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The Children of Willesden Lane; Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love and Survival
by Golabek, Mona & Cohen, Lee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446527815
- ISBN 13
- 9780446527811
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Warner Books, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. acknowledgements and author's note. 1/4 rose coloured back strip with white coloured titles. 3/4 gray coloured boards. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip sepia toned photograph of author to the rear panel. The author's mother, Lisa, grew up the middle child of three daughters of a Jewish tailor and his wife. She was also a musical prodigy. But, this was Vienna 1939, and the shadow of Hitler was ever encroaching. Her parents placed Lisa (and her sisters) on the famed Kindertransport, which eventually ended in England, and, then to Willesden Lane home for displaced children. it was from this displaced children's home that Lisa grew into adulthood, keeping tight her love of music, as her mother bade her. This is her story as told by her daughter. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. A small mark to the lower edge of the front panel life rubbing of all panels. Browning of the text block edges and pages with gift inscription, which takes up the majority of the page, of the free front end page. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 272, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Holocaust; WW II; Music. ISBN: 0446527815. ISBN/EAN: 9780446527811. Inventory No: 0127694. . 9780446527811
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0127694
- Title
- The Children of Willesden Lane; Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love and Survival
- Author
- Golabek, Mona & Cohen, Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0446527815
- ISBN 13
- 9780446527811
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Mona Golabek, biography, pianist, Holocaust, Kindertransport, Vienna Biography & Autobiography; Holocaust; WW II; Music. Unbranded ISBN: 0446527815 EAN: 9780446527811 Golabek, Mona & Cohen, Lee The Children of Willesden Lane; Beyond the K
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Holocaust;
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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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