Buy this book on-line Holman, Anne : The Mantua-Maker's BeauThomson Gale, Maine, USA, 2006 ISBN 1594144524
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING JUNE 2006. An As New unmarked copy with an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. Clementina Willoby is 26 years old in 1774, when the English dressmaker who trained her dies. She was promised the business, but finds it has been left to James Hunter who lives in Pennsylvania. Determined to obtain the shop she believes the previous owner intended her to have, she travels to Philadelphia to ask him for it. The ship she sails on is owned by Hunter and carries indentured servants, and she is appalled to see the dreadful conditions they endure. When she meets James she finds he is now interested in building a sawmill in the wilderness and is neglecting his shipping business. Discovering that his shipping agent is a villain, Clementina travels inland to warn James. **** NOT EX LIB COPY **** **** NOT LARGE PRINT **** SCARCE L. Book Condition: New. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Holman, Anne : The Mantua-Maker's Beau. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. |