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Worrals of the Islands; A Story of the War in the Pacific
by Johns, Capt W. E. (William Earle)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Stead. bound in light blue cloth over boards, black title to the spine and to the front panel. Traces of foxing to the front edge and top edge of the text block, ownership notation on the inside of the front cover traces of foxing to the top edge of the front cover. The book was made at the end of the war and the quality of the binding is softer than we are used to today, and the corners of the boards do not have the amount of reinforcements that it is usual. As such there is a slight curving of the corners, which is a natural consequence of the frugality imposed upon the publishers owing to the wartime shortages. One illustrations, the frontispiece in colour the other 12 illustrations back to back up published with a green wash, on slightly thin paper, so that there is the suggestion of the image from the other side being also visible. Set on an island south-east of Singapore, this is another story of Squadron Officer Joan Worralson "Worrals" WAAF. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Stead. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 0237615. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0237615
- Title
- Worrals of the Islands; A Story of the War in the Pacific
- Author
- Johns, Capt W. E. (William Earle)
- Illustrator
- Stead
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Biggles adventure World War II, Pacific, Japanese nurses Literature & Literary; Stead Unbranded Johns, Capt W. E. (William Earle) Worrals of the Islands; A Story of the War in the Pacific
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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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