"It will last about six months," stated John Allard. "Afterward-" His brother looked up at him helplessly. "Afterward?" he echoed drearily. "Afterward there must be more. It is not possible, simply is not, for poverty to approach Theodora and Aunt Rose. Look around you, Robert." Under the clear California moonlight the jade-green lawns and terraces dropped one below the other to the distant road. Through them writhed the long serpentine drive and paths; dotted over them stood dark masses of flowering bushes or trees, with ...
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"It will last about six months," stated John Allard. "Afterward-" His brother looked up at him helplessly. "Afterward?" he echoed drearily. "Afterward there must be more. It is not possible, simply is not, for poverty to approach Theodora and Aunt Rose. Look around you, Robert." Under the clear California moonlight the jade-green lawns and terraces dropped one below the other to the distant road. Through them writhed the long serpentine drive and paths; dotted over them stood dark masses of flowering bushes or trees, with here and there the snowy gleam of a statue; over all floated the rhythmic tinkle of the central fountain. Untroubled calm was the spirit of the place, hereditary comfort. "I have looked so often, John. Yet, I find nothing."
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Add this copy of The Game and the Candle to cart. $10.95, fair condition, Sold by guitarshack12 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Poughkeepsie, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1909 by Bobbs-Merrill Company.
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P. D. Johnson. Fair to Good. No Jacket. 1-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 5-1/2" 327 pages. Cover is dark blue with white lettering and orange and black design. The cover is in pretty good condition and colors are bright. There is a little wear on the front corners and the head and tail with minor bumping.
Add this copy of The Game and the Candle to cart. $21.68, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of The Game and the Candle to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1909 by Bobbs-Merrill Company.
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Very Good. First edition. Decorative blue cloth stamped in cream, orange, and black. Owner's name and initials penned on endpapers, gutter cracked, else very good.
Add this copy of The Game and the Candle to cart. $25.00, good condition, Sold by Princeton Antiques Bookservice rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Atlantic City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1909 by BOBBS-MERRILL CO..
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JOHNSON, P. D. GOOD. 5X8. Good cover and spine. light wear to endpapers. wear to rear hinge. light wear to title page. pages are clean. black illustrations throughout. _PAB_
Add this copy of The Game and the Candle to cart. $61.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
