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In Transit
by Brophy, Brigid
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0356028488
- ISBN 13
- 9780356028484
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
MacDonald. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Hardback. 0356028488 . Dust jacket creased w/ slight chipping at top and bottom edges of each panel, lightly age-toned, front flap creased; Black paper boards bumped on corners, gilt lettering bright; Pages lightly age-toned at edges, previous owner's signature on half title, no annotation; Binding tight. This is a scarce first edition copy of Brophy's 'In Transit', a witty and experimental novel about an androgynous protagonist's journey of self-discovery while stranded at an airport. ; 5.25 x 8"; 230 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walden Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53207
- Title
- In Transit
- Author
- Brophy, Brigid
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0356028488
- ISBN 13
- 9780356028484
- Publisher
- MacDonald
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- 0356028488
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About the Seller
Walden Books
Biblio member since 2010
London, Greater London
About Walden Books
Second-hand and antiquarian booksellers since 1977, in present shop since 1979, open Thurs-Sunday, with an emphasis on History of Art and Architecture, Photography, Literature and Poetry, Literary Biography and Criticism and the the History of London.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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