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6364 ABLEMAN, Paul [Read by Stephanie Cole] Waiting for God [Audio Cassettes]
Audio Tape; Ex-Library Chivers Audio Books: London; 1995; Very Good+
Ex-library audio cassettes with usual stamps and markings. Six audio cassettes; unabridged; cassettes in excellent condition. No decorative case, cassettes in protective cases in cardboard library box.; A novel based on the BBC1 comedy series of the same name, featuring Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden) and Diana Trent (Stephanie Cole) at the Bayview Retirement Home and their bizarre assortment of relatives and friends. The television series, that ran from 1990-1994, has been released on DVD.; Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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24.50 USD
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5331 ADDIS, Faith Taking the Biscuit [Large Print] (Down to Earth volume 4)
Hardcover; Ex-Lib Ulverscroft: Leicester; c1989, 1992; Very Good-
304 pages; Ex-library book with usual stamps and markings, spine ends and corners bumped, light soil to page edges, book is slightly cocked. No dust wrapper as issued.; Faith and Brian Addis left their London florist business in the 1970's and moved to the country in an effort to live a more leisured existance. They now live in South Devon where they raises plants and Faith is a mobile dog groomer. This fictionalised memoir is the fourth in the series but can be read and enjoyed on its own (as we did, laughing aloud at times). The BBC television series "Down to Earth" was based on these books. Highly recommended.
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5686 CHRISTIE, Agatha (adapted by Charles Osborne) Unexpected Guest, The [Large Print]
Hardcover; Book Club Edition St Martin's Minotaur: NY; 1999; Large Print Edition Very Good+ in Very Good dust wrapper
235 pages; A very nice copy with faintly bumped spine ends. Dust wrapper is lightly edgeworn and rubbed. ; Written for the stage by Christie in 1958, this novelized version was written by her biographer Charles Osborne. On a foggy night in 'South Wales, Michael Starkwedder runs his car into a ditch and seeks help at the nearest house. Slipping into the study through an open window, he finds lord of the manor Richard Warwick dead in a wheelchair with his beautiful wife, Laura, standing over him with a gun.' As is usual in Agatha Christie mysteries, all is not as it seems.
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11.50 USD
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6816 HEYER, Georgette Beauvallet [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: Bath; c1929,2002; Near Fine
Faintest edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 9 hours; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library.; In this adventurous romance of Elizabethan days, Sir Nicholas Beauvallet (the ancestor of Simon the Coldheart) pits his sword and his wits against the Spanish. He does well until he meets the lovely Dona Dominica de Rada y Sylva on the blood-stained deck of a captured galleon.; Decorative case matches sample image.
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42.50 USD
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6780 HEYER, Georgette Cotillion [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Audio Books: London; c1953, 2000; Near Fine
Decorative clamshell box in lovely condition; 10 audio cassettes in excellent condition, playing time 12 hrs 20 min; Read by Phyllida Nash. One previous owner, not ex-library.; 'The three great nephews of Mr. Penicuik know better than to ignore his summons, especially when it concerns the bestowal of his fortune. The wily old gentleman has hatched a freakish plan for his stepdaughter's future: his fortune will be Kitty's dowry. But while the nephews are scrambling for her hand, Kitty has other ideas...' Another fun Regency romance from this prolific and historically accurate author.; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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39.75 USD
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6791 HEYER, Georgette Foundling, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Audio Books: London; c1948, 2001; Near Fine
Decorative clamshell box in lovely condition; 12 audio cassettes in excellent condition, playing time 14 hrs 28 min; Read by Phyllida Nash. One previous owner, not ex-library.; The shy and restless young Duke of Sale longs to experience life. In order to do this, he leaves home in disguise instead of taking control of his fortune. He encounters Belinda, a lovely foundling with a wicked keeper and adventures and character building ensues. :o); 'The poor young rich Duke of Sale, hedged about with well-meaning guardians, told whom to marry -- no wonder he throws over the traces. Then he finds himself embroiled with an enterprising young runaway and is saddled with golden-haired Belinda, who must, simply must, have a purple silk dress.' Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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34.50 USD
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6826 HEYER, Georgette Nonesuch, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: Bath; c1962,1996; Near Fine
Faintest edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 10 hours 52 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Eve Matheson. One previous owner, not ex-library.; In his attempts to save his younger cousin from the snares of a beautiful, but heartless, young woman, Sir Waldo Hawkridge (the Nonesuch) becomes friends with the young woman's companion, the witty and good-hearted Miss Ancilla Trent. A fun book set in Oversett, Yorkshire. ; Decorative case matches sample image.
