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Betty & Co
by Turner, Ethel ( Aka Ethel Sibyl/Mary BURWELL, later TURNER, Mrs CURLEWIS ) 1870 – 1958
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ward Lock and Co limited, London & Melbourne, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Arthur Buckland & J MacFarlane & Francis Evans etc. there is a presentation plate from the Presbyterian Sunday School at Morwell dated 1903 and presented to Genna Rintoull. in addition to the title story, the book includes the stories Thomas, If Not the Rose, Caesar's birthday, a rogue locomotive, and the museum at Koonawarra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 309, [1], [10] pages in original blind stamped and gold filled cloth covered boards, slightly rubbed at the head and tail of the spine, with age-related darkening and foxing of the edges of the pages. There is no damage to describe. The tissue guard is clean. An exceptional copy for its age.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Arthur Buckland & J MacFarlane & Francis Evans etc. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; children. Inventory No: 0250797. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0250797
- Title
- Betty & Co
- Author
- Turner, Ethel ( Aka Ethel Sibyl/Mary BURWELL, later TURNER, Mrs CURLEWIS ) 1870 – 1958
- Illustrator
- Arthur Buckland & J MacFarlane & Francis Evans etc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ward Lock and Co limited
- Place of Publication
- London & Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- BZDB2 rentoul novel Literature & Literary; children. Arthur Buckland & J MacFarlane & Francis Evans etc Unbranded Turner, Ethel ( Aka Ethel Sibyl/Mary BURWELL, later TURNER, Mrs CURLEWIS ) 1870 – 1958 Betty & Co
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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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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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