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Back of Sunset
by Cleary, Jon
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1959. Quite a lot odf creasing and some tears to edges of unclipped (original price 15 shillings) dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover bok. A novel set on a Flying Doctor station in the Western Australian outback, the story involves a doctor from Sydney on a working holiday having to take over after the resident doctor is injured. First edition, with date on title page and no other dates or printings shown. 320pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013043
- Title
- Back of Sunset
- Author
- Cleary, Jon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Flying-Doctors, John-Cleary, Novels-set-in-Western-Australia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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