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46.50 USD
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6811 HEYER, Georgette Quiet Gentleman, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: Bath; c1951,2002; Very Good+
Faint edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 10 hours and 12 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library.; "Gervase Frant, seventh Earl of St. Erth, returns somewhat belatedly to his family seat after the Battle of Waterloo and finds that his relatives do not look kindly upon his homecoming." A series of mishaps, accidents?, make him wonder just how unhappy someone in the family is...; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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42.50 USD
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6815 HEYER, Georgette Reluctant Widow, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: Bath; c1946,1997; Near Fine
Faintest edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 9 hours and 30 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library.; Due to a mis-understanding Elinor Rochedale finds herself in a situation where it almost makes sense (after some earnest urging by Lord Carlyon, cousin of the dying man) to be a reluctant bride and widow instead of being the new governess for a family in Sussex. Another fun Regency novel by this witty author.; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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6718 HEYER, Georgette Royal Escape [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: c1938,2001; Very Good+
Faint edgewear to plastic clamshell case, red ink X on ISBN barcode. Complete and unabridged; 12 hours and 22 minutes; 10 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Cornelius Garrett. One previous owner, not ex-library. ; "On September 3, 1651, Charles II's hopes to recover the throne of England were crushed at the disastrous battle of Worcester and he had to flee for his life. This exciting novel recreates the forty days that followed (including the famous episode when Charles hid for a day in an oak tree) as he was spirited out of England by as brave a group of men and women as ever followed a King."; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request. Originally published @ $89.95.
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6799 HEYER, Georgette Talisman Ring, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Audio Books: London; c1936, 1999; Near Fine
Decorative clamshell box in lovely condition; 8 audio cassettes in excellent condition, playing time 9 hrs 28 min; Read by Phyllida Nash. One previous owner, not ex-library.; Eustacie, a young French woman, is the ward of elderly and ill, Lord Lavenham. He wishes her to be engaged to his great-nephew Sir Tristam Shield so that she will be well cared for after he is gone. As usual, the best laid plans go awry in another delightful tale of 18th-century England. One of our favourites by this author.; Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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6795 HEYER, Georgette These Old Shades [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Audio Books: London; c1926, 2002; Very Good+
Decorative clamshell box, in very nice condition, has a few light soil marks on edge; 10 audio cassettes in excellent condition, playing time 11 hrs 8 min. Read by Cornelius Garrett, signed and inscribed , "To T_ with best wishes from Cornelius Garrett" on front decorative paper insert. ; Is this book a sequel to Heyer's first novel, 'The Black Moth'? Many names and situations seem to be related, but with a "twist". Justin, Duke of Avon, finds a young boy fleeing from his abusive brother, and gives him a job as his page. This young person resembles Justin's long time enemy, the Comte de Saint-Vire, who shows great but subdued interest in him. A swashbuckling adventure tale, complete with plenty of romance, set in Paris and England in the 1750's.; Recommended by Jerri C. of the DES and AT email discussion groups. Decorative case matches sample image. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request.
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6830 HEYER, Georgette Toll-Gate, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: Bath; c1954,1998; Very Good+
Light edgewear to plastic clamshell case, faint soil to decorative insert. Complete and unabridged; 9 hours 17 minutes; 8 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Daniel Hill. One previous owner, not ex-library.; This witty audiobook combines Regency romance with a mystery. 'Captain Staple is finding post-Waterloo England sadly flat. But then he falls into cahoots (so to speak) with engaging Jeremy Chirk (highwayman), taciturn Gabriel Stogumber (Bow Street runner), and attractive Nell Stornaway (Squire's daughter) who exerts a compelling fascination even more exciting than Waterloo.' ; Decorative case matches sample image.
