The Painted Queen
by Hesky, Olga
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Anthony Blond, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Ken Symonds -- Cover Art. short bibliography and author's note. Illustrated endpapers, being a family tree of the reigning houses of Israel and Judah. Red and blue marbled coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. " This is the story of Jezebel, who coming from a foreign land, married Ahab and served him and their children, the Kings Ahaziah and Jehoram, loyally until hotel bought it outside the walls of Jezreel" -- from the half title page. Faint reckoning of the top text block edge. Light foxing of the text block edges and bumping up to the top backstrip edge. A little rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and faint sunning to the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VI, 7-320 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ken Symonds -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Historical; Inventory No: 0108295. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0108295
- Title
- The Painted Queen
- Author
- Hesky, Olga
- Illustrator
- Ken Symonds -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Anthony Blond
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel -- Jezebel -- Old Testament Fiction; Fiction -- Historical; Ken Symonds -- Cover Art Unbranded Hesky, Olga The Painted Queen
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction -- Historical;
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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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