The Back of Beyond
by Edmund Snell
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
London: Philip Allan, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Good. The story of two British men running a plantation in Borneo and falling out over accusations of cheating. At least one reviewer has claimed that the book has echoes of Conrad. Unusually,for the time, the author's respect for Bornean culture is more pronounced than most of his contemporaries. Good Hardback. First Edition 255 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is stained in places. There is a previous owner's name written on the inside front cover. A previous owner has corrected in light pencil perceived errors in transliterating non-English words at various points in the book. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML5051
- Title
- The Back of Beyond
- Author
- Edmund Snell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Philip Allan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Boreno - English Language Fiction - Colonial
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About the Seller
The Penang Bookshelf
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.