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Orphaned at birth and adopted by a coachman and his wife, a young man struggles to discover his origins.
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Leon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996.
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- PublisherKestrel Books
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0582150965
- ISBN 13 9780582150966
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages261
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The Sound of Coaches
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Kestrel Books / Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex
(1974)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Lawrence -- Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. Dull blue coloured end pages. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles and white coloured illustration to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper by John Lawrence, white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Set in 18th-century England, this is the story of the young man Sam, who was born to an un-wed mother at the Red Lion coachhouse in the midst of a wild storm. All she leaves for her new born is a cheap pewter ring and a pistol. The coachman and his wife adopt the young boy, and, they journey between London and Chichester and back. "In the course of a series of adventures, he bewitchingly comic Jenny, and becomes drawn into the world of the stage. Finally, in an exciting climax, Sam reconciles the conflicting sides of his own nature: this solid, down-to-earth values instilled by his coaching childhood, and the tawdry but magical world of theatre. He realises that the knowledge of his true father is less relevant than the knowledge of himself."  from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with some fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 11 - 261, [3] pages, Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: John Lawrence -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; 18th century; ISBN: 0582150965. ISBN/EAN: 9780582150966. Inventory No: 0127876. Seller Inventory # 0127876
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kestrel Books 1974 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, price clipped. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING. Seller Inventory # mon0000885155
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 261 Pages. The dust jacket is a little worn and has been price clipped. Some foxing on edge of pages and jacket. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Seller Inventory # 158625
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression hardback with slightly edge-worn dustjacket that is corner clipped by publisher with revised price. No inscriptions, not ex-library. [43JPW178abebxam]. Seller Inventory # ABE-1665845525995
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