Excerpt: ...of my hunger on the hard dry leaves of the cactus. 'I now bethought me of my good friend the waiter and the willingness he had consistently evinced to help me when in trouble, and once more I embarked, this time for the shores of Lombardy, at which place I knew he had a comfortable situation. With very little difficulty I found the refreshment establishment at which he worked, and, as I anticipated, he was extremely pleased to meet me again, and manifested the liveliest joy at the prospect of being of some help ...
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Excerpt: ...of my hunger on the hard dry leaves of the cactus. 'I now bethought me of my good friend the waiter and the willingness he had consistently evinced to help me when in trouble, and once more I embarked, this time for the shores of Lombardy, at which place I knew he had a comfortable situation. With very little difficulty I found the refreshment establishment at which he worked, and, as I anticipated, he was extremely pleased to meet me again, and manifested the liveliest joy at the prospect of being of some help to me. Together we studied the menu of the day very thoroughly, but could find no mention whatever of clove kernels, and then, idly looking through some menus of recent date, handsomely bound together for future reference, we discovered that clove kernels had been served as recently as the day before. It would be useless to attempt to describe the despair that took possession of me when I discovered that I had only missed them by one day. The waiter excitedly rushed down to the kitchen to see if any had been left over, but, alas! there was not a single clove kernel to be found in the larder or anywhere else. On leaving the refreshment rooms I shed the bitterest tears that had ever fallen from my usually joyful eyes, and on the rocks by the sea gave way to a mood of the greatest despondency. Pg 127 'More ashamed than ever to return to the Leanmuffins, I made several inquiries for any one requiring the services of an amicable, virtuous, and, at the same time, experienced char-woman, determined to find work in Lombardy if any were to be had. 'Not receiving satisfactory replies to my inquiries, my good waiter, true to his kind nature, introduced me to one of his most regular customers, the Marquis of Lombardy, who had been looking out for some years for a capable char-woman to superintend the management of his domestic affairs. Meeting with the approval of the Marquis, I thus secured a comfortable home, and resolved to forget that I had ever...
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Very good. Hodder & Stoughton 1982 reprint. Pages clean and bright, inscription on third page, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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W. Heath Robinson. Fine. A twentieth century reprint of this work of nineteenth century fiction by W. Heath Robinson, profusely illustrated throughout. A excellent reprint copy of this work, written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. W. Heath Robinson was a noteworthy cartoonist and illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This particular work was one of three children's books by Robinson, an in it we follow Bill and his cousins Boadicea and Chad on a series of adventures. During these adventures Bill creates numerous machines to aid the children in their journey. This work was originally published in 1912, with this particular copy is a 1982 reprint. Illustrated with 16 coloured plates, and numerous black and white vignettes throughout. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with no discernible shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Sound copy in tight binding; blue cloth with pictorial on-lay on front board; fading gilt titles on spine; cloth rubbed at extremities; foxing on free end papers, prelims and edges, with crease on front free end paper; lovely colour frontispiece. Complete with 15 further colour plates, each with a tissue guard.
