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Knockout Fun Book 1955 " I'll Have the Lot !
by Various
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Amalgamated Press, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 190 pages. Coloured illustrated frontispiece, being a reproduction of J. C. Dollmans' painting " The Hunter ". The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white illustrations, games, and cartoon strips. Illustrated front cover, showing Frank Richards' creation, Billy Bunter, ordering a meal, with yellow and black writing on the front panel. Green cloth spine. An activity book for children ( with a claim of for boys ) from 1955. Includes short stories by Frank Richards and his Greyfriars crew the first called " Billy Bunter -- Not Guilty ", a Sexton Blake story by John Drummond plus much more. Fun read from the past. Rubbing to all edges of the book, with underlying board visible to the rear front fore edge. Insect damage to the spine and rubbing to the rear book panel. A few marks to the front panel. Browning and foxing to the text block edge. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and there is little foxing to the internal pages as well. Gift inscription to top edge of the front paste down. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; Children's Books; Illustrated -- Childrens Books; fiction -- adolescent; Inventory No: 0104885. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0104885
- Title
- Knockout Fun Book 1955 " I'll Have the Lot !
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Amalgamated Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Children's Activity Book -- 1955, Knockout Fun Book Children; Children's Books; Illustrated -- Childrens Books; fiction -- adolescent; Unbranded Various Knockout Fun Book 1955 " I'll Have the Lot !
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction -- Adolescent; Illustrated -- Childrens Books; Children's Books;
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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