The World of Yesterday (The Hallam Edition)
by Zweig, Stefan 1881 – 1942
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Cassell and Co Ltd, London, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Preface by author and index. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Illustrated hardcover with gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Dark red coloured tint to the top text edge. Illustrated dustwrapper (same illustration as the underlying boards) with green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. An important literary figure's autobiography. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing and bumping of the book corners. A little rubbing of the book edges with faint sunning to the back strip. Age toning and foxing to the text block edges with lighter age toning of the pages and the occasional foxing spots. There is considerable foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and to the back strip edges. Rubbing up along the dustwrapper edges and less rubbing of the panels. There is a 1.25 "tear to the lower left hand corner of the back strip; and the rear fold over crease has a 2.25 "tear to the lower edge, and, a 1.5 "tear to the top edge. First Edition Thus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - VIII, [3], 2 - 310 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 0289100. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289100
- Title
- The World of Yesterday (The Hallam Edition)
- Author
- Zweig, Stefan 1881 – 1942
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Autobiography, literature Biography & Autobiography; Unbranded Zweig, Stefan 1881 – 1942 The World of Yesterday (The Hallam Edition)
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
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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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