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H. G. Wells; A Biography
by Brome, Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Longmans, Green & Co, London . New York . Toronto, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. preface by author, appendix, bibliography, books and pamphlets by H. /G. Wells, sources of main quotations and index. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, of H. G. Wells. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The first biography of H. G. Wells after his death in 1946. Softening of the head and of the hill of the backstrip and rubbing to the lower book edges. The spine is quite severely cold. Browning and foxing to the endpapers. Offset tanning, browning and foxing to the endpapers and the foxing is to the first few pages and last few pages of the book. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower left-hand corner of the free front end paper, and previous owners name to the top edge of the same page. Chipping it to the dustwrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the backstrip. Fading to the backstrip and a few small closed tears to the top dustwrapper edge. A small piece missing from the lower edge of the front dustwrapper panel. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges and creases. Sunning to the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10] 255, [1] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 0114705. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0114705
- Title
- H. G. Wells; A Biography
- Author
- Brome, Vincent
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London . New York . Toronto
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- BZDB2 H. G. Wells, biography, science fiction, history Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. Photographic Unbranded Brome, Vincent H. G. Wells; A Biography
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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