Birdy
de Wharton, William
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224017322
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017329
- Librería
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Jonathan Cape Limited, London, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Helen Cherry -- Cover Art. IV, 314 pages, last 4 blank. Pale olive coloured endpapers. Light green coloured tint to the top text block edge. Bumping, rubbing and creasing to the head and to the heel of the back strip and bumping to the top book corners. Shelf wear to the lower edges and there are some stains to the top edge. The internal pages have become slightly tanned and the text block edge is brown and stained to the front fore edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Helen Cherry, with yellow and green writing on the front panel and back strip. Rubbing and a little creasing to the dustwrapper corners and to the dustwrapper edges. White of the background has become somewhat dull and yellowed. The story of a man who has been obsessed with canaries since his 13th birthday. We find him at the beginning of the story in a mental hospital just after the end of the Second World War. His psychiatrist brings in a childhood friend to help with the cure of Birdy. But does Birdy want to be cured ? This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Helen Cherry -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0224017322. ISBN/EAN: 9780224017329. Inventory No: 0105358. . 9780224017329
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Detalles
- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0105358
- Título
- Birdy
- Autor
- Wharton, William
- Ilustrador
- Helen Cherry -- Cover Art
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224017322
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017329
- Editorial
- Jonathan Cape Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1979
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 Novel, Madness Literature & Literary; Helen Cherry -- Cover Art Unbranded ISBN: 0224017322 EAN: 9780224017329 Wharton, William Birdy
Términos de venta
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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Sobre el vendedor
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
melbourne, Victoria
Sobre 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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- Shelf Wear
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