The Rhythm of the Shoe
by Erikson, Hans
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Jacaranda Press, Brisbane, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 122 pages. The text is illustrated with eight black-and-white photographs. Aqua coloured boards with white coloured backstrip with aqua coloured titles. Bumping to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Rubbing along the lower book edges with Browning to the textblock edges and internal text. Offset tanning to the endpapers. Illustrated dust wrapper, showing a man playing a violin with a line of playing cards behind him, against a black background with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the backstrip edges and book corners. Rubbing to the dustwrapper panels and along the dustwrapper creases. Staining to the verso of the dustwrapper. The autobiography of the author who left Sweden to sail the seas and ended up in Australia and then went exploring. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Australia; Inventory No: 0112499. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0112499
- Title
- The Rhythm of the Shoe
- Author
- Erikson, Hans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Jacaranda Press
- Place of Publication
- Brisbane
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Hans Erickson -- Autobiography, Travel Writing -- Australia Biography & Autobiography; Travel; Australia; Unbranded Erikson, Hans The Rhythm of the Shoe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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
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