Ballantine Books, New York, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Colour illustrated card cover with red and pink coloured titles to the front panel and pink and yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. Yellow coloured tint to the textbook edges. The Beach of Falesa was a screenplay written by Dylan Thomas, based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson Â– a sinister study of evil set against the lush beauty of the Pacific. This book, as the rear panel blurb states "... For book publication, Thomas prepared the screenplay in reading form, adding descriptions and connecting the dialogue with narrative passages." Creasing to the book corners with A little chipping to the backstrip edges. Rubbing and sunning to the book panels with browning of the pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the half title page. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [4, 5-158, [2 Â– further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Antarctica; Inventory No: 0117667. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0117667
Title: The Beach of Falesa; based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson
Author: Thomas, Dylan
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: BZDB2 literature, screenplay, Robert Louis Stevenson, evil, Pacific Literature & Literary; Antarctica; Unbranded Thomas, Dylan The Beach of Falesa; based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson

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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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