Camellia quest
by Waterhouse E. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Ure Smith, Sydney, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Adrian Feint & Paul Jones. the clear glassine protective wrapper has faded and crumbled for the whole length of the spine, the dust jacket underneath has some slight traces of foxing to the top edges, offset tanning of the front and rear endpapers, foxing Mark 2 inches from the bottom edge on the front edge of the text block, scattered small foxing spots on the top edge of the front paste down. This edition is limited to 550 copies of which 500 for sale and signed by the author and artist – No. 283, followed by three signatures in ink. Frontispiece plate chipped in, as is the second plaintiff opposite page 30, followed by eight other tipped in plates, of which four are reproduced in monotone. there is one other illustration on page 14, a pen drawing Adam Feint. Limited / Numbered. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). 54 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Adrian Feint & Paul Jones. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Gardening. Inventory No: 0285610. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0285610
- Title
- Camellia quest
- Author
- Waterhouse E. G
- Illustrator
- Adrian Feint & Paul Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ure Smith
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Camellia artwork limited-edition Australia Art & Design; Gardening. Adrian Feint & Paul Jones Unbranded Waterhouse E. G. Camellia quest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
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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