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Pedals, Politics & People
by Opperman, Hubert (H.F.) 'Oppy'
- Used
- fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0909918090
- ISBN 13
- 9780909918095
- Seller
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Nobby Beach, Queensland
Item Price
$513.31
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About This Item
Sydney: Haldane Publishing, 1977. 511pp, index, bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear, 8mm tear at bottom of rear jacket panel, very light rubbing to jacket folds. SIGNED 'Best Wishes Hubert Opperman Oppy' on front free endpaper. Scarce autobiography of Australia's great cyclist and Olympian, Hubert Opperman, known as 'Oppy'. As well as his unparallelled cycling career Oppy served in Federal Government as Member for Corio, and as Australian representative to Malta. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032824
- Title
- Pedals, Politics & People
- Author
- Opperman, Hubert (H.F.) 'Oppy'
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0909918090
- ISBN 13
- 9780909918095
- Publisher
- Haldane Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Sir Hubert Opperman Autobiography Cycling Olympics Olypian Bicycle Politics Malta Australia Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australiana & NZ; Biography; Signed; Sport Inc. Hunting, Fishing & Games;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Lawrence Jones
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Lawrence Jones
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Nobby Beach, Queensland
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I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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