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Hungry Men
by Anderson, Edward
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0140073744
- ISBN 13
- 9780140073744
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, London, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. This American classic is the unforgettable story of people trapped in the social catastrophe of the Great Depression. Edward Anderson brilliantly depicts the life of Acel Stecker, an unemployed musician who is constantly on the road, willing to do virtually anything to survive. As he follows Stecker's restless path, Anderson paints abroad, astonishing panorama of rattling freight trains, red lines, hobo jungles, Hoover hotels and bloody political demonstrations." – From the rear panel blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 180 pages.. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges and pages browned. Rubbing to the book panels with some creasing.. Book is rubbed, and shows handling marks.. Bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the rear panel.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; 1930s; ISBN: 0140073744. ISBN/EAN: 9780140073744. Inventory No: 0115455. . 9780140073744
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0115455
- Title
- Hungry Men
- Author
- Anderson, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140073744
- ISBN 13
- 9780140073744
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Literature, America, the Great Depression, Hobos, unemployment, political demonstrations Literature & Literary; United States; 1930s; Unbranded ISBN: 0140073744 EAN: 9780140073744 Anderson, Edward Hungry Men
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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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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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