London 1721. William Spandrel, deeply in dept, is offered a discharge of his major liability by his principal creditor, Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the recently collapsed South Sea Company. In return he must secretly convey a package to de Vries, a friend of Janssen's, in Amsterdam. The package delivered, Spandrel narrowly escapes an attempt on his life, only to be accused of the murder of de Vries himself. Then de Vries's secretary, his English wife and the package itself go missing. Spandrel realizes that he has ...
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London 1721. William Spandrel, deeply in dept, is offered a discharge of his major liability by his principal creditor, Sir Theodore Janssen, a director of the recently collapsed South Sea Company. In return he must secretly convey a package to de Vries, a friend of Janssen's, in Amsterdam. The package delivered, Spandrel narrowly escapes an attempt on his life, only to be accused of the murder of de Vries himself. Then de Vries's secretary, his English wife and the package itself go missing. Spandrel realizes that he has become a pawn in a game involving many parties. Among others, British Government agents are on his trail, believing that the package contained secret details of the great South Sea financial scandal - secrets so explosive that they could spark revolution in England. Spandrel's only chance of survival is to find the package and place its contents in the right hands. But whose are the right hands and what exactly are the contents?
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -It is January 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age the collapse of the South Sea Bubble. William Spandrel a penniless mapmaker is offered a discharge of his debts by his principal creditor Sir Theodore Janssen a director of the South Sea Company on one condition: he must secretly convey an important package to a friend of Janssen`s Ysbrand de Vries in Amsterdam. The package safely delivered Spandrel barely survives an attempt on his life only to be blamed for the murder of de Vries himself. When de Vries`s secretary his English wife and the package itself go missing shortly afterwards Spandrel realizes that he has become a pawn in several people`s games. British Government agents and others are on his trail believing that the mysterious package contains secrets that could spark a revolution in England. Spandrel`s only chance of survival is to recover the package and place its contents in the right hands. But whose are the right hands? And what exactly are the contents? -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Corgi The date of this copy is 2001 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
