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The Children: A Personal Record for the Use of Adoptive Parents
by De Hartog, Jan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Ordinary
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Ordinary. preface by author and three appendices. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. Bright blue boards with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and slightly to the top book corners. Shelfwear and discolouration to both the top and bottom book edges. The red of the top paper edges has faded. A few handling marks to the end papers. Plain text dust wrapper, with Oriental writing interspersed with children scribbling of green and blue against the dark blue background and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The dust wrapper is rubbed and a little faded. There is a 1.5 " tear to the top front dustwrapper edge and both the top and bottom and edges are slightly rubbed and crinkled. Rubbing to the dustwrapper corners. The back panel is rubbed and quite grubby. The remains of a sticker can be seen on the front fold over, lower right-hand corner. The story of the author and his wife, who in middle-aged found themselves the adoptive parents of two young Korean children. This is a book about not only their experiences but the experiences of other people who have adopted interracially. Book put out in the late 1960s. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XVIII, 268 pages, last 3 blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Parenting & Childcare. Inventory No: 0103277. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0103277
- Title
- The Children: A Personal Record for the Use of Adoptive Parents
- Author
- De Hartog, Jan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Ordinary
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Adoption -- Interracial -- Guide for Parents Biography & Autobiography; Parenting & Childcare. Unbranded De Hartog, Jan The Children: A Personal Record for the Use of Adoptive Parents
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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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