Hamish Hamilton, London, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 202pp. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and there are marks to the front and back panels. Browning and discolouration to the top paper edge and discolouration to the other edges. Spine is very slightly cocked and there are quite significant handling marks to the endpapers. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a scene from Hong Kong which has been overlaid with a space suit in white, with white and red writing on the front panel and white on spine. Chipping to the dustwrapper corner and to the lower dustwrapper edge. There is a 0.25 " tear to the top rear spine gutter edge. Some grubby marks to the extreme edges of the dustwrapper and a little rubbing has also occurred. A Science fiction Convention has hit Yellowthread Street and everything goes wrong once the " Spaceman" takes his ray gun to the convention. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Crime; ISBN: 0241105366. ISBN/EAN: 9780241105368. Inventory No: 0102414. . 9780241105368

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0102414
Title: Sci Fi; A Yellowthread Street Mystery
Author: Marshall, William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0241105366
ISBN 13: 9780241105368
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: BZDB2 Yellowthread Street Mystery -- Series, Hong Kong -- Crime -- Novel, Crime Novel Fiction; Fiction -- Crime; Unbranded ISBN: 0241105366 EAN: 9780241105368 Marshall, William Sci Fi; A Yellowthread Street Mystery

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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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