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6821 HEYER, Georgette Unknown Ajax, The [Unabridged Audio Cassette]
Audio Tape Chivers Press: Bath; c1959,1998; Near Fine
Faintest edgewear to plastic clamshell case. Complete and unabridged; 11 hours 52 minutes; 10 audiocassettes in excellent condition. Read by Daniel Philpott. One previous owner, not ex-library.; Another fun Regency novel of romance and misunderstood identities.; Recommended by members of the DES email discussion list. Decorative case matches sample image.
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6720 HEYER, Georgette [Read by Phillada Nash] Civil Contract, A [Unabridged Audio Cassettes]
Audio Tape Chivers Audio Books: Bath; c1961, 1999; Very Good
Ten cassettes, 13 3/4 hours, unabridged; cassettes in excellent condition. Plastic clamshell case has a 1" chip missing on bottom edge. One previous owner, not ex-library. ; After the death of his father,Captain Adam Deveril, now Viscount Lynton reluctantly agrees to marry Jenny in order to save his family and their beloved estate, Fontley Priory. Jenny's father, Mr. Jonathan Chawleigh, a wealthy businessman, wants his only child to have a title and is willing to rescue the Deverils from penury so that she may have one. Jenny agrees to the marriage but as she is a shy woman with no real social ambitions, why does she marry Adam when she knows he loves another?; "One of my favourite books by this author." - Geraldine H. of the DES email discussion group. Instructions on how to convert these cassettes to MP3 versions available upon request. Decorative case matches sample image. Originally published @ $89.95.
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53.50 USD
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6408 HOLTBY, Winifred Land of Green Ginger [Audio Cassettes]
Cassette; Audio Tape Isis Audio Books: Chicago, IL; c1928,1992; Very Good+
Ex-library audio cassettes with usual stamps and markings. No decorative case, eight cassettes in protective cases in cardboard library box. Complete and unabridged; read by Elizabeth Proud. ; Holtby wrote this novel after a brief visit to South Africa. It is the tale of a young English woman, Joanna, who yearns to travel to exotic places. She marries a young man with whom she believes life will be a great adventure. It is, but not in the way she expected.; MP3 conversion instructions available upon request.
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4511 O'BRIAN, Patrick Golden Ocean, The [Large Print]
Hardcover; Ex-Lib Chivers Press: Bath; c1956,1997; Large Print Edition 472 pages Very Good in Very Good+ dust wrapper
Ex-library book with usual stamps and markings but in nice condition with clean pages and covers. Spine ends and top corners slightly bumped, book very slightly cocked. Dust wrapper, with no library markings, is lightly edgeworn and rubbed.; This is a large print book. It is not part of the Aubrey and Maturin adventure series. In this first historical sea novel by O'Brian, 'lifelong friends Peter and Sean leave Ireland as midshipmen with Commodore Anson's excursion to circumnavigate the Earth in 1740.' 'Shipboard life rings true, the story never flags and humor and adventures (mis-adventures?) abound.' O'Brian says he wrote the book in about six weeks, "laughing most of the time," and readers will believe him.
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6330 SECOMBE, Fred Curate for All Seasons, A [Large Print]
Hardcover; Ex-Library F.A. Thorpe: Leicester; 1993; First Edition Thus 369 pages Illustrated by Maxine Rogers; B&W Illustrations: Good+
An Ulverscroft Large Print ex-library book with usual stamps and markings. Pictorial binding bumped at spine ends and corners, tiny tears at spine ends, spine creased but no binding damage, book is cocked. Skinned area on front free endpaper where library material removed. Pages yellowed, edges a bit soiled; interior pages clean. No dust wrapper, as issued.; The second book in this series; set in the Welsh valleys at the close of the Second World War. Fred, a young curate, has various adventures that are often quite humourous. The author was a curate and later a vicar in various parishes in Wales so these novels of a curate's life have an authentic ring to them. This edition says 'autobiography'. Recommended.; Recommended by Beth H. of the DES email discussion group.
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