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the Romany Stain
by Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
William Heinemann, London, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Walter Jack Duncan. 500 g; XII, 273, (3) pages, in original green cloth covered boards, faded on the spine section, with a 0.5 inch tear at the top of the spine. Minor bumping of the corners, some darkening of the edges of the text block including the uncut front edge, ownership detail faded to sepia on the front free on page. Illustrated throughout with small black-and-white line drawings, that complement the contents. Contents -- A sea shell in Normandy, Slow gin, Baedeker fibbed , Wheels on Parnassus, The Benedictine style, The sense of significance, The Latin Quarter, The works of M. Chaix, A Paris crowd, Busses and trams, Julie, Petites annonces, An old house in Burgundy, A letter to Henry, Rewards -and fairies, A map of London, L'homme qui rit, Cure of souls, The full-grown poet, A coffee-bar, Between two chapters, A mirror for magistrates, A package, A birthday letter, etc Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Walter Jack Duncan. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 0236777. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0236777
- Title
- the Romany Stain
- Author
- Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
- Illustrator
- Walter Jack Duncan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- BZDB2 travels observances: Europe line, vineyards bicycles Paris literature Fable Travel & Places; Walter Jack Duncan Unbranded Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957 the Romany Stain
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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