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Mensa: The Society for the Highly Intelligent
by Serebriakoff, Victor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0094660409
- ISBN 13
- 9780094660403
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Constable, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Acknowledgements, foreword by Sir Clive Sinclair, preface by author, appendix, addresses and index. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and blue coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. The history of the society for the highly intelligent – known as Mensa. Softening of the back strip edges with minor rubbing of the book corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Noticeable foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book with the occasional foxing spots to the text. Ex-libris plate fixed to the free front end page. Chipping to the top corner of the front panel with rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Very noticeable foxing of the fold over panels and a little to the verso. First English Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8 - 317, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Groups, Clubs & Associations; Mensa; ISBN: 0094660409. ISBN/EAN: 9780094660403. Inventory No: 0287025. . 9780094660403
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287025
- Title
- Mensa: The Society for the Highly Intelligent
- Author
- Serebriakoff, Victor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0094660409
- ISBN 13
- 9780094660403
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Mensa, Society for the highly intelligent, history Groups, Clubs & Associations; Mensa; Unbranded ISBN: 0094660409 EAN: 9780094660403 Serebriakoff, Victor Mensa: The Society for the Highly Intelligent
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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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- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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