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The Quiet Road to Death
by Radley, Sheila ( Robinson, Sheila)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 068418124X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684181240
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Scribner & Sons, New York, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered back with silver coloured titles. 3/4 black coloured boards. Illustrated dustwrapper with black, red and white coloured titles to the front panel and red and white coloured titles to the back strip. The fourth DOUGLAS QUANTRILL and HILARY LLOYD (Detective Chief Inspector, CID; Sergeant - Breckham Market, East Anglia, England ) novel retitled for the American market from Blood on the Happy Highway. Rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners. There is a slight cock of the spine. Age toning and faint foxing to the text block edges. Very light age toning of the pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the panels and of the edges – most noticeable to the rear panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 190 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 068418124X. ISBN/EAN: 9780684181240. Inventory No: 0205872. . 9780684181240
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0205872
- Title
- The Quiet Road to Death
- Author
- Radley, Sheila ( Robinson, Sheila)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 068418124X
- ISBN 13
- 9780684181240
- Publisher
- Scribner & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Crime, Series, Inspector Quantrill Mystery - no. 4 Crime Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 068418124X EAN: 9780684181240 Radley, Sheila ( Robinson, Sheila) The Quiet Road to Death
Terms of Sale
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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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