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Rebecca West; A Life
by Glendinning, Victoria
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394539354
- ISBN 13
- 9780394539355
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1987. First Edition. Buckram. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, acknowledgements, introduction by author, notes, and index. The text is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photographs / illustrations between page 172 and 173. Buckram covered boards with blue titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photographic dustwrapper, showing Rebecca West as a young woman, with a blue textured background with blue, white and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. The biography of one of the 20th century's most prominent women writers -- Rebecca West. A little bumping to the book corners. The front fore text edge has been hand cut. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges. Light rubbing to the dustwrapper panels but yellowing and summer handling marks to the rear dustwrapper panel. Some rubbing along the dustwrapper creases. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 300 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Biography -- Literary; ISBN: 0394539354. ISBN/EAN: 9780394539355. Inventory No: 0107637. . 9780394539355
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0107637
- Title
- Rebecca West; A Life
- Author
- Glendinning, Victoria
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Buckram
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394539354
- ISBN 13
- 9780394539355
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Rebecca West -- Biography, English Author -- 20th Century Biography & Autobiography; Biography -- Literary; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0394539354 EAN: 9780394539355 Glendinning, Victoria Rebecca West; A Life
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography -- Literary;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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