351 (previous owner's neat inscription on front paste-down) THE BLACK MOON, Collins 1st edn 1973, gilt lettered maroon cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small tear at top edge of upper cover - in protective cover, price clipped), pp. 350 (previous owner's neat 1951 inscription on front endpaper) WARLEGGAN, Ward Lock 1st edn 1953, gilt lettered maroon cloth top edge yellow (faded at spine and part of boards - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (photocopy, Fine), pp. 384 (previous owner's neat 1948 gift inscription on front endpaper) JEREMY POLDARK, Ward Lock 1st edn 1950, gilt lettered blue cloth top edge red (VG), dustwrapper (photocopy, Fine), pp. 352 (previous owner's neat 1946 gift inscription on front endpaper) DEMELZA, Ward Lock 1st edn 1946, black lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean and fading and wear at spine), dustwrapper (photocopy, Fine), pp. 12 vols: ROSS POLDARK, Ward Lock 1st edn 1945, black lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean and spine a little faded - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (photocopy, Fine), pp.
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J effrey is an unhappy man and an even more unhappy husband. Is it a coincidence that Beth is fleeing Pine Bluff at the same time another woman has gone missing? Beth is hiding something dark, but she’s determined to survive. Beth has prepared, planned, and strategized her moves for a year. Having suffered at his violent hands for nine years, she’s finally made her escape. Did she leave of her own accord, or is something sinister at play in the sleepy, riverside town of Pine Bluff? As the search for Sabine unfolds, we gain three different perspectives on what might have happened to her through the eyes of her husband, an abused woman fleeing town, and the detective investigating the case.īeth is on the run from a dangerous man-her husband. A beautiful woman in the prime of her life, enjoying much success as a newly licensed real estate broker, has vanished into thin air. 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Roger Duvoisin's pictures in soft blue half-tones with brilliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the happiness and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book-the frost ferns on the windowsill, the snowman in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world. White Snow, Bright Snow Paperback Novemby Alvin Tresselt (Author), Roger Duvoisin (Illustrator) 133 ratings Part of: Mulberry Big Book (12 books) See all formats and editions Hardcover 14.86 Other new, used and collectible from 5.90 Paperback 7.99 Other new, used and collectible from 1. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on their tongues. 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