Publication
- Canterbury, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Possums -- Australia -- Rescue, Conservation History; Signed; Conservation; Natural History -- Mammals; Australia; Alex Wilde Signed by Author on Title Page Unbranded ISBN: 0859140032 EAN: 9780859140034 Hunt, Harold The Professor and the Possum; A
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Conservation; Natural History -- Mammals;
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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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- Rubbing
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- Dustwrapper
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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