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The Sons of Avrom
by Ikor, Roger
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Dark red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles and embossed illustrations to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Translated from the original French by Leonard Friedman and Maxwell Singer. This is a novel of scope and Satcher on a jolt theme, which yet has a special interest in today's confused world. It is a chronicle of 3 generations of a Jewish family which flared the czarist Russian pogroms in quest of religious tolerance in the early parts of the century. Rubbing of the back strip edges and of the book corners with some softening of the back strip edges also present. Some age toning of the text block edges and lighter age toning of the pages. Some marks to the text block edges. The dustjacket has a 0.75 inch tear central to the bottom edge of the rear panel, and a 0.5 inch tear with associated creasing and chipping at the top left of the spine section. Slight rubbing of the bottom edge of the jacket around the spine. Fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 384 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0229035. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0229035
- Title
- The Sons of Avrom
- Author
- Ikor, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- BZDB2 French, translated, prix Goncourt, Literature, Jewish family – three generations, Russia-France Literature & Literary; Unbranded Ikor, Roger The Sons of Avrom
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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- Jacket
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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