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The Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern Thought
by Bullock, Alan and Woodings, R.B -- Editors . with the assistance of John Cumming
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Fontana Paperbacks, London, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. preface and introduction by editors, editors' note and list of contributors. Plain text cover with blue coloured background with green, white and light blue coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. A listing, alphabetically, of over 2000 lives, from over 60 subject fields, who, through their work, added to the understanding of the thought and culture of the 20th century. Minor creasing of the top right hand corner of the front panel with a large triangular crease to the lower right-hand corner of the same panel. Rubbing of the book edges and panels. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Size: Large Format Paperback. XXVI, 868 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Philosophy. Inventory No: 0287983. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287983
- Title
- The Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern Thought
- Author
- Bullock, Alan and Woodings, R.B -- Editors . with the assistance of John Cumming
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Fontana Paperbacks
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Philosophy -- Modern Thought -- 20th-Century -- Cultural Studies -- Companion Biography & Autobiography; Philosophy. Unbranded Bullock, Alan and Woodings, R.B -- Editors . with the assistance of John Cumming The Fontana Biographical Companion
- Bookseller catalogs
- philosophy;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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