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GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
by Hobson, Laura Z
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell & Co., 1948. 239pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head and heel. Plain khaki-coloured cloth boards nominally bumped on foredge corners, else very good. Textblock mildly flecked on edges and several leaves, else good. Illustrated (Gregory Peck, still from the 20th Century Fox film based on this novel) dustjacket has original price-sticker to front flap, edgewear, a closed tear, nipped corners and abraded folds. An outspoken book on a difficult subject: Philip Schuyler Green comes to New York, as a staff writer for a great liberal weekly, "Smith's Magazine". Noted for his previous articles on coal miners, his first assignment in his new job is writing a series of articles on anti-Semitism . . . Book weight approx. 255g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus (U.K.).. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011954
- Title
- GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
- Author
- Hobson, Laura Z
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Thus (U.K.).
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- FICTION, MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, ANTI-SEMITISM, HOBSON, LAURA Z.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction General;
Terms of Sale
Diversity Books, IOBA
Diversity Books - Terms of Sale: All PRICES quoted are in Australian DOLLARS. Books may be returned within seven days of receipt if found to be incorrectly described. Australian buyers: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and direct deposit to Commonwealth Bank account. International buyers: We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express. International buyers have the choice of FAST AIRMAIL [approx.3-10 business days, depending on destination]or STANDARD AIRMAIL [approx. 10-25 business days, depending on destination] Please EMAIL regarding ARTICLE FOR SALE, AVAILABILITY, PAYMENT and POSTAGE/HANDLING OPTIONS.
About the Seller
Diversity Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Korumburra, Victoria
About Diversity Books, IOBA
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Leaves
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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