Hooky Hefferman is commissioned by his formidable aunt to convey a 'brilliantly coloured, exquisitely detailed painting of young soldier blowing a trumpet' to Southern Italy, to her old admirer Sir Lucian Bryers-Fane. Two others are heading in the same direction: a beautiful young academic who has been sent to read a commemorative scroll to Sir Lucian on the occasion of his eightieth birthday; and another party with entirely less admirable objectives.
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Hooky Hefferman is commissioned by his formidable aunt to convey a 'brilliantly coloured, exquisitely detailed painting of young soldier blowing a trumpet' to Southern Italy, to her old admirer Sir Lucian Bryers-Fane. Two others are heading in the same direction: a beautiful young academic who has been sent to read a commemorative scroll to Sir Lucian on the occasion of his eightieth birthday; and another party with entirely less admirable objectives.
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Add this copy of The Thirteen Trumpeters: a Hooky Hefferman Story to cart. $7.38, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1973 by Macmillan.
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Good in Good jacket. Hooky Hefferman is commissioned to deliver a painting to a former Oxford scholar now in Italy. Two others are also on their way to see him-a beautiful young lady and someone with more sinister intent. Bumped with foxing to the edges of the text block. Jacket shows a bit of wear at the edges with faint toning to the spine, in new Brodart.
