Hit and Run
by Phipson, Joan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0454009054
- ISBN 13
- 9780454009057
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
North Ryde, NSW: Methuen, 1986 VG-/VG+. 8vo. original beige boards (discreet ex-library with small rsms to leaf edges and title page, bookplate to verso FFE, tiny stub of label & pocket to rear endpapers, otherwise clean & bright) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed, spine faint label); pp. 118. A very good reading copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/VG+.
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Details
- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 018642
- Title
- Hit and Run
- Author
- Phipson, Joan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0454009054
- ISBN 13
- 9780454009057
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Place of Publication
- North Ryde, NSW
- Date Published
- 1986
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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