A novel from Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich, winner of America's prestigious National Book Award for Fiction, 2012. Charlie Trumper's earliest memory is of hearing his grandfather's sales patter from behind his costermonger's barrow. When Grandpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps - his burning ambition is to own a shop that will sell everything: 'The Biggest Barrow in the World'. Charlie's progress from the teeming streets of Whitechapel to the elegance of ...
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A novel from Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich, winner of America's prestigious National Book Award for Fiction, 2012. Charlie Trumper's earliest memory is of hearing his grandfather's sales patter from behind his costermonger's barrow. When Grandpa Charlie dies, young Charlie wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps - his burning ambition is to own a shop that will sell everything: 'The Biggest Barrow in the World'. Charlie's progress from the teeming streets of Whitechapel to the elegance of Chelsea Terrace is only a few miles 'as the crow flies'. But in Jeffrey Archer's expert hands it becomes an epic journey through the triumphs and disasters of the century, as Charlie follows a thread of love, ambition and revenge to fulfil the dream his grandfather inspired.
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Good. Book in very good condition-tight & clean, dust jacket is edgeworn Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.
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Fine. 0002236613. First Trade Edition. SIGNED by Louise Erdrich & Michael Dorris on the title page. Fine in dj. (Faint hint of foxing at top edge) Uncommon signed by both authors.
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Fine with no dust jacket. 0002236613. SIGNED limited edition. One of 400 numbered copies. Fine in the publisher's slipcase still sealed in original plastic shrinkwrap.