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Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
by Winchester, Simon
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0008196966
- ISBN 13
- 9780008196967
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
William Collins, London, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic & Maps. List of maps and illustrations, Prologue, The Lonely Sea and the Sky, acknowledgements, note on sources, bibliography and index. At the beginning of the text there is a double page map showing the Pacific region stop the text is illustrated with black and white photography and maps. Photographic paperback binding with red, black and blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip Beginning with the Bikini hydrogen bomb tests in the 1950s the author focuses on 10 key moments in recent history of the Pacific and the country subordinate. The rich mix of stories in the book includes the birth of the electronics revolution in Japan, the surfing culture in California, the role of Australia in the Pacific story and the unstoppable rise of China to global economic superpower. – Rear panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels; with light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Full number line. Size: Trade Paperback. XVI, 496 pages indexed, with bibliography, and illustrated with black-and-white photographs & maps in the text. The only damage is that the front panel has a crease.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic & Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0008196966. ISBN/EAN: 9780008196967. Inventory No: 0286167. . 9780008196967
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286167
- Title
- Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
- Author
- Winchester, Simon
- Illustrator
- Photographic & Maps
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0008196966
- ISBN 13
- 9780008196967
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Pacific Ocean sociology culture history renal file ring of fire History; Sociology & Culture. Photographic & Maps Unbranded ISBN: 0008196966 EAN: 9780008196967 Winchester, Simon Pacific: The Ocean of the Future
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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