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The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh
by Rashleigh, Ralph [Tucker, James]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London, 1953. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. foreword by Colin Roderick. Illustrated end pages showing a map of Port Jackson and its environs approximately 1828. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The story of a man transported to the colony of Botany Bay, and of the privations faced and punishments meted out, in short, a tale of survival under extreme conditions. The book is showing its age and use. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with bumping of the book corners – the underlying board is visible. Cocking of the spine. Sunning of the back strip and to the edges of the front panel. Rubs, stains and marks to the book panels. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and there is lighter tanning of the pages. Some marking of the text from a previous owner. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 350 pages, two pages of advertisements in two pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Australia; 19th century; Inventory No: 0123078. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0123078
- Title
- The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh
- Author
- Rashleigh, Ralph [Tucker, James]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Convicts, Transportation, Novel, Australia, Penal Colony, Literature Literature & Literary; Australia; 19th century; Unbranded Rashleigh, Ralph [Tucker, James] The Adventures of Ralph Rashleigh
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
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
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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