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The Chimera
by Vassalli, Sabstiano
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002711907
- ISBN 13
- 9780002711906
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harper Collins -- Harvill, London, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper blue, white and black coloured titles to the front panel and to to the back strip. Black and white coloured photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. The Strega Prize winning novel about a girl tortured by the Inquisition as a witch. Translated from the Italian by Patrick Creagh. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with light age toning of the text block edges. Some marks to the free front end page stop A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VI, 314 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Witchcraft; Fiction -- Italian; ISBN: 0002711907. ISBN/EAN: 9780002711906. Inventory No: 0204400. . 9780002711906
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0204400
- Title
- The Chimera
- Author
- Vassalli, Sabstiano
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002711907
- ISBN 13
- 9780002711906
- Publisher
- Harper Collins -- Harvill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Witchcraft, Italy, The Inquisition, literature, Strega Prize Winner Literature & Literary; Witchcraft; Fiction -- Italian; Unbranded ISBN: 0002711907 EAN: 9780002711906 Vassalli, Sabstiano The Chimera
- Bookseller catalogs
- Witchcraft; Fiction -- Italian;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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- Gilt
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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