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Several Strangers: Writing from Three Decades
by Tomalin, Claire
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670885673
- ISBN 13
- 9780670885671
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Viking, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Black coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Black-and-white photographic dustwrapper with white and pale blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. During her career, the author, has been literary biographer, publisher, critic, journalist and broadcaster. This book covers her 30 year career and dabbles in all aspects of her literary life. Rubbing to the book corners and to the back strip edges. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages. The front hinge has cracked between the half title page and title page. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge and rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - VIII, [2], 3 - 247, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Britain/UK; ISBN: 0670885673. ISBN/EAN: 9780670885671. Inventory No: 0123549. . 9780670885671
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0123549
- Title
- Several Strangers: Writing from Three Decades
- Author
- Tomalin, Claire
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670885673
- ISBN 13
- 9780670885671
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Claire Tomalin, essays, busy criticism, biography, feminism, journalist, broadcaster Essays & Literary Criticism; Britain/UK; Unbranded ISBN: 0670885673 EAN: 9780670885671 Tomalin, Claire Several Strangers: Writing from Three Decades
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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