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Aldyth's Dream
by Kopsen, D. B. (Dorothy Blaxland)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Not Stated (Printed by The Bridge Printery Pty. Ltd.), Sydney, No date. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and green coloured titles to the front panel. A series of 7 short stories by this by this Australian author, the book comprising of: – Aldyth's Dream or The Puritan Maid, (p. [7]-30) Garthlands : A Story of a Strange Happening, (p. [31]-49) A Far Country : A Fantasy, p. [45]-59) The Bet ,(p. [51]-59) Our Neighbours, (p. [61]-70) The Rocky Headland, (p. [71]-84) The Forged Notes or Julie's Cave, (p. [85]-109). There is no visible publication date, but the majority of the short stories were written in the early part of the 1950s. Rubbing to the book corners and backstrip edges. The spine has a slight cock. Some dark marks to the front board with Browning and very faint foxing of the textblock edges. Offset tanning, light foxing and browning to the endpapers with age toning of the pages. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels with the rear panel showing some grubby marks. There is a 1.5" tear to the lower right-hand corner of the rear panel and there is another smaller tear to the lower edge of the same panel. A small split to the top and bottom fold over corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8-109, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Inventory No: 0116189. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0116189
- Title
- Aldyth's Dream
- Author
- Kopsen, D. B. (Dorothy Blaxland)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Not Stated (Printed by The Bridge Printery Pty. Ltd.)
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, short stories, 1950s, Australian, woman writer Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Unbranded Kopsen, D. B. (Dorothy Blaxland) Aldyth's Dream
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
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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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- Chipping
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