The Far Country
by Shute, Nevil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Red cloth. Near fine copy without the dust jacket
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Melbourne London Toronto [Printed at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey]: Heinemann, 1952. First edition. [vi], 333 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Red cloth. Near fine copy without the dust jacket. First edition. [vi], 333 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Men at Work 16.1.a
Synopsis
A young English woman leaves her aging parents to visit friends living in the Australian outback. She falls in love, both with the country and with Carl, a doctor and Czech refugee. Brought together through dramatic encounters and strange twists of fate, their relationship hangs in the balance when Jennifer is called back to England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322876
- Title
- The Far Country
- Author
- Shute, Nevil
- Format/Binding
- [vi], 333 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Red cloth. Near fine copy without the dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne London Toronto [Printed at the Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey]
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- British | Australian
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