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The Grass Is Always Greener
de Malcolm-Smith, George
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good Condition/Good
- Librería
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
The Shakespeare Head, London – New York – Sydney – Paris, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Frank Cowles. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings by Frank Cowles. Green coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Frank Cowles, with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Suffering from a monumental hangover Henry Sherman steps out of a shower and into another man's body and life – Baxter Oldershaw. To the surprise of Baxter Oldershaw's wife, secretary, friends and workmates, the easy-going persona of Henry Sherman, turns everything upside down. Softening and fading to the backstrip edges with bumping of the book corners and rubbing of the lower book edges. Some Roshan to the top edge of the rear book panel. Browning of the textblock edges and pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the front paste-down. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Heavy rubbing of the dustwrapper panels and sunning to the backstrip. Browning in staining to the verso of the dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 7-217, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Frank Cowles. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Humour; Inventory No: 0116845. .
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Detalles
- Librería
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 0116845
- Título
- The Grass Is Always Greener
- Autor
- Malcolm-Smith, George
- Ilustrador
- Frank Cowles
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- The Shakespeare Head
- Lugar de publicación
- London – New York – Sydney – Paris
- Fecha de publicación
- 1948
- Palabras clave
- BZDB2 Humour; Frank Cowles Unbranded Malcolm-Smith, George The Grass Is Always Greener
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Humour;
Términos de venta
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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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- 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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
