Mountains and Molehills: All Recollections of a Burnt Journal with illustrations by the Author
by Marryat, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0809439980
- ISBN 13
- 9780809439980
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia, 1982. First Edition. Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: The Author. 850 g; pp. [iv], xii, 444 (last blank), [4](colophon & blanks); 8 coloured plates, 18 illustrations; original full leather, gilt; all edges gilt; originally London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 [Alexandria, Time-Life Books, 1982]. Published in "Classics of the Old West" series. Frank Marryat, the author of "Borneo and the Eastern Archipelago", was an Englishman, the son of Captain Frederick Marryat, and travelled twice to San Francisco where he contracted yellow fever. He died, probably from the residual effects of this fever, in 1855, aged only 29. The book shows no faults. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: The Author. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0809439980. ISBN/EAN: 9780809439980. Inventory No: 0223020. . 9780809439980
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0223020
- Title
- Mountains and Molehills: All Recollections of a Burnt Journal with illustrations by the Author
- Author
- Marryat, Frank
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0809439980
- ISBN 13
- 9780809439980
- Publisher
- Time-Life Books
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- BZDB2 California, Gold Rush, Facsimile Fiction; The Author Unbranded ISBN: 0809439980 EAN: 9780809439980 Marryat, Frank Mountains and Molehills: All Recollections of a Burnt Journal with illustrations by the Author
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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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