The Things They Do to You (Humorbooks )
by O'Grady, John
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Humorbooks Ure Smith, Sydney, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: 'Wep'. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by 'Wep'. Colour illustrated card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and green, black and red coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear book panel. When a tropical illness landed the author in a Sydney hospital, he found the funnybone in being done over by experts in indescribable ways, and as the half title page states " ... this is the record of the friends and enemas he encountered there; of what he went through, and what went through him." Humourbooks  H 22. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Reading creases to the backstrip. Browning of the textblock edges and of the pages. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [12], 13-208 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: 'Wep'. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Humour; Australia; Medicine & Health. Inventory No: 0116477. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0116477
- Title
- The Things They Do to You (Humorbooks )
- Author
- O'Grady, John
- Illustrator
- 'Wep'
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Humorbooks Ure Smith
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Hospital, Sydney, tropical illness, patients, Humour, Humorbooks  H 22 Humour; Australia; Medicine & Health. 'Wep' Unbranded O'Grady, John The Things They Do to You (Humorbooks )
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humour;
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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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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 12mo
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Edges
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