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THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
by E. Nesbit
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Item Price
€46.98€37.58
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About This Item
A clean, tight copy. Rare in this condition. New Windmills schools edition, 1977, complete and unabridged, illustrated by Shirley Hughes. No dust jacket as issued.
Synopsis
From the book:This is the story of the different ways we looked for treasure, and I think when you have read it you will see that we were not lazy about the looking. There are some things I must tell before I begin to tell about the treasure-seeking, because I have read books myself, and I know how beastly it is when a story begins, "'Alas!" said Hildegarde with a deep sigh, "we must look our last on this ancestral home"'- and then some one else says something - and you don't know for pages and pages where the home is, or who Hildegarde is, or anything about it. Our ancestral home is in the Lewisham Road. It is semi-detached and has a garden, not a large one. We are the Bastables. There are six of us besides Father. Our Mother is dead, and if you think we don't care because I don't tell you much about her you only show that you do not understand people at all. Dora is the eldest. Then Oswald - and then Dicky. Oswald won the Latin prize at his preparatory school - and Dicky is good at sums. Alice and Noel are twins: they are ten, and Horace Octavius is my youngest brother. It is one of us that tells this story - but I shall not tell you which: only at the very end perhaps I will. While the story is going on you may be trying to guess, only I bet you don't. It was Oswald who first thought of looking for treasure. Oswald often thinks of very interesting things. And directly he thought of it he did not keep it to himself, as some boys would have done, but he told the others, and said -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Masons' Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3054
- Title
- THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
- Author
- E. Nesbit
- Illustrator
- Shirley Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 186
- Size
- 7.5" X 5"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Treasure Hunting, Adventure, Young Adult
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile; Treasure Hunting;
Terms of Sale
Masons' Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Masons' Books
Biblio member since 2017
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
About Masons' Books
We specialize in vintage young adult and children's literature. Also nautical, biography and historical books that are part of American and Canadian history. We are located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and have been in the book business for the past 30 years. The books come from a smoke-free environment and are "as described." We make every effort to describe our books accurately. If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase we offer a complete refund. Some of our books are priced higher than those of other book dealers. That is because most of the books we sell are in better condition than our competitors. We also try to keep our shipping at a reasonable price. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us.
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