The Perennial Collection - Empire of the Sun
by Ballard, J. G
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- F/F/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0007815441
- ISBN 13
- 9780007815449
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2008* Publisher: Harper Perennial for The Book People.* Binding and cover condition: Line drawn illustrated soft card covers with copper metallic spine and white title. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: B/w line drawn map to frontis.* Pages: 351 pp. text. xxxii pp. notes at rear.* Product Description:- The heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Based on J. G. Ballard's own childhood. 'A brilliant fusion of history, autobiography and imaginative speculation. An incredible literary achievement and almost intolerably moving.' Anthony Burgess.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st./1st. with minimal shelf wear.*
Synopsis
Midnight Runner is a novel by Jack Higgins published in 2002. It is his tenth Sean Dillon novel.
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4005
- Title
- The Perennial Collection - Empire of the Sun
- Author
- Ballard, J. G
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0007815441
- ISBN 13
- 9780007815449
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Place of Publication
- Lomdon UK 384
- Date Published
- 2008-02-04
- Size
- 12.8 x 2.4 x 19.6 cm
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