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THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS - THE ROMAN MYSTERIES.

THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS - THE ROMAN MYSTERIES.

THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS - THE ROMAN MYSTERIES.
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THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS - THE ROMAN MYSTERIES.

by LAWRENCE**, CAROLINE1842550802.LAWRENCE**, CAROLINE

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9781842550809
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UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price- clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj (credited to Peter Sutton - and mosaic by Fred van Deelen); with negligible shelf-wear
and minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Security tag still in situ on dw/dj's inner,rear flap.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine.Bright,clean,maroon paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1- 213pp [paginated] includes b/w map recto of half-title page,title page,2 b/w floor plan+map,36 chapters (scrolls);plus Aristo's scroll (a glossary) and a Last scroll (historical facts of Vesuvius.),2pp blank to rear.
It's the summer of AD 79 - the year of one of the worst natural disasters of all time.Flavia Gemina,a Roman sea captain's daughter, sails to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with her uncle who lives near Pompeii.With her three friends Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl and Lupus the mute beggar boy she is soon absorbed in trying to solve a riddle that may lead to a great treasure.Meanwhile,tremors shake the ground,animals behave strangely,and people dream of impending doom.Mount Vesuvius erupts - and the four friends find themselves in terrible danger.2nd book in a planned series of 18 books.See also rja23276 - rja23316 inclusive for other titles in this series.
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Title
THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS - THE ROMAN MYSTERIES.
Author
LAWRENCE**, CAROLINE1842550802.LAWRENCE**, CAROLINE
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
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FINE.
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Edition
UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1842550802
ISBN 13
9781842550809
Publisher
LONDON.ORION,2001.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
November 15, 2001
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