Author: COSTAIN, THOMAS B.
Title: The Tontine
Description: London, Collins. 1956, First. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Ryman, Herbert. Gold title on green cloth boards which are clean and unmarked with just a touch of wear to spine head. Internally there is a taped repair to the page describing The Tontine else very clean, tight and unmarked. 928 pages. Illustrations by Herbert Ryman. The story of a Tontine ( a strange and enticing form of gamble, part lottery, part insurance) begins with the day whenthe Battle of Waterloo was fought and ends when the nineteenth century was drawing to a close. It is a story of great variety which centres on London with many characters and their lives and carries along the suspense of the tontine as the years go by until finally there are but three survivors in this fascinating human lottery. Then there are two. And at last - one. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.95 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 14. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Ryman, Herbert


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