To Asmara
by Keneally, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446515426
- ISBN 13
- 9780446515429
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Warner Books, New York, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. includes a map. 1/4 cream coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 beige coloured boards and end pages. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with brown and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Small black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. For years Westerners have been drawn to Africa  awesomely beautiful, and, where man's most noble and base acts often happen simultaneously. The outward reasons for going to Africa for Westerners may have changed but the inner reasons are still the same stop This book is the story of " ... an alien naked Western journalist and his search for his soul across Africa's war-tormented Horn, and of the proud Eritrean men and women who sphere struggle to preserve their remarkable society entitles them to justly claim that this land with their blood and for their dreams."  from the front fold over panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book edges with a few grubby marks visible to the back strip. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels with fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (10), 292 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0446515426. ISBN/EAN: 9780446515429. Inventory No: 0232599. . 9780446515429
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0232599
- Title
- To Asmara
- Author
- Keneally, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0446515426
- ISBN 13
- 9780446515429
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- BZDB2 novel, Africa, Eritrea Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 0446515426 EAN: 9780446515429 Keneally, Thomas To Asmara
Terms of Sale
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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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