The Attack on the Mill and Three Sketches of War by Emile Zola; with an Essay on the Short Stories of M. Zola by Edmund Gosse
by Zola, Emile (jacket art by Dudley Jarrett)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Book No.336) nd (c.1930) 12mo 188pp, 1930 Near Fine original maroon linen boards, gilt titles & design, internally fine throughout, an unread copy, in VG DW, slightly deteriorated at spine edge by insects, with wrap-around jacket art by Dudley Jarrett. Very Scarce in this edition with dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- N & A Smiles
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12201
- Title
- The Attack on the Mill and Three Sketches of War by Emile Zola; with an Essay on the Short Stories of M. Zola by Edmund Gosse
- Author
- Zola, Emile (jacket art by Dudley Jarrett)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Book No.336) nd (c.1930) 12mo 188pp
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- ROMANCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- War Novels;
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N & A Smiles
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About the Seller
N & A Smiles
Biblio member since 2005
Kellerberrin, Western Australia
About N & A Smiles
We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Drop in for a browse and cup of coffee.
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- ND
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- Fine
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- VG
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