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Eclogues: Eight Stories
by Davenport, Guy
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0330284177
- ISBN 13
- 9780330284172
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Picador, London, 1984. First Edition. Softcover (Illustrated). Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with the occasional black-and-white drawing. Illustrated paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. These short stories the author has mixed myths and fable, with the inspiration from '' .... Plutarch, Montaigne, The Acts of the Apostles, Theokritos , and the daily newspaper."  from the rear panel blurb. Creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Tanning of the text block edges and pages. The outer edges of the reverse of the covers have become brown. Previous bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the rear panel. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 238, [8  further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; ISBN: 0330284177. ISBN/EAN: 9780330284172. Inventory No: 0130698. . 9780330284172
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0130698
- Title
- Eclogues: Eight Stories
- Author
- Davenport, Guy
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Illustrated)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330284177
- ISBN 13
- 9780330284172
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short stories, literature, Guy Davenport Literature & Literary; Short Stories; Illustrated Unbranded ISBN: 0330284177 EAN: 9780330284172 Davenport, Guy Eclogues: Eight Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
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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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