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Speaking
by Burke, Janine
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0909104727
- ISBN 13
- 9780909104726
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Greenhouse Publications, Richmond, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. White coloured boards with blue coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with blue and ochre coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Five women look back over their lives in the 70s, "... recalling, sometimes with humour, sometimes with pain, their dreams of the future and the decisions that influenced it. While some of them risk the others retreated from, all now find themselves confronted with change that is both difficult and inevitable." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the lower book edges. The white of the boards have become somewhat discoloured. Browning of the textblock edges and pages. The underlying webbing, of the book, is visible between the free front end paper and half title page. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Some yellowing of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 321, [3] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0909104727. ISBN/EAN: 9780909104726. Inventory No: 0119745. . 9780909104726
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0119745
- Title
- Speaking
- Author
- Burke, Janine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0909104727
- ISBN 13
- 9780909104726
- Publisher
- Greenhouse Publications
- Place of Publication
- Richmond
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, women, 1970s, change, lives Literature & Literary; Unbranded ISBN: 0909104727 EAN: 9780909104726 Burke, Janine Speaking
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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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- Title Page
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