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Education of a Wandering Man (The Louis L'Amour Collection)
by L'Amour, Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0553063189
- ISBN 13
- 9780553063189
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Bantam Books, New York, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good Condition. Foreword by Daniel J. Boorstin, Bibliography. Sand coloured end pages. Brown coloured faux textured leather binding, with facsimile gilt embossed author signature to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. The author's autobiography. A little rubbing of the edges and panels. Age toning of the text book edges and pages. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - VII, [2], 2 - 232 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; 19th century; ISBN: 0553063189. ISBN/EAN: 9780553063189. Inventory No: 0129659. . 9780553063189
Synopsis
From his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an itinerant bare-knuckled prizefighter across small-town America, here is Louis L'Amour's memoir of his lifelong love affair with learning--from books, from yondering, and from some remarkable men and women--that shaped him as a storyteller and as a man. Like classic L'Amour fiction, Education of a Wandering Man mixes authentic frontier drama--such as the author's desperate efforts to survive a sudden two-day trek across the blazing Mojave desert--with true-life characters like Shanghai waterfront toughs, desert prospectors, and cowboys whom Louis L'Amour met while traveling the globe. At last, in his own words, this is a story of a one-of-a-kind life lived to the fullest . . . a life that inspired the books that will forever enable us to relive our glorious frontier heritage.From the Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129659
- Title
- Education of a Wandering Man (The Louis L'Amour Collection)
- Author
- L'Amour, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Imitation Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0553063189
- ISBN 13
- 9780553063189
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Autobiography, The Louis L'Amour Collection Biography & Autobiography; United States; 19th century; Unbranded ISBN: 0553063189 EAN: 9780553063189 L'Amour, Louis Education of a Wandering Man (The Louis L'Amour Collection)
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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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