mews peter (13 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback Edition. "A novel of lust, ambition, and death - a witty high seas adventure," set in 1841. Ex-Library.

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Paperback. Peter Mews, Allen & Unwin. 'Taut, moody and suspenseful, Maritime entices with all the strange, mysterious properties of a dream. Peter Mews makes his debut with such style, wit and maturity, it's hard to believe this confident book is his first novel.' Robert Drewe'A year ago or more I jumped on a plane. . . I was on my way to meet my wife. Though we were no longer married then. It should have been that simple. A couple reuniting.'A man with serious head injuries attempts to unravel the events which lead to his accident. He travels to London to retrieve his marriage, only to find his wife is having an affair and has possibly murdered her lover's rival. As the narrator descends into depression and obsession, his own madness makes the turth even more elusive. A tense and atmospheric novel which combines the poetry of great writing with the page turning quality of the best thrillers. Paperback.

Paperback. MAY04. A witty high seas adventure about ambition, exploration and death in Australia.In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 2004. First edition. A near fine copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. 327 pages. Title page has been removed. Light wear to covers' corners and edges. Very clean covers. Light yellowing to page-edges o/w pages and covers are very clean and tidy.

Softcover. 1st Edition. Octavo Size. Very Good condition - card wraps. Mild age-toning to page edges. 327 pages. A tense and atmospheric novel. The author's first novel. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Medium Trade Paperback. Condizione: Good (ex-library). Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia, 1996. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN: 186448215X. ISBN/EAN: 9781864482157. Inventory No: 10044373. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

Medium Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2004. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Pages are wavy at start of book from exposure to water. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1841, it is deemed by the elite of a London club that an expedition should set off for Australia, so that 'the country be opened up, mapped and the rich lands found to know the unknown' - but primarily to prevent the French from getting there first. A year later the Bright Planet arrives in Bareheep, and then the trouble really begins for Elijah Blood, the ship's captain, who is literally sick with love Quiet Giles, the company's botanist, worrying about his wife far away and the temptations of the flesh nearby and Edwin Robins, who absconds from the ship's party (with much of the passengers' jewellery) to create mayhem of his own. As the ship travels up river into the heart of the continent, mortality meets the hapless crew, repeatedly. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0330364588. ISBN/EAN: 9780330364584. Inventory No: 09110282. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

Couverture souple. Condizione: bon. RO60075970: 1996. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 327 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. A fine engraved portrait. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Attractive, decorative and unusual.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Trotter (illustratore). A fine original engraving 1798 -Mounted and ready to frame, this is an excellent opportunity to purchase this splendid portrait.

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

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