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The Strangled Cry: and Other Unparliamentary Papers
by Strachey, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Bodley Head, London, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Preface by author. Dark rose coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. "All these "unparliamentary papers", as Mr Strachey describes them, "unparliamentary" both in the sense that they are notably outspoken and that their concert and is directly with the life and at times rather than with the author's professional work as an MP and a privy councillor." -- rear fold over blurb. Minor rubbing of the book corners and back strip edges. Faint offset tanning to the end pages with age toning of the text block edges and pages. A gift inscription dated 1962 on the verso of the front free end page. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with a few closed tears to the top dustwrapper edge. Sunning of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256 pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Inventory No: 0222004. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0222004
- Title
- The Strangled Cry: and Other Unparliamentary Papers
- Author
- Strachey, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BZDB2 essays, biographical essays, war Reporting Essays & Literary Criticism; Unbranded Strachey, John The Strangled Cry: and Other Unparliamentary Papers
Terms of Sale
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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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- Verso
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