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Frank Harris
by Brome, Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Cassell, London, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 500 g; X, 246pp., list of illustrations, foreword by author, bibliography and index. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, showing "A Portrait of Frank Harris in 1895, painted by Sir William Rothenstein". The text is illustrated with seven black-and-white illustrations/photographs. Red coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing engraved version of frontispiece, with yellow background and black writing on the front panel and spine. Apart from a slight darkening of the edges of the pages and the dust jacket panels, and a 0.5 inch split at the top right-hand corner of the rear panel of the dust jacket, the book shows no signs of damage. Biography of 19th Century Literary tycoon and Editor, who helped launch great names such as Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, Bernard Shaw and others. Frank Harris was also the author of one of Victorian/Edwardian England's most notorious pornographic books -- "My Life and Loves". . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Erotica; 19th Century; Inventory No: 0224422. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0224422
- Title
- Frank Harris
- Author
- Brome, Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Frank Harris -- Biography, 19th Century Editor -- Literary Critic, 19th Century Litertaure Biography & Autobiography; Erotica; 19th Century; Unbranded Brome, Vincent Frank Harris
- Bookseller catalogs
- Erotica; 19th Century;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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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