Angus & Robertson Classics Edition, Sydney, 1979. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper, (wraparound) bracket being a reproduction of the Australian artist Jeffrey Smart's painting "Factory Staff, Erehwyna, 1972", with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. David Ireland's second novel (which won the Miles Franklin award for literature in 1972) has a theme of man in modern industrial society; it story that of the employees of Puroil, a foreign-owned oil refinery in Sydney. A little rubbing of the book corners and softening of the back strip edges. Faint browning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with fading of the back strip. Chipping to the back strip edges. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 379 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0207128545. ISBN/EAN: 9780207128547. Inventory No: 0289311. . 9780207128547

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The Unknown Industrial Prisoner is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author David Ireland.

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0289311
Title: The Unknown Industrial Prisoner
Author: Ireland, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Second Edition
ISBN 10: 0207128545
ISBN 13: 9780207128547
Publisher: Angus & Robertson Classics Edition
Place of Publication: Sydney
Date Published: 1979
Keywords: BZDB2 Miles Franklin Award, Literature, Australia, Industrial Society Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 0207128545 EAN: 9780207128547 Ireland, David The Unknown Industrial Prisoner

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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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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...