Excerpt: ...hour. With a smile set on a weary face, Esme drove on. She would snatch at amusement more greedily than ever! At eight in the morning a great London station is fully awake, but not yet stifling and noisy; the cool air of the night still lurks about the platforms; the glass has not got hot; the early people are cool themselves. Bertie was up early so as to call for Estelle; his taxi sped to the quiet square where her aunt lived. A gloomy place, with tall houses standing in formidable respectability, where grave ...
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Excerpt: ...hour. With a smile set on a weary face, Esme drove on. She would snatch at amusement more greedily than ever! At eight in the morning a great London station is fully awake, but not yet stifling and noisy; the cool air of the night still lurks about the platforms; the glass has not got hot; the early people are cool themselves. Bertie was up early so as to call for Estelle; his taxi sped to the quiet square where her aunt lived. A gloomy place, with tall houses standing in formidable respectability, where grave old butlers opened doors, and broughams and victorias still came round to take their owners for an airing. Estelle was on the doorstep, cool and fresh, one of the few people who can get up early without looking sleepy. They flew to Devonshire. "First class!" Estelle frowned as she saw her ticket. "Oh, Captain Carteret!" "This is my day," he pleaded. "To be economical travelling one must be economical in company. Come along." They had an empty carriage; going down to the restaurant for breakfast
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Add this copy of The Oyster; a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study to cart. $19.72, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of The Oyster; a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study to cart. $29.16, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2022 by Legare Street Press.
Add this copy of The Oyster a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study to cart. $95.00, good condition, Sold by Archives Book Shop rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Lansing, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1905 by Johns Hopkins Press.
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Good with no dust jacket; Spinewear, edgewear, shelfwear. Bumped corners. EPs soiled. Some signatures cracked. Manufacturing crease on front cover. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Text unmarked.; B & W Plates; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 225 pages.
Add this copy of The Oyster: a Popular Summary of a Scientific Study to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1905 by Johns Hopkins Press,.
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Very Good. B001948JL8. Second and revised edition. Light edge wear at the spine ends and corners, previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down, another owner's name and stamp on front endpage, else very good in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and borders on the spine. No dust jacket.; 225 pages.
Add this copy of The Oyster, a popular summary of a scientific study to cart. $120.00, good condition, Sold by MadScience Enterprises rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coalmont, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1905 by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Good. No dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Audience: General/trade. Green cloth binding with wear at the extremities. Pages are unmarked. Illustrated with black and white photographs
