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UNDER THE TABLECLOTH : Papas Looks at the Peninsula
by Papas, William, and Sussens, Aubrey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cape Town, South Africa: Masken Miller Limited, 1952. 72pp., b/white sketch-art frontispiece, and like art throughout, all by the talented William Papas. Book clean. Spine firm. Original brown cloth boards lightly bumped and splayed. A nondescript inscription on front pastedown, endpapers browned, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and sunned, clear tape on verso folds. "William Papas and Aubrey Sussens take the reader on a haphazard jaunt around Cape Town, stopping at out-of-the-way places to record momentary impressions or to transcribe an eavesdropped conversation . . . " The journey begins in the Malay Quarter and ends in Simonstown. Book weight approx. 360g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006598
- Title
- UNDER THE TABLECLOTH : Papas Looks at the Peninsula
- Author
- Papas, William, and Sussens, Aubrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Masken Miller Limited
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NOISBN, TRAVEL AND DESCRIPTION, SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE TOWN,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration;
Terms of Sale
Diversity Books, IOBA
Diversity Books - Terms of Sale: All PRICES quoted are in Australian DOLLARS. Books may be returned within seven days of receipt if found to be incorrectly described. Australian buyers: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and direct deposit to Commonwealth Bank account. International buyers: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express. International buyers have the choice of FAST AIRMAIL [approx.3-10 business days, depending on destination]or STANDARD AIRMAIL [approx. 10-25 business days, depending on destination] Please EMAIL regarding ARTICLE FOR SALE, AVAILABILITY, PAYMENT and POSTAGE/HANDLING OPTIONS.
About the Seller
Diversity Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Korumburra, Victoria
About Diversity Books, IOBA
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