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Jimmy thackery & tab benoitchildren's music & audio storieswe try to assess the exact condition of the goods as objectively as possiblewe ask you to make a distinction between a complaint and cancellationaction & adventure
17 €
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Oxfam 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 cloth-covered hardback has some wear and bumping but is intactpublished in new york by cassell publishing companythe binding is sound and the pages unmarked apart from some spotting and the above annotationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere is an annotation on the second endpaper suggesting it was published before
17 €
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When 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 crimewith a dedication, on the front free end paperjohn'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 englandafter enduring many months of squalor, degradation, brutality and deprivation on board a prison ship, john finally reaches his destinationnot all of the convicts survived the journey and made it to australiaoxfam bookshop brigg john best is a master carpenter who works hard to provide for his family in 19th century east angliaa 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 familyone day he meets a stranger, luke thackery; a chance encounter, which will change his life foreverduring the eight month passage, two guards become john's nemeses and frequently try to harm himsigned by the author on 7th decsee 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 ugly
4 €