The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 122 pages. The text is illustrated with eight black-and-white photographs. Aqua coloured boards with white coloured backstrip with aqua coloured titles. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and shelfwear to the lower book edges. The white of the spine has become yellowed and discoloured. Browning and foxing to the paper edges. Offset tanning , browning and foxing to the endpapers and internal pages are also very slightly brown. Illustrated dust wrapper, showing a man playing a violin with a line of playing cards behind him, against a black background with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing to the dust wrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine. Small chips to the spine gutter edges and there is a tear to the top, rear spine down to edge measuring 1.5 " with associated creasing. The spine of the dust wrapper has become darkened. Browning and very light foxing to the verso of the dust wrapper. The autobiography of the author who left Sweden to sail the seas and ended up in Australia and then went exploring. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Australia; Inventory No: 0104301. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0104301
Title: The Rhythm of the Shoe
Author: Erikson, Hans
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Jacaranda Press
Place of Publication: Brisbane
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: BZDB2 Hans Erickson -- Autobiography, Travel Writing -- Australia Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Australia; Unbranded Erikson, Hans The Rhythm of the Shoe
Bookseller catalogs: Travel;

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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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