Madman's Island
by Idriess, Ion
- Used
- Hardcover
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson. 1949. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. edegewear to DJ with chipping (with minor loss) to top of spine, upper rear panel and lower front corner. Black & white illustrations and map to front. 238 pages. This is the non-fiction version of Idriess' first book, originally published in fictional form in 1927. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Adelaide Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB317762
- Title
- Madman's Island
- Author
- Idriess, Ion
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1949
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Adelaide Booksellers
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About Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...