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The Voyage of Their Life; the Story of the SS DERNA and its passengers
by Armstrong, Diane
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0732268680
- ISBN 13
- 9780732268688
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Flamingo -- HarperCollins Imprint, Sydney, 2001. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: photographic. Acknowledgements, passenger list, index of names and select bibliography. The text is illustrated with two, 16 pages each, of black-and-white photographs. Photographic paperback binding with white and dark brown coloured titles to the front panel and light blue and white coloured titles to the back strip. Photograph of author to the verso of the front panel. The author came out to Australia with her parents on the ship of the title when she was 9 years old. Like a detective said she concludes, she has managed to locate over 100 of the passengers who shared the trip. Through their recollections of memorabilia, as well as archival documents, she is recreated the Voyager traced what became of their hopes and dreams. The result is a unique portrayal of a migrant ship and its passengers. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the cover edges and panels. Browning of the text block edges and pages. First softcover edition. Size: Trade Paperback. XII, 484 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; ISBN: 0732268680. ISBN/EAN: 9780732268688. Inventory No: 0289157. . 9780732268688
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289157
- Title
- The Voyage of Their Life; the Story of the SS DERNA and its passengers
- Author
- Armstrong, Diane
- Illustrator
- photographic
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0732268680
- ISBN 13
- 9780732268688
- Publisher
- Flamingo -- HarperCollins Imprint
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- BZDB2 refugees displaced persons travel Australia Europe World War II Nostalgia History; photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0732268680 EAN: 9780732268688 Armstrong, Diane The Voyage of Their Life; the Story of the SS DERNA and its passengers
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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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