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Blackstone's Fancy
by Falkirk, Richard
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0552095184
- ISBN 13
- 9780552095181
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Corgi Books, London, 1974. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Colour illustrated card cover with blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Edmund Blackstone was given unequivocal orders by his superior – "stamp out prize fighting". "An order, Blackstone reflected, that putting in somewhat of a predicament. For Blackstone had a young coloured boy under his management group could hit hard and would make a fine prizefighter – that is if he had any say in the boy's training – the Reinforce the law. He himself was breaking ... ?" -- from the rear panel blurb. Creasing to the book corners and to the front book edges. Heavy rubbing of the book panels with reading creases to the backstrip. Original prices has been blackened out with a black coloured marker, to lower rear edge. Browning of the textblock edges and pages. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 188, [4] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Boxing & Wrestling; England; 18th century; ISBN: 0552095184. ISBN/EAN: 9780552095181. Inventory No: 0116555. . 9780552095181
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0116555
- Title
- Blackstone's Fancy
- Author
- Falkirk, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0552095184
- ISBN 13
- 9780552095181
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Bow Street Runner, fiction, London, 18th century, prize fighting Fiction; Boxing & Wrestling; England; 18th century; Unbranded ISBN: 0552095184 EAN: 9780552095181 Falkirk, Richard Blackstone's Fancy
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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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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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