the racket
by Mason, Anita
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0094700508
- ISBN 13
- 9780094700505
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Constable, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Susan Slugett  jacket. a nice clean copy, with only age toning of the page edges. Colour illustrated dust jacket, no damage to describe. The author has written a gripping and beautifully executed story which memorably evokes the landscape of Brazil  the shantytowns, the dusty highways, the filthy, moon dappled River with the dense rim of the jungle on its further shore. More importantly, it deals with questions of high moral seriousness  questions of individual integrity in a society based on the greed and plunder of the present and past  dustjacket blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 192 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Susan Slugett  jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Brazil; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0094700508. ISBN/EAN: 9780094700505. Inventory No: 0258019. . 9780094700505
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0258019
- Title
- the racket
- Author
- Mason, Anita
- Illustrator
- Susan Slugett  jacket
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0094700508
- ISBN 13
- 9780094700505
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Brazil corruption politics relationships Literature & Literary; Brazil; Sociology & Culture. Susan Slugett  jacket Unbranded ISBN: 0094700508 EAN: 9780094700505 Mason, Anita the racket
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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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