Scobies Riddle (28 results)
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.Montclair Book Center
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Mr. Scobie's Riddle This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back…guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
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Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.Once Upon A Time Books
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paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1985
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United KingdomWorldofBooks
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A black comedy, this novel deals with a group of people in the care of Matron Price who has two saints instead of one to decorate her main entrance. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United KingdomBetter World Books Ltd
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United KingdomBahamut Media
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are… not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books / The Literature Board of the Australia Council, Australia, 1984
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- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
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MassMarket. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Penguin Books / The Literature Board of the Australia Council 1984. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. 014006656X . First edition thus, This is a copy of the Australian edition but with "First published in the United States of America, 1984" on the copyright page. A t…yped sticker has been added to the front cover, indicated that this will be a paperback original, and with have different art, and be a slightly larger trim size. Additionally, a corrected [US] ISBN# of 0-14-007490-2 is given, and reviewer Alan Ryan's name has been printed to the right of that. 226 pages. Near Fine or better copy save that the text paper is starting to tan. An interesting edition. bx243.
Published by John Curley & Assoc, 1987
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Seller: Michael Knight, Bookseller, Forest Grove, OR, U.S.A.Michael Knight, Bookseller
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unknown_binding. Condition: Good. Large print edition. Hardcover issued without dust-jacket. Ex-library with usual markings. Text clean and binding solid. Ships from a smoke-free home.
Published by Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1984
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Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.UHR Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. An average used paperback. 226 pages. Book.
Published by Penguin, 1984, 1984
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Seller: Dave Wilhelm Books, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.Dave Wilhelm Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Trade Paperback.
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Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, CanadaCOOK AND BAKERS BOOKS
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 7th Printing. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Soft cover, pages lightly tanned, remainder mark bottom edge, otherwise without flaw. 5 X 7.75" 226 pages. Mr. Scobie's arrival at the nursing home of St Christopher and St Jude - and into the clutches of Matron Hyacinth Price - is accidental. Self-e…ducated and still preserving the gift of idyllic memory and wish, Mr Scobie stands apart from the others. For long-term resident and eccentric, Miss Hailey, he represents a kindred spirit; for Matron Price - a lady of questionable practices - the latest victim.
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Seller: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, AustraliaBook Grocer
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Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Elizabeth Jolley Format…: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The book titled Mr. Scobie's Riddle by the author Elizabeth Jolley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title. Paperback.
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Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBookwood
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Front cover blurb: "A blistering black comedy in the tradition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Cover illustration by Pamela Noftsinger. Printed in Great Britain. Very slight shelfwear, former owner's neat ink name to first page, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid softcove…r copy. 226pp. SB-18.
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Group Australia, 1984
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Seller: Pete's Loved Books, Luddenham, NSW, AustraliaPete's Loved Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fair. IF POSSIBLE,WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE ON POSTAGE-PAPERBACK EDITION.CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER-SMALL SIZE SOFT COVER-FOXING DUE TO AGE No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages.'Startlingly good It divines riddles of mortality' The Age Mr Scobie's arrival at the nursing home of St Christopher…and St Jude ??? and descent into the clutches of Matron Hyacinth Price ??? is accidental Adrift in his own memories but preserving a gentle politesse, Mr Scobie stands apart from the others For long-term resident and eccentric, Miss Hailey, he represents a kindred spirit; for Matron Price ??? a lady of questionable practices ??? the latest victim This bleakly comic investigation of old age, exile and displacement shows Elizabeth Jolley at her finest It is written with wry humour, melancholy and great warmth Winner of The Age Book of the Year 1993.
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- First Edition
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, AustraliaBlack Stump Books And Collectables
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Large Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. 1st of This Edition. 226 pages. A clean, straight copy. Scan available.
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Seller: Lily Books, Armidale, NSW, AustraliaLily Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Tanning of pages. Scratches on covers due to shelf wear. Original price sticker back cover. Mr. Scobie's admission to a nursing home offers a severe challenge to its domineering proprietress, Matron Hyacinth Price.
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- First Edition
Seller: Archive, Sth Hobart, TAS, AustraliaArchive
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Very Good Owners Name To The Fep Pp 226.
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- First Edition
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, AustraliaBOOKHOME SYDNEY
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1st ed. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. 226 pp. This unusual award-winning Australian novel by Elizabeth Jolley is a satire about nursing homes. Mr Scobie's arrival at the dysfunctional nursing home of St Christopher and St Jude, run erra…tically by Matron Price, changes lives. A very simple riddle, plus nephew Hartley and a group of nocturnal poker players, ultimately lead to change in the establishment. The author was a former nurse.
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Published by Penguin Books, Ringwood, 1984
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Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaBookwood
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Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Front cover blurb: "Winner of The Age Book of the Year Award". Cover illustration by John Burge. A Penguin Original. Mass market paperback. Printed in Australia. Very slight shelfwear, former owner's neat ink name to first page, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid softcover cop…y. 226pp. SB-99.
Published by Penguin Books, London, 1985., 1985
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Seller: Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, AustraliaCamberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd
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Add to basket226 pp, pages browned, else very good copy in illustrated, limp wrappers.
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- First Edition
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaArapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex
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Soft Cover. Condition: F-. First Edition. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & creased, occ. spots & marks); pp. [xiv (last blank)], 226. A near fine copy.
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, Ringwood, Victoria, 1983
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Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United KingdomLeakey's Bookshop Ltd.
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback. Pp 226. Original card wraps. Virtually as new condition. Signed & dated by the author with a personal inscription signed "Bunty" and with a holograph letter of 22 lines from Claremont, WA. Inscribed by Author(s).
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Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United KingdomStephen White Books
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paperback. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Published by Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1983
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Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Pp. [xii]+226; small cr. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, lightly worn; leaves browned; Penguin Books, Melbourne, 1983. First edition.
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)
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