The Slow Natives
by Thea Astley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Angus & Robertson Publishers, Australia, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 210pp, 8vo, cloth, minimal to none shelf wear, dust jacket price clipped, insect worn on folds and top edge, in protective cover, a very nice copy. Collectable condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2180. .
Synopsis
The Slow Natives (1965) is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley, the first of her record number of four wins. It also won the 1965 Moomba Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BOOKNEST (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2180
- Title
- The Slow Natives
- Author
- Thea Astley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- BZDB291 The Slow Natives
Terms of Sale
BOOKNEST
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
BOOKNEST
Biblio member since 2015
Prahran, Victoria
About BOOKNEST
Book selling for us was the natural result of bookcollecting of the past 30 years. Running out of room and in order to keep our hobby going we have to pass some on to you, so we can make room for new editions.Our collection of nearly 80000 volumes will eventually make its way into the inventory program. You are welcome to inquire on any subject that you are interested and we believe that we should be able to help you.Our love for the book both as an object of art or as a tool of knowledge will always guide us, and keep our customers happyCheersTheo Kolliniatis
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...