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Gerald's Party
by Coover, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0434142905
- ISBN 13
- 9780434142903
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
William Heinemann, London, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Red coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip The story of a "... gathering of friends that begins ordinarily enough – or sorrow boards seem – but which soon proves to be a night none of them will ever forget. What Cooper has in store fit guest is part murder mystery, part domestic drama, part meditation on the nature of Time, theatre and Life as Theatre and Love (and its sorrows)." -- from front fold over panel blurb. Softening to the back strip edges with browning to the text block edges and pages. Tape residue can be seen to the endpapers and a previous owner has blocked out their name using "whiteout", to the top right hand corner of the free front endpaper. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316, [4] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0434142905. ISBN/EAN: 9780434142903. Inventory No: 0122052. . 9780434142903
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122052
- Title
- Gerald's Party
- Author
- Coover, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0434142905
- ISBN 13
- 9780434142903
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, party, murder mystery, Theatre, domestic drama Literature & Literary; Unbranded ISBN: 0434142905 EAN: 9780434142903 Coover, Robert Gerald's Party
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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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