An edition of On the Beach (1957)

On the Beach

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An edition of On the Beach (1957)

On the Beach

  • 3.8 (8 ratings)
  • 168 Want to read
  • 10 Currently reading
  • 19 Have read

A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.

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Ballantine Books
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Cover of: On the Beach
On the Beach
October 19, 2009, Vintage Classics
Paperback in /languages/eng
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1990, Mandarin Paperbacks
in /languages/eng
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1988, Ballantine Books
in /languages/eng - 1. Ballantine Books ed., 25. print.
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1985, Buccaneer Books
Cover of: On the Beach
On the Beach
February 12, 1981, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in /languages/eng
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1974, Ballantine Books
in /languages/eng - 1st Ballantine ed.
Cover of: On the Beach
On the Beach
1968, Heron Books
in /languages/eng
Cover of: On the Beach
On the Beach
June 1967, William Morrow & Company, Brand: William Morrow n Co, William Morrow & Co
Hardcover in /languages/eng
Cover of: On The Beach
On The Beach
1966, Pan Books
in /languages/eng
Cover of: On The Beach
On The Beach
1957, W. Morrow
in /languages/eng
Cover of: On the beach
On the beach
1957, W. Morrow
in /languages/eng

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First Sentence

"LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PETER HOLMES of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn."

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Mass Market Paperback

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL10683753M
ISBN 10
0345297326
ISBN 13
9780345297327
LibraryThing
3677552
Goodreads
978888

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OL2779754W

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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PETER HOLMES of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn.
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