A Merry Dance around the World: The Best of Eric Newby
by Newby, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002556030
- ISBN 13
- 9780002556033
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers, London, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 800 g; VI, 282 pages, last two pages blank, indexed, 32 pages of black-and-white photography. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. There is a security device stuck to the verso of the rear fold over flap, ownership inscription on front end page, and the second last page has some grubby marks. "Here, in the selection from the best of his published writings, will learn how to clear a pig sty in a gale near Cape Horn; what it is like to row 1200 miles down the Ganges or live behind German lines in occupied Italy; how to brave address buyers in postwar Edinburgh and in the wilds of Mayfair; how to deal with equally terrifying conduct of servers on the trans-Siberian railway; and how to cycle around the island in what was optimistically described as summertime -- in fact it rained for five months" -- front fold over blurb Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Travel; ISBN: 0002556030. ISBN/EAN: 9780002556033. Inventory No: 0218901. . 9780002556033
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0218901
- Title
- A Merry Dance around the World: The Best of Eric Newby
- Author
- Newby, Eric
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002556030
- ISBN 13
- 9780002556033
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- BZDB2 GREAT BRITAIN BIOGRAPHY TRAVELERS AUTOBIOGRAPHY Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0002556030 EAN: 9780002556033 Newby, Eric A Merry Dance around the World: The Best of Eric Newby
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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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