The Russia House
by Le Carre, John aka David Cornwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340505737
- ISBN 13
- 9780340505731
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Beige coloured cloth covered boards with blue coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with silver and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. A novel set during the third uncertain year of perestroika -- " In Moscow, Leningrad and London, on an island off the coast of Maine that belongs to the CIA, and in the very heart of Barley Blair himself, le Carre spins us not only as spies story and then anti-spy story, but an allegory of individual love pitched against corporate attitudes of habitual belligerence." -- from the front fold over blurb. Rubbing of the book edges with age toning and foxing of the text block edges. Light age toning of the pages stop Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a small chip to the lower edge of the back strip. The rear panel shows remnants of stickers to the top right hand corner. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352 pages, last 6 blank.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Espionage; ISBN: 0340505737. ISBN/EAN: 9780340505731. Inventory No: 0230128. . 9780340505731
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0230128
- Title
- The Russia House
- Author
- Le Carre, John aka David Cornwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340505737
- ISBN 13
- 9780340505731
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Novel, Espionage, Perestroika, Cold War Fiction; Fiction -- Espionage; Unbranded ISBN: 0340505737 EAN: 9780340505731 Le Carre, John aka David Cornwell The Russia House
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction -- Espionage;
Terms of Sale
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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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