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Green Hand
by Beckwith, Lillian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hutchinson of London, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Douglas Hall -- Cover Art. Illustrated title page by Douglas Hall. Pale gray coloured endpapers. Blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, again by Douglas Hall, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The story of David Jones, a strictly bought up young Welshman, who signs on as a deckhand on a commercial fishing ship off the west coast of Scotland. It is the story of him going from a 'green hand' to a seasoned salt. softening of the back strip corners with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Age toning and scattered foxing to the text block edges with some foxing and offset tanning to the endpapers. There is an erasure mark to the top right hand corner of the three front endpaper. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Some small tears and creasing to the top edge and rubbing of the lower dustwrapper edge. Some stains to the rear panel is and foxing to the verso. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], 215, [3]pages.. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Douglas Hall -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Commercial Fishing; Scotland; Inventory No: 0122246. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122246
- Title
- Green Hand
- Author
- Beckwith, Lillian
- Illustrator
- Douglas Hall -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fishing, commercial, deckhand, Scotland, humour Literature & Literary; Commercial Fishing; Scotland; Douglas Hall -- Cover Art Unbranded Beckwith, Lillian Green Hand
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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