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The Raft of the Medusa
by Vercors
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0841500746
- ISBN 13
- 9780841500747
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The McCall Publishing Company, New York, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. 1/4 black cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 red coloured boards with gilt illustration to the lower right hand corner of the front panel.. Illustrated dustwrapper with orange and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. The death of the French left-wing writer, Frederic Legrand, has shocked the French literary world. Among a Paris psychiatrists' papers is a dossier on Frederic, and the contents of that dossier is the subject of this book.... Softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Browning of the textblock edges and pages. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing and signing also present. Staining to the verso of the dustwrapper, lower edge. First English Translation. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 185, [3] pages.. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Deckled Front Edge (rough cut). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; France; Psychology & Psychiatry. ISBN: 0841500746. ISBN/EAN: 9780841500747. Inventory No: 0118903. . 9780841500747
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0118903
- Title
- The Raft of the Medusa
- Author
- Vercors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0841500746
- ISBN 13
- 9780841500747
- Publisher
- The McCall Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, France, psychiatry Literature & Literary; France; Psychology & Psychiatry. Unbranded ISBN: 0841500746 EAN: 9780841500747 Vercors The Raft of the Medusa
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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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- Rubbing
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