Random Harvest
by Hilton, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/G
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Melboune: MacMillan and Co., Ltd, 1941 VG-/G. 12mo. original green cloth gilt (rubbed a little spotted, mainly to spine and leaf edges,prev. owner's name to FFE) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & frayed, a little chipping at spine ends, splits to folds); pp. [vi (last blank)], 328. A good copy in the uncommon pictorial dustwrapper.. First Australian. Hard Cover. VG-/G.
Synopsis
Random Harvest is a novel written by James Hilton, first published in 1941. Like previous Hilton works, including Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips, the novel was immensely popular, placing second on The New York Times list of bestselling novels for the year. The novel was successfully adapted into a film of the same name in 1942 under the direction of Mervyn LeRoy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020792
- Title
- Random Harvest
- Author
- Hilton, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- G
- Edition
- First Australian
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Melboune
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- James Hilton Random Harvest Modern Literature First World War One shellshock
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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