Beagle fans, get thee to a bookshop...
by Karl Heinz Marquardt. Rare as hen's teeth, I've had this on order for almost a year, the bookshop tells me only 29 copies are available in the UK. It has drawings of every conceivable bit of the Beagle and an extensive, detailed history of her build, refits and voyages. A must have for Beaglegeeks.Labels: HMS Beagle
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Peter McGrath, get thee to Amazon.co.uk. Estimated dispatch date: this Thursday.
Not that I'm a huge fan of Amazon, I prefer independent booksellers, but sometimes they do pull through in a pinch!
Thursday? Pshaw. Holman's Bookshop, Skinner Street, Whitby got it for me overnight. They would post it to you for a mere £3. 01947 602372.
I thought that by "I've had this on order for almost a year" you meant it was backordered/out of print but now I see that it has only just been published. Ah well, it is already on its way. Phoo, though, because I would have liked to support a place like Holman's.
Damn! Could have ordered it from the Book Case in Hebden Bridge. I was also confused by the phrase "I've had this on order for almost a year" and have also just ordered it from Amazon.
It was published in 2003.
Amazon (US) has 28 copies right now - I placed one on my wishlist to buy later.
Is there a new edition that just came out?
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