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Issue Details: First known date: 1950... 1950 A Town Like Alice
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    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Heinemann ,
      1950 .
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      Extent: 332p.
      Reprinted: 1956 , 1976 , 1983 , 1960 , 1967 , 1973 , 1985
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Heinemann , 1950 .
      Extent: 332p.
      Reprinted: 1950 , 1952 , 1951 , 1953 , 1992
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      William Morrow ,
      1950 .
      Alternative title: The Legacy
      Extent: 308p.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Ballantine Books ,
      1950 .
      Extent: 277p.
      Reprinted: 1963 , 1991 , 1981 , 1993 , 1976
      ISBN: 0345353749
    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Pan ,
      1961 .
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      Extent: 314p.
      Reprinted: 1969 , 1981
    • Geneva,
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      Switzerland,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Edito-Service ,
      1968 .
      Extent: xviii, 310 p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Distributed by Heron Books. Original illustrations by Geoffrey Plant.
    • c
      Canada,
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Heron Books ,
      1970-1979 .
      Extent: 311p.
      Note/s:
      • Published by arrangement with William Heinemann. Original illustrations by Geoffrey Plant.
      • Introduced by William Buchan.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Nevil Shute Omnibus Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann , 1973 Z1423366 1973 selected work novel London : Heinemann , 1973
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Town Like Alice ; Pied Piper ; The Far Country ; The Chequer Board ; No Highway Nevil Shute , London : Heinemann Octopus Publishing Group , 1976 Z1423345 1976 selected work novel London : Heinemann Octopus Publishing Group , 1976 pg. [7]-202
    • Leicester, Leicestershire,
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      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Ulverscroft ,
      1976 .
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      Extent: 605p.
      ISBN: 0854564101
    • Toronto, Ontario,
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      Canada,
      c
      Americas,
      :
      General Paperbacks ,
      1989 .
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      Extent: 314p.
      ISBN: 077367196X
    • London,
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      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Mandarin ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: 350p.
      ISBN: 0749304146
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Town Like Alice ; The Far Country ; On the Beach Nevil Shute , London : Peerage Books , 1991 Z1423359 1991 selected work novel London : Peerage Books , 1991
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Reader's Digest ,
      1995 .
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      Extent: 319p.
      Note/s:
      • Afterword by Lynne Johnson. Illustrations by Benjamin Russell Warner.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Amereon House ,
      1995 .
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      Extent: 279p.
      ISBN: 0848808487, 9780848808488
    • London,
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      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Arrow Books ,
      1997 .
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      Extent: 350p.
      ISBN: 0749304146
    • Thirsk, Yorkshire,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      House of Stratus ,
      2000 .
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      Extent: 359p.
      ISBN: 1842323008
    • Dingley, Mentone - Seaford area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Redwood Editions , 2004 .
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      Extent: 435p.
      ISBN: 1741211565
    • Marleston, West Torrens area, Adelaide - South West, Adelaide, South Australia,: Gecko Books , 2006 .
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      Extent: 438p.
      ISBN: 0977511464
    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Vintage UK ,
      2009 .
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      Extent: xi, 350 p.p.
      ISBN: 9780099530268
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Vintage ,
      2010 .
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      Extent: 350p.
      ISBN: 9780307474001, 0307474003
      Series: y separately published work icon Vintage International New York (City) : Vintage , 1993- 19532994 1993 series - publisher novel

      'William Faulkner, Philip Roth, Alice Munro, Thomas Mann, Doris Lessing, Albert Camus, V.S. Naipaul, Gabriel García Márquez, Salman Rushdie, Joan Didion, and Cormac McCarthy, among many others: Vintage International is devoted to publishing the best writing of the past century from the world over. Offering both classic and modern fiction and literary nonfiction in elegant editions, Vintage International aims to provide readers with world-class writing that has stood the test of time and essential works by the preeminent authors of today.'

      Source: Vintage.

Alternative title: Arven
Language: Danish
    • Copenhagen,
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      Denmark,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Skrifola ,
      1961 .
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      Extent: 352p.
      Reprinted: 1963
    • Copenhagen,
      c
      Denmark,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Vinten ,
      1968 .
      Extent: 288p.
    • Copenhagen,
      c
      Denmark,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Lademann ,
      1973 .
      Extent: 354p.
      ISBN: 8715003078
Alternative title: En by som Alice
Language: Norwegian
    • Oslo,
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      Norway,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Aschehoug ,
      1950 .
      Reprinted: 1971 , 1992
First known date: 1950
Serialised by: The Australian Women's Weekly 1933 periodical (212 issues)
Notes:
Serialised in The Australian Women's Weekly from 12 August 1950.
Notes:
Illustrated by Keith Dalgleish
      1950 .
Alternative title: Le Testament
Language: French
Alternative title: Eine Stadt wie Alice
Language: German
Alternative title: Fem svarta hons
Language: Swedish
    • Stockholm,
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      Sweden,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Geber ,
      1951 .
      Extent: 357p.
      Reprinted: 1959 , 1972 , 1963
    • Stockholm,
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      Sweden,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Norstedts ,
      1987 .
      ISBN: 9120065566
Alternative title: Una citta come Alice
Language: Italian
Alternative title: Varasatvam
Language: Telugu
Alternative title: Finale...als Voorspel : mars door de hel
Language: Dutch
Alternative title: Viisi mustaa kanaa
Language: Finnish
    • Jyvaskyla,
      c
      Finland,
      c
      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Gummerus ,
      1952 .
      Extent: 340p.
      Reprinted: 1957 , 1992 , 1982
      ISBN: 9512023393
Alternative title: Pasos de mujer
Language: Spanish
Alternative title: E a cidade nasceu
Language: Portuguese
Alternative title: Skozi pekel Malaje
Language: Slovenian
    • Koper,
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      Slovenia,
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      c
      Ex Yugoslavia,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      Lipa ,
      1959 .
      Extent: 337p.
Alternative title: Ha-izzavon
Language: Hebrew
Alternative title: Es begann in Malaya
Language: German
Alternative title: Mesto AKO Alice Springs
Language: Czech
    • Bratislava,
      c
      Slovakia,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      VPL ,
      1969 .
      Extent: 308p.
Alternative title: Una citta come Alice
Language: Italian
Alternative title: Grad kao Alice
Language: Croatian
Alternative title: Uma cidade para o amor
Language: Portuguese
Alternative title: Az örökség
Language: Hungarian
Alternative title: Miasteczko jak Alice Springs
Language: Polish
Alternative title: Arisu no yōna machi
Alternative title: アリスのような町
Language: Japanese
Alternative title: Mesto jako Alice
Language: Czech
Settings:
  • Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
  • Malaya, Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • c
    Japan,
    c
    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • 1940s
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