Ships Company William Wymark Jacobs Mr. Jobson, junior, who had just come in from the shop, remarked, shortly, that he felt more like a blooming snowdrop. "And somebody slopped a lot of water over the stairs carrying it up," said Mrs. Jobson. "I don't believe as everybody has cold baths of a morning. It don't seem wholesome to me." Mr. Jobson took a book from his pocket, and opening it at a certain page, handed it over to her. "If I'm going to do the thing at all I must do it properly," he said, gravely. "I don't suppose ...
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Ships Company William Wymark Jacobs Mr. Jobson, junior, who had just come in from the shop, remarked, shortly, that he felt more like a blooming snowdrop. "And somebody slopped a lot of water over the stairs carrying it up," said Mrs. Jobson. "I don't believe as everybody has cold baths of a morning. It don't seem wholesome to me." Mr. Jobson took a book from his pocket, and opening it at a certain page, handed it over to her. "If I'm going to do the thing at all I must do it properly," he said, gravely. "I don't suppose Bill Foley ever 'ad a cold tub in his life; he don't know no better. Gladys!" "Halloa!" said that young lady, with a start. "Are you--are you eating that kipper with your fingers?" Gladys turned and eyed her mother appealingly. "Page-page one hundred and something, I think it is," said her father, with his mouth full. "'Manners at the Dinner Table.' It's near the end of the book, I know." "If I never do no worse than that I shan't come to no harm," said his daugh We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Add this copy of Ship's Company to cart. $15.00, like new condition, Sold by Shelley and Son Books (IOBA) rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hendersonville, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by The R S Surtees Society.
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Like New. Facsimile of the original. Orange boards decorated in black and titled in gold on spine. 23 black-and-white drawings, including frontispiece. 276 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Add this copy of Ship's Company to cart. $18.82, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by R. S. Surtees Society.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0948560029.
