Down Under
by Bryson, Bill
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 038540817X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385408172
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2000. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038540817X . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, pages lightly tanned.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Signed publisher's bookplate laid in (not signed in book); Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 319 pages; "Now he has traveled across the world and all the way Down Under to Australia, a shockingly under-discovered country with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on the planet. Down Under is his report on what he found there--a deliciously funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance by a writer who combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21574
- Title
- Down Under
- Author
- Bryson, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 038540817X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385408172
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- 038540817X, Travel, down under, Australia
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRAVEL;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Good+
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- Shelf Wear
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