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Jimmy thackery & tab benoitaction & adventurewe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblechildren's music & audio storieswe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellation
17 €
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The cloth-covered hardback has some wear and bumping but is intactpublished in new york by cassell publishing companythere is an annotation on the second endpaper suggesting it was published beforeoxfam books & music beaconsfield an undated copy of thackery's classic vanity fair plus two more short works, novels by eminent hands and the diary of c jeames de la pluche esq with his lettersthe binding is sound and the pages unmarked apart from some spotting and the above annotationsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
17 €
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Oxfam bookshop brigg john best is a master carpenter who works hard to provide for his family in 19th century east angliawhen he witnesses the murder of a fellow convict, john promises that, within a year he will avenge the killing and make the perpetrators pay for their crimejohn's promise is the story of one man's struggle to survive the frequent violence, prove his innocence and clear his name, get justice for his friend and be reunited with his beloved wife rebecca and return to englandsigned by the author on 7th deca riot ensues and john is wrongly arrested and falsely accused of sedition, tried, found guilty and sentenced to be transported to australia, far away from his beloved familynot all of the convicts survived the journey and made it to australiaduring the eight month passage, two guards become john's nemeses and frequently try to harm himone day he meets a stranger, luke thackery; a chance encounter, which will change his life foreversee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is in fine condition with an "as-new" appearanceluke encourages john to consider the plight of the labouring classes and to attend a protest meeting which soon turns uglyafter enduring many months of squalor, degradation, brutality and deprivation on board a prison ship, john finally reaches his destinationwith a dedication, on the front free end paper
4 €